July 2014

July was a fun month.  We spent a lot of time outside playing with chalk, playing at the splash pad and keeping cool at the pool.

 

 

Elle had her 18 month checkup (about a week shy of being 19 months old).  She weighed 25 lbs (75%) and is 33 1/2" tall (90%).  Our last doctor appointment (12 months) didn't go very smoothly.  Anytime the doctor would touch her or try to examine her ears, mouth, eyes...anything...Elle would cry and crawl in my lap.  We spent a lot of time leading up to her appointment by playing with her Doc McStuffens doctor kit.  I would use all the tools to look in her ears and mouth and tell her the doctor is going to do this but it won't hurt at all.  It actually worked.  She sat in my lap like an angel during her entire examination.  She even took her shots like a champ.



We met Mary and Henry for a fun pool day one weekend.  Elle played for about an hour and then sat in my lap under an umbrella eating snacks the rest of the time.  Hensy could have played for hours and hours, he is a true water baby.

One of Elle's favorite things to do this summer was to play outside with chalk.  It was her number one request as soon as we would pull into the driveaway.  I love doodling so I was always up for it.

Elle has her MawMaw to herself over the summer on weekdays.  One day they went shopping and mom bought her this little doll.  Elle was in love.  This girl loves all her babies and is such a little caretaker! 

Mary, Henry and Charlie came over for another slumber party.  We started the night by going out to dinner...Hens was in a really goofy mood.  After dinner we went out for ice cream and at one point Hen decided it would be funny to take his shirt off....he was right, it was really funny. :)

Eric, Paige, Will and I went to the Kings of Leon concert one night.  We are all huge fans so it was a super fun night.  We spotted Nacho at the concert and Will and I just about lost our minds.  I think this kicked Will's drinking into overdrive and the rest is history. :)

Elle highlights:
- still sleeping in our bed :)
- names most of her baby dolls "Puppy dog"
- loves Olaf
- will smile on command if you ask her to show you her teeth
- loves watching "Barney Ho Ho" aka Barney's Night Before Christmas on the iPad