Elle Marie Durham: 15 Months

Baby girl turned 15 months a few days back! It is unbelievable how quickly time goes by. I remember thinking how old 15 months sounded when she was a baby, when we would see children that age. I realize now, how much of a baby she still is, but also how much she is accomplishing on a daily basis! It is funny because she looks a lot older than she is (minus the hair) and many people come up to her and ask her her name or other questions that require an answer. I politely look at them and say "this is Elle and she is only 15 months old" I always get a shocked "OHHHH!" At least we have mananged to get past the "how old is HE?" question!
I absolutely love this age and can not imagine it getting even better. She has become much more of a lover and cuddles with me more than ever now. We laugh at eachother most days and have such a good time. She is a comedian and knows what to do to get a certain reaction. She is a dan-cer!! It is a riot. She has a new move that is very much her own. She wiggles her hips from side to side while moving her left arm in a wave-like motion. She also spins and spins and spins. This morning she was twirling over and over in the kitchen and falling down after getting so dizzy. She was cracking herself up! And she has the best smile!! It is contagious!
E is saying lots more words now. She says ball the most, bye, hi, momma, dadda, no, tank u, shoe, baby...when my mom was here we both heard her say Target!! Hilarious. We are there way too much! She also learned "tea" when Gigi was here but she pronounced it "tae" (Gigi loves her ice tea). She said Gigi as well! So cute!
She runs everywhere and has the scrapes and bruises to prove it. She is always on the go and it definitely wears me out at times. She is getting more social and interactive with other kids. She goes to child watch at the YMCA everyday while I work out and I have noticed she is getting much more comfortable with the other children.
She is more in love with daddy as ever and waits for him to get home everyday. The high light of my day is watching him walk in the door. E drops everything and gives him a huge hug.
She is VERY loud! She will go up to a stranger and get very close and say HI! LOUD y'all. She yells ball anytime we see a balloon or ball. And does not stop until it is out of sight.
She is absolutely fearless which makes me very nervous. She will walk right off a large drop off, sprint and not stop when she gets close to a wall, jump off the side of the pool, and dunk her head under water. She is going to give me a heart attack!
Her stats this time are : I am going off of memory on these since her baby book is in her room and she is napping. Might me correcting these later :)
26.3 lbs (90th percentile) and 33 3/8 inches (off the charts!)
She is my big, strong girl. I love it!
We love you sweetie! You are such a joy to be around and make us so proud on a daily basis. We are so lucky you are ours!!