22 months!

THUMBS UP to being 22 months old!
This is one of Ellie's newest things. Giving 2 thumbs up with a big grin! I just love it!
Another new Ellie-ism... throwing her head back and laughing like crazy! It's so cute!!!

Ellie is getting to be such a big girl these days! She is 22 months, going on 10, I think! She is not afraid of anything and is always wanting to try something new. Curious is her middle name!!! Here she is thinking that she can master a rock climbing wall that is probably way too big for her. But I love that she's not afraid to try. :)

Hard to believe that our "baby" is getting so close to 2 years old! And that we'll be welcoming baby #2 in just a couple of days!!! Where has time gone? We enjoyed one of the last days with Ellie as our only and tried to get a lot of play time in before life brings a big change on Monday!

Ellie LOVES spending time with her Daddy! It always brings a lot of smiles!

Other fun facts about our 22 month old...

• She is getting a mouth full of teeth! And she is getting WAY better about letting me brush them. :)
• Ellie is incredibly curious and has amazing fine motor skills, which can be a hazard to her health. She has figured out how to get into almost any "child-proof" thing, including bottles, undoing safety latches and today I caught her trying to take safety plugs out of the outlets. Gotta watch her every move.
• She takes everything apart and tries to figure out how it works! Her favorites right now are pens. So, if she gets ahold of a pen...good luck trying to find all the pieces to put it back together!
• She's getting quite the large vocabulary and it's so fun to watch her little personality develop!
• Ellie loves anything that has to do with "baby"! She enjoys pushing her stroller with her baby doll, playing in baby sister's room and pushing the swing and bouncy seat, and whenever she sees a "baby" (sometimes they are way bigger than her even!), she is completely taken!
• Ellie LOVES animals of all kinds! Right now she is VERY into puppies, birds (pronounced bird-a!), bunnies, kitties, goats, cows...okay, any animal!
• She just started SINGING this week and it's SO CUTE!!! I got a little video of her singing a line from her Chipmunk CD. I'll see if I can post it soon.

Anyway, we are LOVING this stage with Ellie! She is just so much fun and we feel so privileged to be her Mom and Dad!!! Looking forward to adding number two. We'll introduce you to HER in the next post!