Tufts Tidbits: December

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

December

December was a fun month full of play dates, holiday parties, Christmas celebrations, and Ella moving & grooving :) She changes so much each month and December was no exception. She really started speed crawling and walking holding onto our hands. She has been more verbally expressive and says "mama", "dada", "bye-bye" and I'm pretty sure "ma" for Macie (one of our Yorkie's that she adores). She loves to wave and raise her arms up high when we say "how big is Ella?" She enjoys clapping, although she does it by sliding her hands back and forth against each other because her grandpa taught her that and she thinks it's funny. She enjoys being around people and has to be the center of attention. We joined a couple different Mommy & Me programs (My Gym & Gymboree) and she enjoys them but is still shy at class and prefers to watch the other kids play. She loves dancing, bouncing, & banging on things. I can't believe how independent she is (or wants to be). We've moved to 3 nursings a day (and a bottle before bed) and 3 solid meals a day. She enjoys finger foods and tolerates purees every now and then. Wow; she's growing up so fast!!!!