Elliotte 16 Months

Elliotte turned 16 months old on November 30th or December 1st. Those with 31st birthdays get to choose! I can't believe E is so big! My baby has turned into a little girl (complete with little girl attitudes!). I have enjoyed watching her learn and explore. Nothing is off limits with this one! She's curious and determined but also so sweet. She kisses my mom's knee that has had a replacement! We have so much fun these days!

At 16 months Elliotte:
Doesn't say much but understands what we tell her
Knows most animals and can point them out
Knows all the family and points to them or looks at them when you say their names
When you ask her what a cat says, she yells "YOW" for meow
LOVES Mickey Mouse and Elmo (she goes nuts when the "hot dog" song comes on)
Gives kisses and hugs all the time
Still takes 2 naps a day. She loves her bed and Pinkie, her lovie.
Loves books, especially peek-a-boo books
Still eats everything we put in front of her
Has had 2 black eyes (more on that later)
Can spot a dog a mile away and has to go see it
Goes to MDO 2 days a week and can't wait to get to her class
Still puts everything in her mouth
Has worn her first (tiny) bow :)

16 month stats:
Length: 33 inches (95% we knew that one was coming!)
Weight: 24#2oz (60%)

Family pic on Thanksgiving

Leah's 1st b'day party. She turned 1 on Nov. 25th. These two are going to be trouble...

Black eye :( E decided to dive off of the changing table when I bent down to pick up her milk. This was her 2nd black eye. Didn't get a pic of the first one. A daredevil, this one.

Big cheese even with a black eye

This girl loves to slide. The taller the better. Feet first, head first, backwards, sideways, doesn't matter.

Swinging at the park on a beautiful November day.

These two are buds.

Little turkey

A brief moment of stillness...

Vroom, Vroom! Riding her truck.

Drinking and riding. Uh oh...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving this year was very different from all the rest. Since we lost Granddaddy in September, everyone told us to do something different for the Holidays this year. We normally have both sides of the family over at my parents' house for a big lunch, but this year, just my mom's side of the family got together for lunch at Richland. It was definitely different. The food was excellent of course, but the atmosphere was not homey. Mom and Ashley were sick, so they weren't there. It was just a hard Thanksgiving having lost Granddaddy and it being the one year anniversary of my cousin Misty's death. But we had a good time being together, and that's what it's all about.

Family Pic by Alex. Alex took most of the pics. She's our photographer now that Granddaddy is gone.

Ezell side of the family minus Mom and Ashley and my sweet Granddaddy

Love E's face in this one!

Abby Lou and Elliotte


Leah lovin her bottle

E and her Pops

I think she was in a food coma at this point. The girl was putting away some food!

Paige and Dave left for Tuscaloosa after lunch, so Dave had Bear in the truck. Elliotte had to pat the puppy...

Another family pic

Nanny and her great-grandgirls

Uncle Kyle and his girls

I love this picture! Nanny looks like she's doing her trademark "Now if it were me, I would..." And Will and Eric are thinking "Oh boy..."

Alex (our photographer), Aunt Kim, Abby, Nanny and Janene. Love these ladies!

Halloween

We had a sweet little puppy dog this year for Halloween! Elliotte was the cutest puppy dog I have ever seen! We could not get enough of her in her costume. Of course, I tried to find a pug costume, but no luck. We didn't do any trick or treating, just Trunk or Treat at church. E enjoyed running around in her puppy costume and even kept her head piece on the whole time. Next year should be really fun!

Photo shoot at home

Uncle Kyle with his puppy dog


Aunt Leslie with her dinosaur, Leah

This was right before the dinosaur decided she was scared of the puppy dog! Leah would not get anywhere near Elliotte after this!

Nonna and Pops with their puppy dog

Great Grandmom with the puppy dog

Nanny with a very tired puppy dog ready for a nap!

Not sure what this face and pose is about...

Future in-laws! Millers and Huffards at Trunk or Treat at church.

Best family pic we got!

Pumpkin Farm

Today we ventured out to Gentry's Farm in Franklin. It was a beautiful day, a little warm, but nice. We went to Gentry's last fall with E when she was almost 3 months old and decided we'd make it a yearly tradition. This year was much more fun since E was walking around and really looking at things. She liked the animals of course and thought the pumpkins were pretty neat.

Almost 15 months old!

Trying to pet the goat

Playing in the corn

Of course she had to eat some! She quickly realized it was not the kind she was used to...

How tall this fall?

Playing in the barn

She liked the tractors too. Pops would be proud except that she is holding a green tractor! Wrong color!

Pic with Daddy

She was pooped!

Nashville Zoo

We were absolutely out of our mind and went to the zoo on Labor Day. It was HOT, crowded and miserable! We learned our lesson, but to our credit, we had been trying to go for three days before that and just could not make it work. E did seem to enjoy it. She liked the meerkats and flamingos best. We will be going back once the weather stays cool!

Checking out the goats

Looking at the fish

Probably trying to figure out a way around the bars.

Observing the meerkats

I thought this guy was hilarious. He was just hanging out (literally) watching everyone watching him.

Tubes!

On August 17th, after many, many ear infections, Elliotte had tubes put in her ears. I was very excited for the procedure b/c I knew it would help her feel better. I imagined a fall and winter without an ear infection every two weeks and was on board immediately. Dr Viner at Baptist did the surgery. He's wonderful, and you get to avoid the craziness of Vandy and go to Baptist. I knew Dr. Viner from one of my former jobs, so he was an easy pick. Elliotte loved him too!

Our initial visit to Dr. Viner.

I think she was pleased she wasn't at the Peds office!

Surgery Day at Baptist Surgicare. She got a stuffed frog to distract her. E did really well, and after the anesthesia wore off, it was like nothing had ever happened! The surgery took about 7 minutes!

Riding in the wagon before surgery

Bright Future!

My future is so bright I need shades!

Elliotte 14 1/2 months