Ella @ 27 Months

Ella has such a personality and is still quite the talker. She loves to sing songs, read to her brother, daddy, and stuffed animals. She also loves to be read to. She is always using her imagination and pretend play (especially with her stuffed animals and baby dolls). She has been wearing underwear for about two weeks now. She stays dry sometimes at night (she is still wearing a diaper at night) and is always dry during nap time. She continues to be a good sleeper (12 hrs. at night) and one afternoon nap (3 hrs. long). She loves when we tell her stories and does a great job of retelling books that I read to her. She still loves Elmo and Barney. She can count to 15, knows all her letter sounds A-Z, can recognize some of her colors and letters (especially the letters E, F, A, B, W). We are still working on shapes and sharing with her brother :). She frequently tells Todd, Jackson, and I that she loves us.

I am so blessed to be able to stay at home with my kids this year. I love to be able to see them learn new things and be the person who is teaching them those new things. It is definitely not easy, but very rewarding and I wouldn't trade it for anything!