the Latest on Ella {9 months}

 

 Ella's 9 month Well Baby visit

height - 27 inches tall (35%)

weight - 16 pounds (10%)

Last month Ella had her 9 month check up where she got a vaccine and finger prick and she didn't even cry!! Poor girl is still anemic so I have to be better about giving her more iron. Her last kidney infection was about two months ago so I'm hoping there will be no more of those.

Ella is 10 months old today! Where has the time gone!? I can't believe she's going to be a year old in two months. I always see her as such a little baby and I'm sure that's because she is so small. I love how petite and dainty she is though.

• Ella eats like a champ! She loves fruit, veggies, pasta, yogurt, sand, rocks, paper... EVERYTHING! (I call her my little vacuum cleaner because she's always eating whatever Lincoln threw on the floor from his meals).
• She is still wearing size 3-6 month clothing and size 1 shoes. (she's TEN months old! lol)
• I have her in size 4 diapers now only because Lincoln wore size 5's and she was in 2/3's so I decided to meet in the middle so that I only had to buy one size of diapers from now on. Ha ha!
• She has 4 teeth (two on bottom and two on top with a little gap just like her brother.
• She's been standing for a while now and for long periods of time. She cruises all the time, climbs up the stairs, and she even took THREE steps on her own twice!!
• She plays well with her brother (they are so cute together! I love it!) and I think it's cute seeing them fight. She pulls Lincoln's hair all the time (unintentional, I'm sure) and he's always taking toy's ways from her but she'll scream back at him!
• She is such a loud talker and always coming up with new sounds (she growls, screeches, makes funny founds with her tongue and hand...)
• We're still nursing but she's self weaning sooner than I had hoped. Lincoln self weaned around 15/16 months, so I was expecting to nurse her for about 18 months, but it's looking like it'll be closer to a year. We'll see...
• She likes bath time, the beach, cuddling with mommy, eating, being in the sling... Ella is so laid back, she seems to like everything.

I am so grateful to have little Ella in my life. I love her so much, life just won't be the same without her. She brings so much happiness into our lives, I love every second I spend with her. She is already such a "girly girl" but a tough one since she's got her brother to keep up with. She's got such a silly, sweet, mellow, happy personality, I couldn't ask for a more perfect daughter. (Oh, and she's got such a gorgeous smile!)

I Love you, Ella!!

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