Eleanor At 18 Months

Oh our sweet Eleanor Jane. This little girl just melts our heart on a daily basis. Eleanor is now 18 months and weighs about 22 pounds. She is in the 50th percentile for her weight and the 95th percentile for her height. She wears 18-24 month clothes and now is in a size 5 shoe. She barely has hair, but the wisps she has are curly. I just love her big blue eyes and her long lashes. Yes, she is a beauty!

Eleanor is super sweet, but definitely has some sass. She lives up to her nickname of Sassy.
 

She has just started to really get into baby dolls and this is her favorite. When one of the boys even comes close to baby she comes charging!

I do believe she loves both of her big brothers, but she tends to get along with Everett much better at this point. Hampton loves her a little too "big" and she grunts and cries when he bear hugs her, which is many times every day.

She also loves loves baby Thatcher. I can't believe that they can share a room, but it has worked. When Thatcher wakes up to nurse in the middle of the night, she is not awakened or disturbed. 

She is a very good eater. She eats most everything we offer her and drinks only milk at this point. She has 2 pink sippy cups and they are only hers! I love her sweet "yes" response when I say "milk Ellie?"

Eleanor is saying new words everyday! I have lost track of how many she says now, but just yesterday I counted 10 new words. I am so proud of my little talker.

Eleanor is very social. She just jumps right in to any social situation, whether on a play date, at the playground, or at the library story time. Children don't phase her and she is so friendly.

She is a mama's girl. She will whine and follow me with her arms up in the air when she needs more attention and we just snuggle. When I leave a room she becomes very upset. She is my side kick and I love it! I mean we have to stick together us girls. There are 4 boys in this house now!

Ellie is girly, but tough. 

Funny, but can give the most serious expressions.

I love our Eleanor Jane. Her beauty continues to grow inside and out. What a joy these past 18 months have been!

St.Patrick's Day!

We had a fun St.Patrick's Day.

The children know it's a party when I decorate our dining room.
 

Silly leprechaun
 

We read St.Patrick Day books: Jamie O'Rouke and the Big Potato; There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover; Mickey Mouse Clubhouse St.Patrick's Day Party
 

 

Drank green smoothies (strawberries, bananas, spinach, kale)
 

Ate green beans and basil pesto for dinner
 

 

Had a green bath!
 

Rainbow making
 

Clover handprint pictures
 

 

 

And Shamrock cookies
 

 

Clover stamping with a green bell pepper


Such a fun GREEN day!!!!

Celebrating Hampton

Hampton is 3!!!!
Birthdays are fairly simple around here. A few balloons and decorations. Cupcakes. Two-three gifts. We have simple celebrations, but they are fun! For Hampton's 3rd birthday we had went to church, brunch afterward, and then while the littlest 2 napped, Eric took the big boys to the indoor play place. They had a blast! When they returned we had cupcakes and Hampton opened his gifts. Pizza for dinner ended the fun day.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Very Seussical Day

Tomorrow is Dr. Seuss' birthday and today we had a very Seussical day!

"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you will go."
Dr. Seuss

I displayed all our Dr.Seuss books and we read almost every one throughout the day. The boys' favorite is definitely I Wish I Had Duck Feet.
 

We then made these super cute "things." I think the boys had the most fun when it was their turn to paint my hand. Everett is Thing 1, Hampton is Thing 2, and Eleanor is Baby Thing.
 

We then played this Dr.Seuss matching game. Everett is so good at memory! He beats me nearly every time.
 

 

For snack this morning we had colored Goldfish crackers and read One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. The children had fun "fishing" out of the goldfish bowl for their crackers.
 

 

And it was a challenge keeping Sassy entertained while we were doing all our Dr.Seuss activities!
 

We then colored Cat in the Hat hats.
 

For lunch we had none other than.....Green eggs and ham! I used spinach and kale to naturally color the eggs green and it was surprisingly delicious! I also used the spinach and kale to make their fruit smoothies green as well. While they ate I read the book to accompany the theme of the meal.
 

 

After lunch we made these cute pictures.
 

And Everett and I worked on the "at" word family. I am so proud of him that he can read all these words with little to no help!
 

 

During rest time the boys watched The Cat in the Hat. I also showed them parts of Seussical the Musical and we continued to read all our Dr. Seuss books.
We had a very Seussical day indeed!


"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
Dr. Seuss