Wow! It was a big month for words. They are a flowin'. I'm so jealous at the ease of language acquisition babies have. I sometimes say something once and she remembers. The words are starting to sound less "accented" and more understandable. Well maybe to me :)
Ellie loves TV. I wish she didn't love it quite so much. It's the only thing that will keep her in place for more than a couple of minutes. She's still on a strict Sesame Street and Blues Clues viewing diet. Although Elmo has taken center stage in her little world. She could watch him and Elmo's world over and over and over.
We definitely have entered a new phase with schedules. As summer progresses and we pack it full of parties, festivals and vacations, it's been really wonderful to flex Ellie's days. Food and sleep can be on a "as needed" basis. So it meant we got to enjoy her first concert a few weeks back at the Ann Arbor Summer Festival (Theo Katzman rocks!).
Speaking of food. She's still pretty picky about what she intakes. We just keep putting it in front of her waiting for the day when our "eat anything" kid comes back.
Here's a silly Mom thing. I've recently noticed that Ellie's feet are starting to toughen up. It makes me sad, sad, sad. I've always loved her little baby soft feet and toes. They have always been a bench mark of growth. Something I intently keep track of. And this month was different then all the rest. Her skin is starting to feel a little more taunt, not so supple. I knew it was bound to happen as our body adjusts to walking but just wasn't sure when. Well that "when" is starting "now".
As words flow, so does the ability to sing whole songs. The song of the month was ABC's. Like all the time! As you might remember, I have a tough time getting her to do anything on camera so I snuck this video in on our trip up north with the Weitzel cousins (PS. It's a long video and I was having a hard time editing it down so only watch the first part. PSS. It was super, super hot hence the baby in diapers):
