Hairstyles

Here is a look at some of my current hairstyles. My mom hasn't put me in those knobby pigtails since that football game, thankfully, so I don't have a picture of that.

Here is a common style - one clip pulled to the side - but I take this out all the time, so we haven't been doing it this way often. You can also see in the picture that I help my mom unload the dishwasher. I really don't like it when she tells me they're dirty, and I can't take them out!


Here you see another common style - 2 clips pulled straight back - I'm getting better about taking this out, but mom still mainly picks this style for me for most days. You can also see from this picture that I'm learning to play the guitar.

Here is the hair in the eyes look. I don't mind it at all, but they don't let me keep it this way.

Here is what happens when Dad does my hair. Thankfully it doesn't stay this way when it dries.

Football!

My dad, mom and I went to a high school football game last night. I sat on my mom or dad's lap the whole time and didn't fuss about it much because it was all so very interesting. My favorite part were the little girl cheerleaders! I stared at them most of the first part of the game and tried to clap along. They didn't cheer the second half so I just clapped when everyone else clapped. The band, balloons and fun grandma lady behind me were quite entertaining too. My dad even shared some of his popcorn with me. That was much better than my snack.

I'll post a picture of the cute pigtails I wore to the game soon. I finally figured out that I can take the clips out of my hiar that mom puts in, so now she puts in ponytails. I get mad at her when she's putting them in! She really needs to be more gentle. Doesn't she remember what it was like to be a little girl getting her hair done?

I'm Not a Baby Anymore

I came down with a fever this week from my shots last week. I got to stay home with mom an extra day and one day dad stayed home with me. I don't have a fever anymore, but I'm still kind of a crab. I want to show you some pictures of how I'm a little girl now.

In this picture, you see me drinking my favorite thing, milk, and wearing my brand new tennis shoes! Here I am climbing up on my Dora car. I stood right after this but my parents didn't take a picture because they were putting me back on the ground. See how long my hair is too. My dad likes it when it's all messy like this.
Here I am demonstrating how I like to eat plums just like big people do.

Notice my cute cherry outfit and one of my favorite toys, my puppy. I give him hugs just like I give my babies hugs.

Another thing I am doing now that big girls do is climbing the stairs at the park by putting both of my hands on the railing. I figured this out all by myself too. I don't crawl up them anymore!

That's all for now!

- Elliana -

12 Month Well Check

I just went to the doctor this morning for my 12 month well check. I was really happy there until they started taking blood from my finger. The silly nurse didn’t understand why I didn’t want to hold my hand still for her. Duh! Then she gave me 3 shots in my legs. All the poking really hurt my feelings and took me a little while to recover. It actually wore me out so bad I fell asleep on the short walk home. I go back in 3 months for another check up, and in 2 weeks I go to another doctor for my plugged tear duct. Here are my latest specs if you’re interested.

Height: 29 ¼ inches - 50-75 percentile
Weight: 18 pounds 7.7 ounces – 10-25 percentile
Head: 18 ¼ inches – 75-90 percentile