Ellie's got chompers!

Ellie is different in so many ways from her big sister, one of which is that she has got some chompers!  At 12 months Sophia had 1 1/2 teeth...Ellie has 6!  And they are soooo cute and white!  They make her smile even more adorable, and when they peek through her little pink lips and she crinkles her nose I just melt!  She has such a great smile, full of personality and fun!

Well, she has really gotten interested in others' teeth, and she likes to stick her fingers in your mouth and saying, "Ahhhhhh!"  She got this from watching Sophia get her teeth brushed and should really have been invited to get her teeth brushed, since she does have so many.  However, I just bought her her own tooth brush today and we tried it out this evening.  This girl HATES getting her diaper changed, her clothes changed or any activity where she has to be still in any way, so we weren't sure she'd go for getting her teeth brushed.  But she LOVES it!  She opened wide and seemed to enjoy it and Sophia was excited that Ellie got to brush her teeth too.  She kept saying, "Ellie loves her tooth brush!"

Sophia is really a pro at brushing too!

Ellie trying to brush Sophia's teeth

  Also, just thought I'd mention, my biggest challenge with Sophia lately has been keeping her dressed.  She is very skilled at changing her own clothes and this comes in handy because she can get herself dressed...but this also means she can get herself UNdressed, and this has proven to be frustrating!  She changed her outfit at least 6 times this morning!  She loves her dress up dresses, her tutu, and anything that has a long skirt.  I love that she's girly and it is adorable that she gets so excited about her costumes, but when we need to go out the door and she's refusing to wear anything but her "lellow dress" (which is tattered beyond belief and is held together by a very thin, lellow thread!) it can be tricky.  Here are just a few of the dresses she wore this morning...

This girl is gonna like to shop I think!

Today, Sunday March 6, 2011

My favorite moment was...Seeing Ellie give my dad endless kisses!  She is a bit stingy with the kisses lately and it made me so happy to see her giving them away to him!

My challenge was...not eating the rest of the batch of cookies I make the other day!  Baking is fun, but dangerous!

Quote of the day...Sophia singing Muse quietly to herself, "Hold yooou in my arms!" Then she looked at me, "How dos it say it Mama?"  In other words, "What are the words again?"

My question is...Will Ellie start talking soon?  

My hope for tomorrow is...get some house work done (so boring, but true!)