At 17 months, Ellison continues to be loads of fun! She enjoys being able to say "no" now all the time, and has even started a couple of short phrases on occasion - "Hi baby" "Papa ba-bye", "Bess (bless) you". She loves being read to now (as long as they are short books) and enjoys going to the library to pick out books. This past month marked a big milestone for us, as our little girl no longer takes a bottle! It was hard on her mama, but not on her at all. She does awesome using her feeding utensils and drinking out of a regular cup - she's done that for a few months now. Ellison has started brushing her own teeth (yes, we still do it after or before her), but she also brushes Teddy's and baby Belle's teeth. So motherly is our wee one, that she even washes Teddy & Belle with a washcloth & goes through the motions of washing their hair (and her own). Ever since Ellison discovered her plastic high heels, that's all she traipses around in when we're upstairs. One other funny thing she started doing is covering her mouth and exclaiming "Oh!!!" with a surprised look on her face while watching America's Funniest Videos during her evening milk. Wonder who she learned that from! :) She's really been trying to jump now, which is the cutest thing to watch. Speaking of our little munchkin, I hear "Mama!" coming from her room - someone's awake. :)
A little ballerina in our future???
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