Toddling Thru: 21 Months

Eloise is 21 months!!

Eloise has gone thru a foot growth spurt this month and is now wearing a size 7 in her shoes. 

Eloise has a mouth of teeth that we have lost count of how many she has.  Thankfully, she enjoys brushing her teeth and only needs the encouragement of a silly song to get her going.  Eloise has been expressing some interest at home and school in using the potty.  She goes on the potty at least once a day both at home and at school and it so pleased with herself when she does.  She demands to use the potty by saying, "My Botty (aka potty)."  This month has been all about her exploding vocabulary! She says please & thank you for almost everything which is so adorable.  When she says please she puts her little hands together as if she is praying.  Seriously.  I die.  She loves to identify all her school friends' parents such as "Juicy (aka Lucy) mommy....Fi Fi (aka Phoebe) dada...Da Da (aka Daxton) mommy...Nonall (aka Conall) mommy."  Eloise loves to jabber to herself and make up little songs when she is playing or riding in the car.  She has definitely starting expressing her preferences or opinions on anything she can.  She requests certain cartoons & specific sunglasses.  When she doesn't want to take a picture, she says, "No Cheese." When she doesn't want to give you a high five, she says, "No Five."  

How dare you ask me to put away my toys at school!

Eloise is becoming more and more independent.  She navigates the swing set with no problem.  

Eloise has been in swim lessons for a little over a month now and is starting to like it more and more. She is getting more comfortable in the water and practicing her skills. 

Now that the weather is warming up, we have been spending a ton of time outside.  Eloise loves to feed the fish in the pond, check on her trees, smell the flowers, and blow bubbles.  

Eloise had her first trip to a Hibachi restaurant this month too.  She loved her Miso soup and chopsticks.  She kept herself entertained throughout the rest of the dinner with some Sophia the First stickers.  She left the restaurant with a full "sleeve" of stickers.

 One of the biggest milestones of this month was Eloise's transition to her toddler bed.  She loves it!

 

Honorable mention for Piper Kalins (our dog) who turned 8 this month.  Eloise and Piper are truly like siblings as they snuggle, fight, steal from each other, and tattle on each other thru whining or barking.