Little Ella

When Anneka was Ella's age, her friend Evie "tagged" her in a blog about herself. I thought it's only fair that Ella gets her own little post, too.

Name/Meaning: Ella Joy. Ella means "light", and Joy is after my mom's middle name, Joyce. She definitely is a light and joy in our lives!

Age: 14 months

Nicknames: Ellie Mae (Anneka named her this when she was about 5 months old), Ella Bella, Baloo, Baloobie, Ella Joy Face, Schnookie

Favorite Activity (ies): anything on Anneka's bed, yelling in the stairwell, climbing up the stairs all by herself (all three floors without us holding her hand)

Favorite Food: fish, plums, olives, sandwiches (she likes to take big bites out of ours... little pieces just won't do)

Least favorite food: bananas, anything that resembles baby food (mashed potatoes, baby cereal, anything pureed in jars)

Favorite Music: all music! She loves to dance-dance-dance and even sing

Favorite toys: the knobs from the stove, shoes (she loves to hide the knobs and shoes in all sorts of tricky places), the phone (the real one- a toy won't cut it), her toy computer, anything Anneka is playing with

Favorite books: any book that Anneka is holding

What makes her happy: being in Mama's arms, nursing, when Papa buzzes her belly, seeing dogs or cats (she says "doggy" and "kitty" so cute and uses a special little voice in her excitement over these animals)

What makes her sad: When Anneka sits on Mama's lap, when Mama goes to the bathroom, when Mama takes a shower (do you see a pattern here?), when Papa leaves the apartment without her