So excited for Ella to get her first school photo (back in November)!
A few things I want to remember about Ella at this age...
- It has been so fun to see her imagination blossom. Her favorite thing is to pretend to be a Disney princess or a character from a movie or show. Her favorites lately have been Ariel, Elsa and Anna from Frozen, and Clara from the Nutcracker. She'll put on the appropriate dress-up outfit, tell the rest of us who we are, and have conversations with us in character. There was one night recently when she woke up crying in the middle of the night and I went in to check on her. I said, "Good-night Ella", and she said, "No, I'm Clara....good-night Clara". Love that she stays in character even in the middle of the night ;). I love watching her have pretend conversations with Scuddle, Flounder, and Sebastion.
- She is our girly girl! Dress-up continues to be her favorite activity and before she even says good morning to me when she wakes up she asks if she can put on a dress. She loves jewelry, lip gloss, bows in her hair, and wearing spinny dresses. Playing with dolls, board games, and coloring are among her other favorite activities. She also loves dancing - she'll dance around our house to music and loves going to her dance class.
- She is super sensitive. She constantly gages mine and Cody's mood and often checks in with us, asking "Are you happy?" She can tell if we get frustrated or upset about something and immediately becomes concerned asking if we need a snuggle. She is very empathetic - her teacher tells me often how she will be the first to comfort a fellow classmate who is in tears or having a hard day with her hugs. She is also really sensitive about what she sees on TV/movies, so we have to be really careful about what her little eyes take in. She's been in tears over a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show when Daisy and Minnie are having a disagreement. She was also in tears during a preview of a movie we saw in theaters when a large dinosaur was chasing a smaller dinosaur and she was worried about the little one. I love that she is so sensitive and aware of others' feelings but sometimes it feels as though she's a little overly sensitive.
- She continues to be strong-willed as she has been from day one. She knows what she wants and is stubborn about holding out until she gets it. While she's super sweet and listens to us the majority of the time, she definitely has her moments with fits and tantrums every once in awhile.
- She has recently been very into knowing what letter every word in the world starts with. Her favorite car game is to look out the window, find a word, and say, "Mama, what does tree start with?" I'll say, "Tah, tah, tree" and she'll tell me "T"! She knows most of the alphabet sounds and is working on writing all her letters.
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