Bowl not Applesauce

Tonight at dinner Ellie said “more” and then pointed to her applesauce. Victoria, encouraging Ellie to use her words, pointed at Ellie’s bowl and said “What’s this?” Meaning what was in the bowl. Ellie looked at what Victoria was pointing at and very matter of factly said “bowl”. Not applesauce. We were both surprised. This was the first time she has said bowl which is a word that we have never practiced with her and didn’t know she even knew. Victoria said “Well you can't argue with that” and gave Ellie as much applesauce as she wanted.

More and More Rain

It seems that the rain hasn’t stopped for the last two weeks. The sun has even come out, but the rain didn’t stop. Our water tank is almost full and there is mud everywhere.

Ellie could care less about the rain as long as she can go outside and play. She has learned the rain routine. She gets a big smile on her face and waits at the door when I start gathering up all the waterproof gear. Ellie and I put all our gear on, good thing I have waterproof pants, and go outside. We went for a walk to see the horse and then I pushed her up and down the driveway in her trolley.

Chasing Ducks

There has been a pair of ducks playing in a mud puddle in the back paddock. They are funny to watch with their heads bobbing up and down. Ellie has spotted them many times and we went out for a closer look. With Ellie not being very quiet, we didn’t get very close before they moved down the hill.

Talk Talk

Ellie has always been vocal. She has used multiple baby words and sounds to express what she wants or feels. There has been a big change over the last few weeks with Ellie actually saying words that all of us English speaking people would understand. (not sure if all of the words are in English, but I am horrible at foreign languages).

Ellie’s words to date: bird, toast, hello, hi, OK, shoes, yum yum, apple, up up, down, out, more, boo, dadda, mama or mah. Other words that are very close; nanana – banana, orse – horse, dis – this, dat – that.

Animal sounds are improving. Not everything says “baa” any longer. Dog’s go bark, bark, bark, Ducks go back, back (very close to quack) and Cow’s go boo, boo (again very close to moo).

Supervisor Ellie

Victoria has been hard at work painting and putting doors on Ellie’s new toy cabinet. Ellie, on the other hand, has been busy inspecting Victoria’s handiwork.

If you were wondering why her socks are over the tights, Daddy dressed the baby.

For the Birds

There is this beautiful bird that love to taunt me. It sits on our fence and flies away just as I get my camera out. I was lucky on this occasion to have the camera by me and snuck quietly out on our deck to take a picture. As I took the first shot, there was banging on the window next to me. Ellie was trying to get my attention. Mum, Grandma and Granddad thought this was very funny. Thanks everyone for the support.

Warning: Keep Your Handbags out of Reach

Grandma thought her handbag was safe, but she was unaware of Ellie’s ability to search and destroy. Ellie didn’t destroy, but she did test out of few products.