Ellie has and is such a delight. We recently went out to eat and Ellie was the center of attention at this place. People coming to talk to her, people at other tables waving and talking to her, telling her that she made their night with her smile....and on and on as usually happens when we go out with Ellie. -- The waitress told us as we walked out, "You are a very blessed family. I am sure you know that, but I just felt like telling you that. You are very blessed."
Indeed.
Here are the highlights of Ellie at 9 months:
* You get into everything....EVERYTHING! You crawl, you stand, you climb....you exhaust us :)
* You can feed yourself with a spoon - very messily however the food gets from spoon to mouth and that is all that counts.
* You wave to people. People love it.
* You dance. People love it.
* You shake your head from side to side when you get excited - it is the cutest thing!
* You still LOVE LOVE LOVE to jump --- and you could still jump for hours if our arms and shoulders could keep up!!
* Your STILL smile lights up a room!!!
* You HATE: having your diaper changed, getting dressed/undressed, going in your car seat, bed time being in your stroller for more than 3 minutes, sun in your eyes, when your dad feeds you too slow, not getting attention, things with strong odors, and loud noise. (This has remained unchanged from 8 months old)
* You are a superb eater!! (Loves) beef w/vegetables, lasagna, sweet potatoes, bananas and strawberries, mixed vegetables, peas, carrots, cinnamon oatmeal, carrots, turkey and rice, chicken and apples, puffs and lil' crunchies (Dislikes) nothing.
* You have toys you LOVE: your new Dr. Seuss character stuffed animal, lids, spoons, plastic bowls, your walker, DVD/VCR, Wii Remote, TV remote, books, Goldie Brown - Private I and basically anything that you can put in your mouth
* Things you love to try to play with but shouldn't: Electrical cords, leaning shelves, the laptop, the TV, the Wii
* Personality: Charming, Stubborn, Inquisitive/Nosey, Loving, Joyful, "too smart for your own good," - these have not changed in several months....Soooooo I think this means something :)
* Things we are working on: not yelling in restaurants, learning what "no" means consistently, and drinking from a sippy cup while sitting up
* Favorite things to "watch": Veggie Tales,Dora the Explorer, Arrested Development and Disney movies with lots of singing
* NEW archenemy: the vacuum and hair dryer
* Things you have broken: my IPhone, my laptop (shhhh!), and your dad's laptop cord
* Biggest "Places" you've gone thus far: Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Disneyland
* Holidays you have celebrated: Halloween, Valentines Day, Easter, 4th of July
* Nap times: 12 noon, 430 pm -ish
* Bed time: 930 pm
* Sign that you are getting sleepy: You start making a moaning noise, you start rubbing your eyes, you lay your head down, and you start acting "wacky"
* Favorite blankie: Flower print one with your name embroidered on it (this has not changed)
* You LOVE to go swimming
* You still love to splash around in the bath tub
* Fav sleeping position: on your belly with your little behind up in the air and now you also sleep on your back and side (or as your dad says, "Like a little adult")
* Big upcoming trips: Tucson!! San Diego!! San Francisco!!
* Favorite song: The ABC's as sung by mom, Ellie Bellie Bo Bellie as sung by mom and dad, Ellie Bo Bellie as written and sung by mom and dad.
* Nicknames: "Ladybug" "Lady" Ellie Bellie" "E. Sophia" "Bug" "Bugz" "Ellie Bo Bellie"
*Things you "Say": dada, mama, baba, gaga, nana, papa
I think these are the highlights of you Ms. Ellie Bo Bellie!!
Of you, I still approve.
