- Mama, Daddy
- baby
- more
- hi, hello, hiya
- bye bye
- no
- that's all
- flower
- up, down
- happy
- apple
- row row
- ow
- hi baby
- ball
- roar
- gotcha
- pee pee, poo poo
Elise is getting her molars in, so she has 8 teeth in the front plus 3 of the 4 molars taking months to come in. (Not sure if the 4th is breaking through yet because she really doesn't like people sticking their fingers in her mouth. But who does?)
Our little lady seems to exhibit some of her parents' independence and stubbornness, but in different ways than Finley. Elise very much wants to be the one to put objects away. Whatever you do, don't take anything from her. Ask her to do it, then wait patiently (it may very well take a couple of minutes) while she holds it and debates what to do. Eventually she will put it where you asked. You can guess that this causes a lot of problems between Finley and Elise, because Finley does not have 1-2 minutes worth of patience and tries to grab items from Elise. She employs the death grip and won't let go, and screams. Then Finley tries even harder to grab it, also while screaming. (There's a LOT of screaming in our house at the moment.) Next, Mommy has to step in and pry all the determined little fingers off the object, quell the screaming, and try to discuss the incident with the perpetrators.
I'm not exactly sure of Elise's height and weight, but she still seems to be on the taller, thinner side, at least for a toddler. She doesn't really have any rolls, but she does get a round little belly immediately after eating.
Elise's favorite toys are baby dolls. She sleeps with a stuffed bunny and little minky blanket. She is generally a good sleeper now unless she is sick or something. She still takes a short nap in the morning and a longer nap in the afternoon. (Finley needs less sleep like Daddy, and Elise needs more sleep like Mommy!)
Assuming she's not sick or tired, Elise is a reasonably good eater. She is not as picky as Finley was at this age, but she's also not one of those kids who will eat anything and everything. Elise absolutely LOVES fruit-- mango, mandarin oranges, strawberries, blueberries, grapes, pomelo, dragon fruit, raspberries, apples, bananas, etc! She is still largely dairy-free and has enriched almond "milk" for calcium. At this point, she can handle eating a few Goldfish crackers or a couple of bites of yogurt, so it seems like she may continue to very slowly outgrow this dairy protein intolerance.
