Today's big accomplishment was getting Ella into the doctor for her 15 month check up, although she's really 15 1/2 months at this point. Anyway, all is well. Ella is now 33 inches and 20 pounds, 6 ounces. She has surpassed the 95th percentile for length; unfortunately, her weight has gone from the 50th percentile to the 10th! Weight-for-length she doesn't even come close to the 3rd percentile when you look at the growth chart... You wouldn't guess it by looking at her, especially if you watched her eat - she can really eat! I'm feeling quite puzzled by it really, but I guess I'll just need to make sure to offer her snacks more often. I'm about to give her a cookie right now, just thinking about it.... Being a dietitian doesn't mean I don't give her treats!
What else is going on? I'm very excited to start Ella in preschool at a local church next month! Mommy gets a 5 hour break, twice a week! Yay : ) I'm expecting Ella to throw a fit at first, but I think (or really, really hoping) that she'll adjust well to it. She definitely enjoys being around other people, especially other little kids. Anyway, I'm at a point where I really want to give it shot, for both our sakes! : )
This picture was taken around Halloween actually - at the Brookfield Zoo in IL, when we last made a trip to see my parents, Sam & Donovan. That was a really nice trip, I have more pictures to share, but I'm short on time and energy! : )
Well, my free time is just about up- Ella's Little Pim DVD already ended. Back to mommy duty. : )
Hi Sunni, I stumbled on your blog (thanks to Google Alerts which let me know you had written about Little Pim) and just wanted to say hello and thanks for watching Little Pim! Ella looks adorable. What language is she learning? Please join our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/mylittlepim.
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She's adorable!
ReplyDeleteJulia, wow, I feel so privileged that you read my blog and left a comment! I recognized your name as soon as I saw it! Thank YOU for making Little Pim, Ella LOVES it! Sometimes when I ask if she wants to watch Signing Time or Little Pim, the Panda - she'll indicate that she wants to watch Little Pim by making the sign for lion- I guess the ASL sign for panda is just too hard for her, but I know what she means. : ) Then if I ask if she wants to watch it in Spanish or Japanese, she'll say "nee" for Japanese! It's cute! Those are the two I've been playing for her, but I also have 3 more wrapped for Christmas: Chinese, Italian, and French. I plan on eventually getting all of them! : ) I don't expect her to master multiple languages (wouldn't that be nice?) especially since I only speak English myself, but I want her to at least be familiar with the sounds of other languages. I can't say I've noticed her saying words in other languages, but I do think she will eventually pick up some foreign words. Either way, she loves the DVDs!
ReplyDeleteI would be eternally grateful if one day you could make a Hawaiian version!!!! I am a mix of ethnicities but that's the biggest "chunk" of me, and I would really, really like it if I could get Ella exposed to Hawaiian - just to help her feel connected to her heritage. I haven't been able to find any Hawaiian language learning products for kids.
Thanks again for reading this, Julia!!!!
MayasMom, thanks for reading and commenting! I always love to be told that Ella's adorable : ) Makes a mommy happy!
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