As for Ellie, I'd say the last month has been most marked by the formation of little sentences. "Grandma does it", "Mommy sit", "Piece goes here", "Open Please", etc. But the sentences are not consistent. It seems to me there are a lot more words processing in her head and they can't or don't always make it out. It kinda reminds me of what I've heard about Alzheimer patients. That in their foggy states, they will suddenly have moments of clarity and great recall. The same seems to be true for Ellie. There are some moments when words or sentences are flowing. But then hours later they seem to be gone.
Her love for puzzles continues. She's mastered her alphabet puzzle.
So we're moving on to actual picture puzzles. She doesn't know how to start these 12 piece picture puzzle. But if I put together most of the puzzle she enjoys finding and putting in the last one or two pieces.
Another accomplishment for Ellie has been nearly mastering putting her pants on. She can get her legs into each pant leg and begin to pull the pants up. She knows to stand next. The last part will be pulling them over her bottom (which seems elusive just now). No interest in shirts yet.
Here's a couple pictures Braden took over the weekend.
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