It seems like I have shared a lot in my blog about my Caeleb but not so much about my Elva so this post is all about her. I was talking to Camellia tonight about what Elva has been up to these days and it got me thinking about how Elva and Caeleb are different. I think she is more outgoing than he was at her age. She started walking in the middle of December just a week or so after she turned one years old. It did not take her much time to get the hang of it and now she toddles like the best of them. It is so cute to watch because she is so determined when she toddles around, proud, head high, shoulders back, swaying a little at times with the occasional fall but getting right back up and toddling some more. When Elva has her mind set on something, she does not like to give up until she gets her way. If she wants to get something on the table she will come to me and make noises until I pick her up. Then she points to where she wants to go and if I go the wrong way she squeals until I turn around and go back to where she wants me.
Elva's hair is adorable but hilarious at the same time. She has a mess of cute little curls in the back but her hair in the front is as straight as can be. The color of her hair is light brown with a tinge of red depending on how the light shines on it. She weighed a little less than 20 lbs at her vaccination appointment on December 30th which is pretty small on the percentile charts but I love my baby girl being little and I am in no hurry for her to grow big. And her big personality certainly makes up for her little form. I love my snuggles and cuddles with my little bean. I love putting Caeleb to bed at 7:00 and then snuggling Elva up in a blanket and rocking her and singing to her until she falls asleep. I love those moments.
Elva is starting to make noises that are almost words. Her first actual two words were MaMa and Dada which she started to say around the time she turned one. She also says hi when talking on the phone. And when she plays cars, she pushes them around and says "voooommm vrooooom." I remember Caeleb doing the same thing. Now, I swear, she makes all sorts of noises that sound more and more like words each day. For example, Chris mentioned she said "Ox" yesterday when he was showing her a toy cow. We are teaching her where her ears and eyes and nose are and sometimes it seems like she will point and say what those are. It is not consistent but I know she is trying. She is a smart little thing.
I love watching Caeleb and Elva play together. Today was a great day for that (sometimes Caeleb just wants Elva out of the way but not today). We went out for a walk and Elva laughed so hard from the stroller when she saw Caeleb play in the puddles. And then they were playing "tag" and Elva got so excited when Caeleb starting running to her. They laughed so hard today running to and from each other.
Elva got a couple of dolls for Christmas and she is starting to be a "mother" to them. She picks them up and brings them to me so I can wrap then in a blanket (she makes sure I wrap them up or else she gets upset). Then she walks around with her wrapped up baby and she has a huge smile on her face. She also loves to talk on the phone and will want the phone when I am talking to someone, so that she can wear the biggest smile while saying "Hi" to whoever it is. (Then she pushes the buttons for a morse code effect and the majority of the time she hangs up on the person - but not intentionally I am sure).
Well, I guess that is enough for now even though I could on and on and on about my Elva. I love her so much and feel so blessed to be her mother and to have the opportunity to raise this beautiful daughter of God.
