Sentences are now the norm. Not fully conversational but 2-4 words at a time. I find that she's trying to use more words to communicate versus sounds and gestures. She no longer whines or cries when she's ready to get out of the crib. She calls for one of us. When she wants something she'll ask "More milk please". Her words are still very accented (meaning that she struggles with certain sounds like T's)
Her love of food has seems to have dimmed. She no longer seems as passionate about her meals. Veggies are a struggle. We've resorted to kid crusher packs filled with pureed veggies to sneak them in. We also look for other foods she likes that hide veggies such as pasta. Interestingly, she has no interest in sweets....like none! She refuses chocolate milk, ice cream, pastries, etc. Like won't try them and if she does by chance, she spits it out. I have no idea where it comes from but am currently grateful that we don't have to fight the fight over healthy food versus junk food.
I met with her teacher for her yearly "review". He describes Ellie as soft and sweet. When I asked him what Ellie's most favorite thing to do is, he replied "Art". Hands down, no thought needed. She love's to draw and color. We spend a lot of time at home with crayons, markers and paints so it wasn't too much of a surprise. She likes to use lots of colors. In the second picture, I noticed that her zig-zags were pretty small and close together and then figured out that she was trying to mimic the movement of "coloring".
Singing and counting are coming along too. She can count to 3 and can get to 10 with help. She still loves Baa, Baa Black Sheep but in general loves all the kids songs. Wheels on the Bus, If you're Happy and Know It, Itsy Bitsy Spider, etc.
But her doing anything on camera is totally elusive. We were trying to get her to sing...which totally didn't happen. But the video is funny and captures Ellie at 21 months:
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