Nearly everyday I squeeze Louie tight and say to her, "Oh Elouise! What would we ever do without you?" because we absolutely love having her in our family.
She is sweet as sugar. She has smiles and giggles and kisses for everyone, solicited or not, she'll hand them out. She loves to snuggle and cuddle in close and enjoys being held. She'll stick her chubby cheeks right in front of your face and will look earnestly into your eyes, hold out one hand and then start gabbing. Occasionally, in the midst of her jabber, she'll throw her head back and give a hearty laugh. Or she'll do one of her many noise making tricks, like "doy-doy-doy" while wagging her tongue, blow raspberries, click her tongue, or sometimes she'll just fart on you and laugh.
That's where the dervish comes in. You see, while LouLou is sugar, she is also spice. I like to call her my Zesty Angel. Sweet Fire. Sassafrass. She's the kind of girl who, when she hears the word "tub" after dinner, will take you by the hand and lead you sweetly to the bath, but when you take her away first to get her towel, she'll hit you the whole way to her room. When she takes something from your hand, she snatches it deftly. She likes to kiss Sawyer and pat his back, then whack him on the head. If you lay on the floor, she'll pounce on you. And if you cross between her and what she wants, she'll let you have it. She's a great communicator about her needs. She doesn't really throw tantrums, but she will stomp her feet and yell at you, or she may dance around angrily.
But she also dances around happily. To nearly ANY beat. Fast or slow. At church or at dinner. Give her a note and she'll get to shakin'.
Elouise loves reading books. Throughout the day I find her sitting in a chair or legs out in front of her on the floor, flipping through the pages of a book. She adores bubbles, and the only thing cuter than seeing her dance around in them is to hear her say try to say "bubble." She also tries to say bird (she signs it whenver she hears the faintest tweet, or whenever she looks out the window), fish, yes, and makes the "ssssss" sound for snakes and "mmmmmmm" sound for cows. Her most oft said word is "Dada" and she completely loves her daddy- shouting his name and running to him with her hands in the air when he walks in the door.
She's eating more variety of foods and is just about done nursing, we've worked her down to pre-bed and mama-needs-a-few-more-hours, pre-waking, and we're both fine with that schedule. She has 6 teeth, is in the 97%ile for height and head and 84%ile for weight, and we still have her riding around rear facing, though we upgraded her to Sawyer's old car seat a few months ago. She doesn't just walk, she runs, and giggles while running.
That sums up Lou quite nicely, I think.
perfect :)
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