SUPERSTAR!

Elli had her 18 month appointment on Friday. We got an excellent report. The pediatrician said she was a SUPERSTAR, which made me feel great. Elli weighs 22 lbs (20th percentile...YAY!). She is 75th percentile in head and height. She is hitting her milestones and some of the things I was worried about (i.e. not many words right now), the doctor told me that Elli is where she should be. Other things that are not so superstar right now (i.e. the occassional biting), the pediatrician told me that it's common so it made me feel a little better that it's not just my child suffering from a touch of naughtiness these days.















Posted are some pictures of the last month. The first pictures are our Thanksgiving day pictures. Mamaw gave Elli some ice cream with M&M's and she LOVED it! We also celebrated with our first annual Second Six (Nicholson / Ponsler / Nicholson) Thanksmas. We love hanging out with the Ponslers and Syd and Katie, so that was a very special treat. Tegegn has all sorts of cool tools for Elli to play with and he did a great job of sharing. We are so blessed that Elli has some great cousins to play with. Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed Elli's fondness of my nephew, Owen, in particular. We went over to my sister's to babysit a few weekends ago and when Elli spotted Owen she perked right up and started talking to him as we were climbing the stairs to greet him. Once on the ground, Elli put her hand on Owen's cheek and continued talking to him in jibberish. Owen seemed to understand everything Elli was saying just fine. They are hilarious together - following one another from room to room, playing hide and seek, and talking in their own language. We took Elli to Disney on Ice last weekend and my neice and Greg's sister and brother-in-law, were able to join us. The girls were so sweet to watch. Elli was in awe of the characters at the beginning...she would clap along with the music and not take her eyes of the ice. When they were done with one song Elli started clapping with all her might above her head - she was pumped! Greg's parents bought the girls some Mickey and Minnie dolls they found from the Disney Store. Elli was so excited about them and just keep smiling and saying "Minnie" on our way to the show. Thanks Mamaw and Papaw - what a special treat!

Elli has started a soccer class on Friday mornings. She's currently the only one in her class, so she is a little shy at first but once she warms up she has a ton of fun. The 'coaches' do a great job with the class (lots of listening to directions, different learning activities and some fun games all rolled in one) and Elli seems to enjoy it. Her favorite is when the coaches get out the big multi-colored parachute. Every activity we do with the parachute makes Elli laugh (which makes me so happy!!). It's a great outlet right now since the weather is too cold to go out and play.