We call Ella, Ella Bella, for obvious reasons. She is so beautiful, sometimes it catches me off guard. She is NOT however, interested in having her hair washed, brushed, tied back, or generally touched. She does, though, love to have her finger and toe nails painted, which she calls "toe nailish" (nail polish was one of her prizes when she was potty training) and wear dresses that she can spin around in and "swish!" She is also our resident class clown- ever the goof ball, showing off her singing, dancing, acrobatics or joke telling. Her favorite things are her teddy bear, Baby Stella, scooter, M&Ms, money (she ALWAYS has change in her pockets) and her little brother. She is a little book worm still, and I'll often find her sitting on the floor "reading" to herself. Just turning the pages and saying what she thinks are the words. A video of her reading Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is definitely in order. It is hilarious! She loves to play games- Memory, Zingo, Lucky Ducks, Shopping Cart Dash, and Candy Land. She really is so smart.
She is also incredibly strong willed and I'm finding this to be the most challenging thing about parenting so far. I would never want to break her will, and I'm not sure I even could :-). I love that she knows what she wants and can be vocal about it. But hope I can teach her a little more patience and better coping skills for when she can't immediately get what she wants. We're working on it!
Showing off her pool cover up.
