Technically, Ellen is 3 years and 7 months old; however, if you ask her how old she is, she'll say, "I'm 3 and a half, but I have an old soul ..." So true! This past month, Ellen's maturity and intelligence seem to be catching up to the "big kid" look she's taken on recently. I'm amazed by all she seems to know and I often wonder where she picks things up. Here's what our little blonde girl has been up to lately:
- Letters. Ellen is obsessed with stating the letter that various words begin with ... This usually spins off into games like "let't name scary animals that start with [letter]," all orchestrated by Ellen. She also likes to practice writing letters on her capital and lowercase letter whiteboards.
- Numbers. Ellen is into number sequencing and identifying and repeating numbers on houses, signs, etc., when we're out and about.
- Patterns. Ellen has taken an interest in organizing items by size and color. For instance, I recently noticed that she had arranged her fruit snacks by alternating colors all on her own!
- Getting excited about preschool! Ellen screams with joy every time we pass "Briar Rose/St. Brambrose" (St. Ambrose), which is very close to our house. I keep having to remind her that preschool doesn't start until the fall. :)
- Making friends at the playground. We cannot go to a playground without Ellen going up to another child, introducing herself and asking him/her if they want to play. I love seeing this since this is something that would have been way out of my comfort zone when I was young. :)
- No longer napping. Ellen has completely done away with naps. I'm not sure how I feel about this one ... On one hand, I miss my solitary time to get things done around the house in the afternoon (and Ellen can get a little crabby in the late afternoon/evening when she's tired). On the other hand, by skipping her nap, EVB crashes when bedtime does roll around and sleeps very well throughout the night.
- Taking care of June. Ellen has traded much of the pushing, chasing she reserves for June for kindness in the form of reading her a book, calming her down by singing her a song, explaining why something is not safe for her, or just talking sweetly to June in a mom-like voice. Love it
We're hoping that the warm weather will finally come and stay so we can enjoy a fun summer with our sweet EVB!
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