16 Months - A couple days late

Oops... or as Ellie would say aaaa-ps...we're couple days late on our 16 month post.  Ear tubes were successfully inserted last week followed by a yucky round of GI flu for all of us over the weekend.  So I think all's forgiven :)

I would say the most notable change in the last month was language development and comprehension.  We are now a family that can use a combination of words, sounds, gestures and pointing to communicate our needs and wants!

We've added duck, hop (aka frog), yuck, woof (aka dog), off (aka open, on, close), YES!, no-ooo, grapes, cheese, moo (aka cow) to the list of spoken words that english speaking people would comprehend.  Amazingly, like any other foreign language there are words Ellie will say over and over in the exact same way that make perfect sense to her.  But unfortunately, having never learned Ellie-speak we remain clueless as to the meaning.

We don't have sentences yet.  But I would imagine those are coming soon.

As for motor skills, they all seem to be going thru a fine tuning process.  Nothing shocking.  Everything just seems so much more polished than when new acquired.

She continues on her tall baby trend.  She's officially in 24 month clothes.  Wears size 6 shoes.  Is 33, almost 34 inches tall (98% percentile for height) and weighs 26-27lbs (90% percentile for weight).  Her hair is still getting lighter.  And her eyes have reached a pretty hazel (to match her Dad's).

For some other awesome pictures of Ellie, visit Aunt Amber's facebook page Schiavone Photography: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.363776240305124.112809.199760370040046&type=1