I never in my life thought I would have a baby. But when God put that deep desire in my heart, He gave me literally the exact child I had envisioned in my mind that would be running around our home. A blonde, brown eyed, dimple faced, long legged, little girl named Ellie. I use to say I wanted to marry an Eric. And then I pictured my Ellie. God must be the one putting these ideas and images in my head because He has literally allowed me to draw pictures of my life in my mind and He gives them to me in just the way I pictured....yet, in different time..His time...and in the way that best glorifies Him. So when Eric and I used to talk about having a little Ellie one day....God gave to us the exact little face I pictured. How awesome. How humbling.
I love everything about Ellie. She has SO MUCH personality. Oh my heavens she is such a character!! She is goofy! She gets loopy and crazy when she is sleepy. She is stubborn and sassy. She loves dresses and twirling in them. She thinks clothes are "cute" and is a lover of all animals, particularly dogs. She shrills when she sees dogs like its the best day of her life. She has awesome facial expressions and dance moves. She bumps her shoulders, waves her hands in the air, shakes her hips, and bounces on her legs when she hears a tune worthy. She loves music and playing instruments. She loves reading books. She loves baby dolls. But, I believe reading is her most favorite thing in the world. She loves playing with blocks especially with her daddy. They build things and she uses her imagination so vividly already. She tells me she is building a lion, a boat, a giraffe. Her imagination is endless. She loves airplanes, cars, trucks, boats, and water. She loves to pretend she is a robot with daddy. Blowing bubbles is a favorite. She loves kissing and cuddling. She loves to do her hair and makes sure she has a hairbow every day. She takes my hand and says, "Come! Play! Help!"
She is so so so smart. I'm not going to apologize for being a proud mommy. I hope all mommies show their child as much pride and love in their children. Ellie knows all of her colors. She can count to two. She knows the shapes circle, star, and heart and can even draw a circle and something sorta like a heart. She is an expert climber....it actually scares most people who are with us and that actually annoys me to be honest (though I appreciate the concern...I am her mommy...nobody cares more than me, I promise). I like her love of climbing. If I teach her fear, she won't try new hard things. She needs to explore, climb, and learn her boundaries and limits. I will never allow her to get into a situation too dangerous and I am always right there to catch her if necessary. I love how strong she is because of being allowed to climb! It is so so good for her and excellent for her development! She still goes barefoot as much as possible and I can see very evidently how awesome her balance is because of it. She loves flowers, swimming, and inspecting critters in the yard. She speaks very well. She has up to 5 word sentences and speaks fluid sentences frequently. She communicates very well with us and it is rare we don't know what is being said. The last few months leading up to two years, Eric and I have been blown away as she speaks several new words and full sentences to us almost every single day. Her vocabulary is expanding so quickly! Now we are also working on her French alongside her English. If she has an English word or sentence down pat, we say it twice, once in English and once in French. We also are now teaching colors in French as she has them down pat in English. I will soon have to get myself past my elementary level of French to keep teaching her which I am so excited about. If you know about my French background this will all make sense, and if you don't feel free to ask and get filled in. But, her learning French, and myself particularly becoming fluent in it is important to us. And if she is learning now as she is...then she will be set up well later in life!
She is potty trained wearing panties all day and pull ups for night time! She is sneaky and mischievous and can fins a loophole or a way around her command with ease. So smart. I have to really watch her sneaky self! She is in love with her cousins who are her very best friends. She loves waterfalls, and big mountains. She loves to help garden but runs when the sprinkler comes near her. She is just the funniest, most adventurous, exciting, full of life, strong willed, independent, loving, little girl and I am so so so thankful she is mine! Happy 2nd Birthday, Ellie!!!
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