16 Months

Ellington, you turned 16 months old a week ago!  You are growing up so fast!  What are you up to at 16 months old?

• You wear size 18 month clothes and a size 4 diaper
• You weigh 25 pounds
• You have started taking a few STEPS!  Hooray!!!!  We are so so proud of you!
• You usually go to bed around 7:30 pm and wake up around 7:15 am.  You typically take a nap from 1-3
• You are still a bread/carb girl, but have recently required a LOVE for mandarin oranges
• You eat yogurt every morning for breakfast and then follow it with either graham crackers or Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal
• You only drink water or milk
• You want to read ALL of the time
• Your vocabulary continues to amaze us
• You call out for "Mama" or "Dada" when  you wake up
• You had a double ear infection your whole 15th month and have carried it over into your 16th month
• You love to "talk" on the phone and usually say "hello" and "bye bye" over and over again
• You go to school 5 mornings a week now with Mommy
• You go to physical therapy once a week
• You love necklaces, bows, and sunglasses!  Such a girly girl
• You aren't as easy to take to a restaurant as you once were!
• You look at things that you aren't suppose to touch, pull on, etc. and say "no no"
• You say "hi" and wave when you get in trouble
• You have learned to put the rings on your ring stacker.  You have always been able to take them off, but you can know put them back on too!
• You have started saying the names of the other kids at school
• You still love music and dancing

We love you so much sweet girl!  The last month has been a little tough as you haven't felt very well at all, but I know we will all make it through.  Happy 16 months!!!