Tea party with Gram and Grandpa
Walking at the zoo
Halloween preview: I was cheap and decided to use her ladybug pajamas with a cute ladybug bow (all of her bows are made by Aileen of Lillian Layne Designs). I like the way it turned out and she is very comfortable wearing pajamas.
Playing with Daddy on the swing
Showing off her new hair "trim" (the ladybug, zoo, and tea party pictures were taken before the hair cut)
Visiting with her great grandma
Cuddling with Daddy
I'm actually going to be on time with the monthly update! Elise had a doctor's appointment earlier this week and she measured 35 inches tall (95th %) and 28 lbs (75th %). She has been in those percentiles for height and weight for a long time, and if they stick, she should be at least 5' 10'' as an adult. What a big girl! She wears a 7.5-8 size shoe and 2T/3T clothes. Eating and sleeping habits haven't changed much from last month. She still sleeps 12.5-13 hours at night and takes a 2-3 hour nap. She eats very well and loves her fruits, vegetables, beans, and cheese. She is still reluctant to try "adult" meals (basically, anything that looks like it is combined together) but since she is eating healthy food, I don't mind fixing extra things for her.
She regularly says 4-5 word sentences that begin with a subject and then a verb and then the rest of the sentence. She has an amazing memory and often remembers things from weeks or months ago. She really pays attention to details. She is starting to understand consequences. The other day, she hit Boss with her purses. I told her that it wasn't okay and put her purses on top of the refrigerator. About 30 minutes later, she asked for her purses and...
She regularly says 4-5 word sentences that begin with a subject and then a verb and then the rest of the sentence. She has an amazing memory and often remembers things from weeks or months ago. She really pays attention to details. She is starting to understand consequences. The other day, she hit Boss with her purses. I told her that it wasn't okay and put her purses on top of the refrigerator. About 30 minutes later, she asked for her purses and...
Me: "Why did mama put your purses on the refrigerator?"
E: "Elise hit Boss."
M: "That's right. We don't hit Boss because it hurts Boss. I will give you the purses back but we don't hit Boss."
E: (walks over to Boss while carrying purses): "Sorry Boss! Sorry Boss!"
Her counting has also developed more this month. She really understands what it means to count something and initiates counting quite frequently. After she is finished counting, she usually keeps saying the numbers until she reaches her limit (right now it is 13, but sometimes she skips 9). She has known uppercase letters, numbers, shapes, and colors for a long time, so now I have decided to teach her lower case letters. I just bought the LeapFrog magnetic word builder and we plan to start using it (a few letters at a time) as soon as I get the upper case letters out of the storage unit. She loves to fasten buckles and she is able to place the correct key in the correct door on her Chicco Animal Cottage. She can easily take her shoes on and off but sometimes puts them on the wrong foot. She is pretty accurate with identifying "left" and "right" body parts. She often says "please ____" and "thank you _____".
She asks for a new diaper every time she pees or poops and rarely gets distracted by anything else until the new diaper is in place. A few weeks ago, she accidentally peed on herself after a bath and freaked out. The girl is TERRIFIED to be diaper-free and insists on getting a new diaper the second she gets out of the bath tub. This should make potty training rather interesting. Anyone have experience with this particular issue?
Mike's change of command ceremony is on Friday (hallelujah!) and then we'll begin a whirlwind two weeks of spending time with friends and family, visiting grad schools, and getting our house packed and moved. Thankfully, the Army does all of that for us and we'll just need to pack the items that we want to drive in the cars. We are closing on our house on November 15 and planning to start the long drive on November 16. Of course, we will miss our friends and family in Central Texas, but we are very very excited about this next stage in our lives. Visitors are always welcome!
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