Ellis is on a modeling assignment today over at Auntie Ally's Daisy and Elm Fanpage. Check it out to see her support the troops! Speaking of troops, we are all excited that Sgt. Uncle Grant will be making a visit soon during his break from Afghanistan. It will be his first time getting to meet Ellis in person, although she has gotten to hear his voice over the computer and has seen many pictures.
Ellis's checkups went well this week. She is still 22 lbs. and 30" tall and is meeting all of her developmental milestones except for speech. We have to increase the time spent patching her eye daily to four hours now instead of the two we had been doing just to let her right eye catch up a little more. It's not an exact science, so we may have to go up and down with the patching for a while. She is still cautiously walking around holding on with one hand, and she will stand on her own for several seconds before realizing it. I have a feeling she is getting another tooth or two because she is chewing on her toys, the furniture, her hands and feet, my fingers, and anything else within reach. She now knows about a dozen signs, the newest ones being "flower," "sheep," and "music." I have been trying to record her signing and will do a post soon of a collection of those. It has been difficult for me to capture these moments because Ellis is fascinated by the camera, so whenever I try to record her doing something I actually want her to do, she wants to play with the lens instead.
Next week Ellis will make her first trip to the dentist. None of us are looking forward to that one, but we hope she will handle it as well as she has all her other appointments. She is also still scheduled for surgery on September 21st. We are so proud of our strong little lady!
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