Here's a catch-up post on everything Ellena. Lots going on with the girl that I haven't gotten around to writing about.
Stranger Anxiety - Getting better! She has been warming up to strangers a lot quicker than in the past. We were at a restaurant on Saturday for dinner and she gave a goofy grin to our server every time she came by. She also started hamming it up for the camera. We went to visit friends and once the camera came out, she smiled for Aunty Marissa! Yay!
Teeth - Wow! Teeth everywhere! Ellena officially has six teeth and two more just under the gums, ready to break through any day now.
Self-Feeding - I'm wondering if Ellena was paying attention when I was telling her pediatrician at the 9-mo. wellness appointment about how Ellena refuses to feed herself. Seriously, a day later she is picking up Cheerios and putting them in her mouth as if she's been doing it for months. Ha! And now, she refuses to take any baby food from a spoon from us. She bats away the spoon and if we get any food in her mouth, she immediately spits it out. Frustrating, but I guess she's trying to tell us something. So I'll try and cook up some fruits and veggies and chop them up into small pieces for her to feed herself.
Crawling/Creeping - Ellena is doing the arm over arm, low to the ground, army crawl. This is the same technique Evan used as a baby. Ellena is getting faster every day and is enjoying her independence. She loves to check things out when she hears a sound from another room and is now enjoying climbing over obstacles.
Standing - Ellena is enjoying standing. She hasn't quite gotten to pulling herself up yet, but I'm sure that will come very soon.
Words - Ellena's first word was "Mama." Her second word was "nana" for banana. (Exactly the same as Evan's first words.) Evan and Pops are hoping their names will be her next words...
Playing in the tupperware cabinet kept Ellena entertained for quite a while. Yay for tupperware!
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