Ella is 23 months old today! I can't believe she is going to be two years old so soon! I neglected to post an update to the blog last month, so there is plenty to share.Soon after the last post, Ella went pee pee on the potty for the first time! We have been casually letting her sit on the potty, and she actually did it one night. I think we were both very surprised.
The look of pride and happiness on her face that first time was so adorable. We decided to add some incentive to going potty, and have
promised her chocolate (a Hershey kiss) for every time she goes potty. Just the other night, I was saying to her, "I'll give you a chocolate if you go pee pee on the potty", to which she replied: "and money, too!". She's quite the savvy negotiator!
Lately, we have done a lot of work on the house, and Ella has been a big help. She "painted" with us, and went along on countless trips to Home Depot and Lowe's. She actually knows the difference between the two stores! She loved collecting different colored paint chips, especially the Mickey Mouse ones from Home Depot. She was very observant of all of the changes going on, and would compliment our work - "good job Mommy!".
Ella has been doing such a great job speaking in longer and more complete sentences lately. It's so much fun to see those wheels turning in her head, and to hear the strange things that sometimes come out of her mouth (like the money comment).
Ella one year ago
