A Penny & Cooper For Your Thoughts: Ellie is Two!

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Ellie is Two!

Yes it's true! Ellie is two! Now that we've gotten this far as parents of three, its a little easier to reflect and enjoy who this sweet girl is and is becoming! Ellie is a real sweetheart and a real stinker! She has a very serious side but if you make her laugh it will just make your day. She loves to be doing whatever her brother and sister are doing. They play together all the time! If she runs into trouble and Mama isn't immediately available, she goes to Cooper to get help. It is so cute to watch Cooper carrying her around or trying to soothe her when she cries. Of course there are skirmishes, as there always are with siblings, but she can hold her own. No more taking toys from this girl! She won't stand for it and has learned how to tattle. Ellie has recently been getting into Penny's things, which of course doesn't go over well. We tell Penny it's because she just loves her and wants to be just like her!

Into Penny's and Mama's things...

A few things to know about Ellie...She is a little thing! Only 33 inches tall and weighing 23 pounds and 12 ounces. (For comparison, Penny at age two was 36 inches tall and 27 pounds.) Perhaps she comes more from the Graham side and less from the Kirk side. Her size can fool you as she looks too little to be able to be doing the things she can do. She already knows most of her colors, can count to ten, sing a few songs and say anything you ask her to say. She likes to run around outside with her siblings, swing (NOT on the baby swing), and go down the slide. At her well visit with the doctor this morning she impressed the doctor with how she could use both hands to stack over ten blocks and how she kept bringing me books to read saying, "Nother Un!" She got two shots and didn't even grimace! Tough girl!

We just exclaim over her all the time because she is just so stinkin' cute! The older two crack up when she says what they tell her to say. She loves books and lately has been insisting, "NO Mama, Ellie read it!" About a week ago she tried to climb out of the crib and flipped herself out of it. She was fine but clearly ready for the big girl bed. Thankfully that was a smooth transition. She is so proud of sleeping in that bed and has cut the night routine from two to three books to just one so she can hurry and get in bed! Ellie attends preschool three days a week and loves it! Her teachers didn't believe me at first that she could talk because she stayed completely silent at school until just a few weeks ago. That's just how she is. She had to warm up to all the new people before she would start showing off who she is.

We celebrated Ellie's birthday yesterday with our friends Sara, Jack, and Ford. They came over and played. Then we had pizza and cupcakes and Ellie got to open her presents. Jack and Ford gave her a princess puzzle and we gave her a little tricycle. She enjoyed the presents. I'm not sure what she will think when in a few days we have Christmas and there are more presents!

We are so thankful to have this little sweetie rounding out our family. She is so fun and we can't wait to see how she grows and changes in the coming year. Happy Birthday Ellie Boo!