Ella: 10 months

Favorite things to do: sing and dance along, "so big", kisses, pat-a-cake, wheels on the bus, bath time with Abby, play in the water table and sandbox, remove the back of the remote control, crawl around on the floor and playing chase, sing Elmo's song, eat

Foods you can't get enough of: strawberries, avocados, cheese and your water cup

Nicknames: Ella Boops, Bells-ca-Bells, Bean, Bella, Ella bear, Ellie Belly

Firsts: first time in a swimming pool, crawled down a step all by yourself

Talking up a storm:  Abby (ab ba ba), mama, la la la (ya ya ya), hi ( haaaaaaaa), bye bye (ba ba), baby (Baaaa-bi), eieio (yayayo), woof/mew when asked what doggy and kitty say

Sweet Ella, you light up the room. You welcome everyone with a smile and a wave. When friends visit for dinner, you talk to them and crawl to visit them even if you don't know them very well. You love to be wherever your big sister is and have really started expressing your sadness or frustration when you can't be. If we try to distract you and give you something else to play with, you yell and crawl back to Abby's tea party. If we try to put you in your swing while Abby plays in the sandbox, you cry and do everything you can to get to the sandbox. You try to make it known that you are big enough to hang with the "big" kids and seem to resent any attempt to baby you. You are daring and adventurous. You are sweet and hilarious. Abby tells everyone who comes to visit that they can't take you home because you are HER baby sister and you belong here with us. She couldn't be more right. We love you so much, Bells. You might be growing up fast, but you will always be my baby.  Love, Mommy

Ella: 10 months  Abby: 3

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