Ellie 18 Month Update!

Well, our baby girl is now officially 1 1/2 years old.  We went for her 18 month check up this morning and it went great!  We thought she had to get a vaccination, but she doesn't have to have it until September.  So here are her stats:

Height: 32" (68th percentile)

Weight: 24 lbs (57th percentile)

and finally.. sigh... Head Circumference: 44.4 cm (5th percentile as usual)

Other than a slight concern with the constant heat rash on the back of her knees, Dr. Kozak said Eleanor is doing fantastic!  She has exceeded all of the minimum 18 month developmental goals and is almost through the minimum 2 year goals.  YAY!  We love our clever girl.  

As for the appointment itself, I cannot say enough about how great Dr. Kozak is.  He is thorough and really takes time to listen to your concerns and questions.  Ellie still isn't sure that she loves him, but Casey and I sure do.  When you are a parent, you really appreciate a good pediatrician.  Ellie did give Dr. K a nickname.  Apparently his name is "Choppy" because when he left the room for a moment she said "Buh Bye Choppy!  Bye Choppy!".  I couldn't stop laughing.

Here we are before the appointment and then in the room waiting and Ellie being curious

" Not so sure about this appointment, Mom, but ripping paper is fun!"

Ellie's Favorites:

Food: Bananas, Chick Fil A, Carrots, "Hopkey" (Ice Cream)
Toy: Baby (her Cabbage Patch Doll), Kitty (Sully from Monsters Inc), Elfant (Horton), Puppy (the Fur Real Dog that my Mom got her for Christmas), and of course "Nunny" her bunny best friend.
Hobbies: Swimming (more on that in the next post), Dancing, Coloring
Color: Purple?  She tends to gravitate toward that color.
Television Show: Yo Gabba Gabba... what else?
 Movie: She recently watched Wall-E and really seemed to enjoy it.  She also loves Monsters Inc. and anything with Puppies or "Kee-Kats!"
Dislikes: Making her eat when she doesn't want to, not getting "up" when she wants, in general, not getting her way.
Sleep: Ellie still sleeps like a champ and rarely cries when we put her down at night.  Naps are another story.  Apparently they would pat her back until she fell asleep at daycare, which is great, but now she expects it.

That's all for now folks!  DisneyLand in two weeks - woo hoo!!