Likes: Ellie continues to love reading her books, and about forty percent of the time, she reads them upside down. Her singing has become even more enthusiastic -- she shouts DAA to let you know she is singing along. She sings this way for other songs, too, but it works particularly well for her favorite song, You'll Be Back, from the Hamilton soundtrack. Yogurt remains a popular food group. Avocado is more of a sometimes food. I finally wised up and started feeding it to her only with a spoon. Avocado stains! Ellie also loves to feed Zoe her cheddar rocket crackers -- I will often find that she has wandered over to Z's crate with her "spillproof" snack cup. Other things that are only spillproof if your toddler does not shake them violently: every toddler sippy cup on the market.
Dislikes: Ellie is a fan of bathtime but she is no fan of hair washing, AKA the thirty seconds when Ellie must have her hair rinsed and she feels she is drowning. I taught her to "look up" so the water will roll down her back, and she does, but she thinks it is a game, so she snaps her head back down too quickly and gets water in her eyes. It is a work in progress.
While saying goodbye to me one morning this week, Ellie showered me with kisses -- she bows her head to touch most of her face to the object of her kiss and says, "mmm-ah!" She delivered several kisses this way and it was so endearing that I could have kicked my work shoes and quit my job on the spot. Oh, let's be honest. I could do that any minute of the day! Ha.
Ellie is every day the brightest spot in our lives. We cannot wait to share spring with her, go on walks to the park, blow bubbles, and take some family excursions to the zoo, a lavender dark, and behind...
I hate to do it, but I think I am cutting back on pictures -- they are a bear to add on this platform, and I want to prioritize capturing every written memory of sweet Ellie that I can! But here is an animation of Ellie reading her Hedgehugs book...right side up!
