New things Ella is doing:
• opening and closing all doors - 19.5 months.
• licking things and then wiping with a rag to clean it. Did this for 5 solid minutes with her baby doll and a dryer sheet! - 19 months 2 weeks.
• must close (slam) every single door, drawer, gate, etc. that she sees open - 19 months 2 weeks
• very attached to mommy...wants to hold my hand and be with me at all times; also wants to me to hold her a lot more than before...even when we are just around the house. It gets tiring but I love it when she is such a cuddlebug with me - 19 months 2 weeks
• Starting to notice her developing memory - 19 months
• becoming very attached to two of her blankies (yellow taggie and light pink little giraffe) and stuffed bunny (jelly cat) - 19 months
• top 2 canine teeth broke through - around 18.5 months
• She passes out Santa hats to all of us, puts hers on, then sits in her wooden rocking chair in front of the christmas tree and says "more". She is asking us to sing Christmas Carols...specifically "Jingle Bells". She does this at least once every day! - 18.5 months.
• Knows well what "hot" means and says it when her food is either temperature hot or spicy hot and also when the water is hot - 18 1/2 months
• Started using "time out" to discipline Ella. - 18 months 2 weeks. It started because she was testing me with the tree ornaments after being told many many times to stop pulling them off the tree. She thought "time-out" was funny at first until I kept sitting her back down in the same spot and reminding her she was in time out and then she started crying, but not real bad. As soon as I let her get up, she stopped crying. After attempting again, just minutes later to pull ornaments off the Christmas tree, I asked her if she wanted to go back to time out and she said "no" and stopped doing it. A couple of hours later, she was back at the tree, pulling on ornaments. I asked her if she wanted to go back to time out, and she walked over to the same spot, debated between two spots, trying to remember exactly where she sat last time, then sat her self down in the corner. Once again, she thought she was being cute and funny until I made her stay there and then she cried again, just as before until I let her get up.
• learned how to use the word "no" and now says it all the time and uses the word appropriately - 18 months 1 week
• wearing boots in a size 7 - 7 1/2 months
• teeth #11 and #12 (bottom molars) are in - 17 1/2 months
• obsessed with feeding Jake morning and night - 17 months
• climbing on everything and trying to stand and balance on the most awkward, shaky and unsafe surfaces - 16.5 months
• size 4 diapers - 16. 5 months
• Right at 15 months of age, Ella started testing us BIG TIME, but luckily that phase didn't last too long, and already sitting here at 16 months she is listening much better and staying away from things in our house that we really want her to avoid! (ie. the blinds and our buffet in the dining room full of breakable dishes!) We know the testing isn't over completely, but at least its much better!
• starting learning spanish at school - 16 months
• loves pointing out body parts...knows: eye, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, cheeks, chin, belly, hands, feet, hair, head also "cabeza" - 16 months
• drinking out of a straw - 16 months
• starting to stay up later...going to bed around 7:30pm - 16 months
• no longer nursing at night...nursing just once a day (first thing in the morning) - 16 months
• Gave me a sign that she needed to go potty and pooped AND peed in the potty the first time she ever sat on it - 15 months 2 weeks! (8/27/09)
• constantly says "more" and makes the sign language...when she wants food or if she wants you to repeat something - 15 months 1 week
• holds her arms out to her side as if to say "i don't know" at appropriate times - 15 months 2 weeks
• 10th tooth - top right molar broke through - 15 months 1 week
• jabbering a ton and talks as if she is carrying on a "conversation" - 15 months
• good at puzzles and loves doing them - 15 months
• using a fork successfully - 15 months
• 9th tooth - top left molar broke through - 15 months
• Right ear drum burst for the second time, also had conjunctivitis in her eyes...prescriped antibiotics, ear drops and a referral to an ENT - 15 months.
• Switched from size 3 pampers to size 3 huggies...for whatever reason they are a little bigger and fit better - 15 months
• Size 6 shoe - 15 months
• Making definitely syllable sounds that almost sound like words - 14 months 3 weeks
• Doesn't like her hands to be dirty - 14 months 3 weeks
• Still likes to swim, but not as excited about getting wet and "dirty" - 14 months 3 weeks
• Very strong-willed, determined, has a mind of her own - 14 months 3 weeks
• Testing us (for example, she'll be standing on a chair and I tell her to sit down. She just looks at me and smiles as if she doesn't understand, but as soon as I walk towards her to take her down she immediately, rushes to sit down as quick as she can...I'm sure this is just the beginning) - 14 months 3 weeks
• Likes to immitate us - 14 months 3 weeks
• Having lots of fun playing with Jake, even though he still isn't very interested - she loves to chase him around the house, throw him a ball, and cracks up laughing when he sits still long enough for her to pet him - 14 months 3 weeks
• Today Ella found the diapers in her diaper bag, grabbed them all, brought them over to me and put them down next to me, then sat in front of me, felt her diaper and then layed down. She proceed to lay perfectly still (which she never does) while I changed her diaper! - 14 months 3 weeks.
• raises her hand and says "iii" when asked who is the cutest girl in the world - 14 months 3 weeks
• will tell you how old she is by holding up 1 finger - 14 months 2 weeks
• Wiping her own face with a napkin - 14 months 2 weeks
• LOVES hiding behind her glider chair in her room and laughs SO hard when we sneak around and get her - 14 months 2 weeks
• runs away from us super fast and literally dives into her room - 14 months 2 weeks
• first "fight" with Addie over the baby and stroller...Ella is still learning to share - 14 months 1 week
• first MAJOR temper tantrum after staying up past bedtime playing with Carter and Addie - 14 months 1 week
• gives high 5s - 14 months 1 week
• knows where her nose is (she must have learned this at daycare, because she pointed to it the first time we ever asked her!) - 14 months 1 week
• helps blow on her food when it is hot - 14 months
• LOVES to give hugs and kisses and stick out her tongue - 14 months
• knows where her belly is - 14 months
• using left hand for lots of things...wondering if she is left-handed - 13 months 3 weeks
• 8th tooth broke through (4th on bottom) - 13 months 3 weeks
• knows what her tongue is and sticks it out if you ask her where it is - 13 months 2 weeks
• looked at his picture and said "Papa" - 13 months 2 weeks
• climbing a ton and knows very well how to get down from couches, chairs, steps, etc. - 13 months 1 week
• Starting to use sign language "more" - 13 months 1 week
• came down the entire staircase by yourself, scooting on your belly - around 13 months
• using a toothbrush - 13 months
• pink eye - 13 months
• all of a sudden becoming much more social...coming up to my friends and even new friends with arms wide open for a hug and letting them hold her. this is definitely something new and I like it!! - 1 year 2-3 weeks
• basically running/sprinting across a room - 1 year 3 weeks
• first trip to the lake (Lake LBJ with Browns) - 12 months 2 weeks
• moved up to the 12-18 month class at daycare - 12 months 2 weeks (05.26.2009)
• starting to show major attachment to certain things and gets VERY upset when its taken away from her - 12 mos. 1 week
• knows well what a ball is and says "ball" very well - 12 months 1 week
• unvelcroes shoes and takes them off - 12 months 1 week
• playing peek-a-boo (covering eyes with hands and taking them away quickly) - 12 months 1 week
• nursing morning and night only, drinking whole milk during the day(mixed with breast milk while I use up my frozen supply...for about 2 weeks) - 12 months
• 7th tooth came in (3rd on bottom) - 12 months
• lays her shoes by her feet when she wants to put them on - 12 months
• babbles as if she is really telling you something and carrying on a conversation - 12 months
• size 5 shoe – 11.5 months
• Standing up in the middle of a room without support - 11 months 3.5 weeks
• says "buh" (ball) and "duh" (duck) - 11 months 3 weeks
• lifting her legs out of her pants when I'm taking off her clothes - 11 months 3 weeks
• Major drainage in right ear, most likely a burst eardrum, but so much drainage blocking view of eardrum, can't see for sure (prescribed ear drops for 1 week) - 11 months 3 weeks
• walking the majority of the time...changing directions, turning around, bending down to pick things up, keeps balance really well, can walk while holding things in both hands - 11 months 3 weeks
• the last 3 nights Ella has not been interested in nursing before bed...therefore she has cut down to nursing just 3 times a day and is still sleeping over 12 hours at night! - 11 months 2 weeks
• walking really well and more each day...can even stand back up after falling to her hands but still crawls majority of the time - 11 months 2 weeks
• 2 more top teeth cut through - 11 months 1 week
• walked across her bedroom, walked across the entire play area at daycare - 11 months 1 week
• "show me your teeth" and she lifts up her lips and snorts her nose - 11 months 1 week
• shaking her head NO - 11 months 1 week
• ANOTHER double ear infection (apparently it never went away from last time) (prescribed augmitten for 10 days) - 11 months 4 days
• bent down to pick something up and stood back up without support - 11 months 4 days
• squatting - 10 months 4 weeks
• took 20 steps (4/13/09)
• took 10 steps (4/12/09)
• taking 4-6 steps regularly (4/11/09) - 10 months 4 weeks
• pulling up and then taking a step completely on her own but then lunging forward and basically doing a belly flop...ouch (we have to watch you on the tile!) - 10 months 3 1/2 weeks
• took THREE baby steps to mommy - 10 months 3 1/2 weeks (4/9/09)
• double ear infection AND pink eye - 10 months 3 1/2 weeks
• first real steps...took two steps after I let go of her and she stayed standing afterwards - 10 months 2.5 weeks (4/2/09)
• said "da dee" when she saw Michael this morning - 10 months 1 week.
• dae dee ("jakey) - 10 months
• Very interested in using a fork – 10 months (you always want to hold it and you tap it against your tray, trying to pick up food. Of course, you’re unsuccessful at this point, but it’s fun to watch you try)
• climbed all the way to the top of the stairs; first time we let her - 10 months
• every time I comb her hair, Ella plays with her comb and brush...it keeps her occupied and still. Tonight, when I gave it to her to play with, she held it up against her head and tried to brush her own hair! she did this several times - 10 months
• bottom left tooth broke through - 10 months
• interested in using a fork - 10 months
• pointing - 10 months
• best finger foods at 10 months – avocado, mango, kiwi, banana, pears, peas, green beans, zucchini, squash, sweet potato, tofu
• 10 month schedule – 7am wake up and nurse, 8am breakfast (cereal and fruit), 11am nurse (8oz bottle at daycare), 11:30am lunch (veggie & fruit), 3pm nurse (7 oz bottle at daycare), 5:30pm dinner (tofu/mean, veggie, fruit), 6:30-7pm bedtime, 7:30 dreamfeed.
• 10 month pump schedule – 3 times a day at work and once more around 10pm
• Double ear infection – 10 months
• stacking blocks – 10 months
• double ear infection - 10 months
• took 1 and a 1/2 baby steps towards mommy!!! - 9 months 3.5 weeks
• walks holding just ONE of mommy's hands - 9 months 3.5 weeks
• raises her hand to the sky when she hears an airplane - 9 months 3 weeks
• top two teeth are completely in - 9 months 3 weeks
• slept 14 hours (7pm-9am) – 9 months 2 weeks
• eating primarily finger foods with baby food as supplement - 9 months 2 weeks
• standing really well on her own for about 15 seconds - 9 months 2 weeks
• pushing her walker ALL through the house - 9 months 2 weeks
• putting things inside of each other (blocks, etc.) – 9 months 2 weeks
• top right tooth breaking through - 9 months 2 weeks
• saying "bye bye" when she waves - 9 months 1.5 weeks
• cutting first tooth! (bottom left) - 9 months 1 week
• saying "mama" - 9 months 1 week
• started finger foods - 9 months
• first word?? "baby" - 9 months
• Pulling up onto everything (includeing flat walls, my leg, etc.) - 9 months
• Taking small, slow steps with the walker and/or holding our hands - 8 months 3.5 weeks
• Letting go of walker and standing 3-5 seconds on her own - 8 months 3.5 weeks
• Pulled up onto feet (at home, using music table for support) - 8 months 3 weeks
• Batting things away with her hands if she doesn't want it...food, pacifier, etc. - 8 months 2 weeks
• Pulled up onto feet (at daycare, using exersaucer for support) - 8 months 1 week 5 days
• Eating solids 3 times a day - 8 months 1.5 weeks
• Starting to sleep on your tummy regularly - 8 months 1 week
• Trying to stay off your knees when crawling on the tile (feet and hands) - 8 months 1 week
• Size 3 diapers - 8 months
• Crawling!! - 7 months 4 weeks
• Lowered crib to bottom position - 7 months 4 weeks
• Sat up in her crib and pulled up onto knees - 7 months 3.5 weeks (time to move the mattress all the way down!!)
• Clapping - 7 months 3.5 weeks
• Keeping her arm still and waving with just her hand (this same day Ella was watching a baby einstein DVD and there were kids waving and saying hello and she waved back at them on TV) - 7 months 3 weeks
• First ear infection and RSV – 7 months 3 weeks
• Keeping her arm still and waving with just her hand - 7 months 3 weeks
New Things Ella is saying:
• trash, "k" for okay, "nah" for snack, neck - 19 months 2 weeks
• Bailey, bath, deer, two, snow, chair, "aah eeh" (annie, my parents cat), meow - 19 months 1 week
• mine, back - 19 months
• hello, "wah wah" for water - 18 months, 3 weeks
• no, weeee, woah, beep beep - 18 months, 1 week
• apple, dirty, throw it, hot, yummy, Lady (my parent's horse's name), here Mimi, look Mimi - 18 months
• "goway" (go away) says it to Jakey and a child at daycare who pulled her hair - 17 months 3 weeks
• nana (banana), says "cow" SO perfectly clear and says "mmmm" when you ask what a cow says - 17.5 months
• car, cow, owie, addie, and tries to repeat almost anything we ask her - 17 months 1 week
• puppy (extremely clear and while she's pointing to a puppy in a book) - 17 months
• poopy
• "ella" - 16.5 months
• "mo mo" for mimi - 16.5 months
• "doe" for "where'd it go?" - 16.5 months
• "eye" - 16 months
• tries to say thank you - around 15 months
• "more" very clearly - 15 months
• "all done" - 15 months
• shoe - 14 months 4 weeks (only said it once or twice)
• "yeah" - says it often and at appropriate times when asked a question - 14 months 3 weeks
• "muk" for milk
• cheese (when smiling for pictures) - 14 months 3 weeks
• hi
• papa - 13 months 2 weeks
• book
• "ma" for more
• ball - 12 months 1 week
• "duh" for duck - 11 months 3 weeks
• "da da" - 10 months 1 week
• "da dee" for Jakey - 10 months
• bye bye - 9 months 1 week
• mama - 9 months 1 week
• baby - 9 months
Ella’s new foods in 2009 (until 1 year of age)
· whole milk, orange, strawberries, cake, ice cream - 12 months
· hot dog - 11 months 3 weeks
· cheese filled tortellini - 11 months 1 week
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· rapes - 11 months
pork, rice pilaf -10 months 4 weeks
· grilled cheese - 10 months 3 weeks
· Plain yogurt w/ mashed blueberries, fish (tillapia), string cheese - 10 months 2 weeks
· Pinto beans - 10 months 1 week
· Wheat bread - 10 months
· Kiwi - 9 months 3 weeks
· Pasta, eggplant - 9 months 2 weeks
· Apricots, lima beans - 9 months 1 week
· Ground beef, blueberry applesauce, spaghetti, cantelope - 9 months
· Broccoli, Okra, & Tofu - 8 months 3 weeks
· White potatoes - 8 months 2 weeks
· Papaya, Chicken, Aspargus &; Pancake - 8 months 1 week
· Plums & Peaches - 8 months
· Mango, Zucchini, oatmeal cereal & tortilla - 7 months 3 weeks
· Black Eyed Peas - 7 months 2.5 weeks (1/1/2009!)
