Elise’s new developments:
She has learned cause and effect in play time. She now knows to push buttons on her toys to hear sounds, stack objects, place her toys inside containers, pour them out and then place them back again.
The game of “I drop the toy and you pick it up for me (over and over again)”. We knew it was bound to happen and sure enough she just started the game last week with daddy.
Opening and closing doors, drawers and cabinets in the house (yep, it’s child lock time).
Has learned that pointing is meant to direct her towards something. I can now point and ask Elise to bring me a book or toy and, most of the time, she will retrieve it! She also points out objects on her own and gives short descriptions in her own little babble language.
She’s become adept at grabbing the tiniest objects on the ground with her thumb and forefinger. She’s now taken that skill and started pinching mom and dad. She finds it amusing each time we say “ouch”.
Stands and cruises the house extremely well now. She barely has to hold on for balance anymore, we feel like she is sooo close to taking her first step.
She loves dancing to her favorite theme song from “Little Einstein”. When the show starts and the music comes on, her eyes light up and she flashes a huge ear-to-ear smile.
She eats a wide range of solid foods now and drinks from her sippy cup. She’s also learned to play with her food and has been testing our limits by spitting out and/or dropping the foods she doesn’t care for.
She is GO, GO, GO all the time! She doesn't want to be held as much because it interferes with her exploration and discovery of every possible object around her. It makes us appreciate the time when she was little and would fall asleep in our arms. Now, we are lucky to even get her to sit still.
Now goes to the grandparent’s house twice a week. She sees nana Wednesdays and grandma, grandpa and Aunt Darcy on Fridays. She enjoys her time with them and best of all she sleeps great for mom and dad the next day!
Elise with grandma; exploring the great outdoors
Bouncing on the trampoline with daddy
Laughing like crazy while bouncing in the air!
Lavendar in the grandparent's backyard
White calla lily
Daddy and baby Elise all tuckered out
