Big Girl

Elly Rose is 20 months and one week today!  Last Monday we made a visit to our beloved pediatrician for her 20 month well baby visit.  She did fantastic - no shots, necessary.  She is growing and changing like a little weed.  At her one-year visit, Dr. Cumming asked if she had any words.  That was my primary concern...she couldn't say anything.  While there was lots of jibbersh and we were confident she understood us, she didn't have any specific words.

Fast foward 8 months...she speaks complete sentences (sometimes) and does so clearly.  Even expressing a now familiar "I don't want too" when we ask her to come inside or take a bath or any other task not at the top of her list.  She is still calling Bennett "Bubby" and she talks to him and asks about him constantly.

She now weighs almost 23 pounds and is 33 1/2 inches long.  She tries so very hard to keep up with her big brother.  And does not take it well when we do not allow her to do something Bennett is doing.  Examples include riding his newly borrowed big boy bicycle or going down the big slides by herself. 

She loves coloring, we are fairly certain she is left-handed.  She loves babies, eating and swimming at the pool.  She does not like stopping her activities to go to bed, when toys (or food) are taken from her and when she can't keep up with Bennett.

Our sweet baby is growing up so fast!  She has quite the interest in potty training and does pretty well.

Elly Rose is silly.  She does things now (good and bad) to see what type of response she gets from one of us.  From putting things in her mouth she know she should not to still climing on everything...we have to keep our eyes on her.