Ella is 15 months old!

At 15 months old Ella is still up in the 90th percentile of her scores. She is 24 pounds 15 ounces, 32 inches tall, and her head is 18 1/2 inches in circumference! Ella did so well at her most recent doctor's appointment and only cried for a couple of minutes after her shots.

We turned Eleanor's crib into a toddler bed recently. She was refusing to even sit down in the crib, so we figured we would try the toddler bed. She has slept in it a couple of times, but she still seems to prefer the mat or Madeline's bed. Ella does play in her little bed though and pretend that she is sleeping (or put her dolls to sleep in it), so at least it gets some use!

Helping Dad build the new kitchen stool.

"Now we can both help with everything"

Sorry Amelia and Auntie G - "I only let men hold me" - with Uncle Andy

Dinner with the Lams and Kellys. Ella is big enough for the kid table now!

Ella spent a day with Bella while Matt golfed. She was so happy!

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A meal with Rivers. These are two big one year olds!

At 15 months, Ella is growing intellectually in leaps and bounds. She loves to sing; currently Eleanor's favorite song is Ring Around the Rosie. She and Madi can spin and fall down forever. Ella loves to brush her teeth in the morning and is allllllllmost done getting her molars. She has not been sleeping amazingly well, but we think that's due to her teeth hurting. Matt and I both hate putting Eleanor to bed because it takes forever. She pinches your skin over and over trying to keep herself awake. I am amazed that my arms, neck and face aren't bleeding nightly. Ella loves to eat (Matt is a little nervous about her love of sweets, I just want to eat everything Ella is eating too) and drinks huge amounts of water. Any time Ella wakes up in the middle of the night, the first word out of her mouth is "agua!" Eleanor is extraordinarily loud. She shrieks and yells and basically conveys all of her feelings at the top of her lungs. I sometimes feel like Eleanor is either calm and so easy or completely dramatic, she has no in between. Her feelings are all very strong. Ella says daddy, agua, doggie, she is trying to say Jameson but it kind of sounds like doggy-an, ball, mama, and mas. Eleanor is such a good snuggler, makes you feel so good when she shrieks with happiness upon seeing you in the afternoon, and I am so looking forward to watching her personality (already stubborn and quick tempered - hmm, sounds like one of her parents) continue to grow.