Some quotes of late:
Ella farted, and I said, "Ella! What do you say?"
She replied, "Oops, 'scuse my butt." ... we raise ladies in this house :)
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One morning, after having slept in, Ron told me I apparently taught Ella some new vocabulary. Ella had told him that the "the damn dog" did something. Though I admit using this phrase when talking to Ron, I have never used it when talking to Ella. I must make a mental note that she obviously has bigger ears than I expected...
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In response to ANYTHING I ask her do around the house (i.e.. pick up your clothes, make your bed, etc...) "Oh, Mommy!" or "Oh, gosh!" with her hand on her forehead. I'm getting glimpses of life with a teenager.
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She's also starting a lot of conversations with the word, "actually". Like, "Actually, I think I'll play outside with Ali."
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"Freakin' out." This is also a daily phrase when she's happy, mad, or excited. If she learns something new or she's excited about doing something she will exclaim, "My head is totally freaking out!" She'll also act so exasperated and throw her hands in the air in frustration and say in all seriousness, "I am freakin' out." Ahh, more teenage tendencies...
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On the way home from Thanksgiving in Atlanta, Ella developed a rash on her chest, and upper body. We thought maybe she had caught something. About a week later, she had a few large splotches on her face. I figured it might be hives which meant she was allergic to something, but what? I took her to the doctor for an allergy test and the results came back just before Christmas. She's developed a mild allergy to milk. Her congestion was from the amount of dairy in her diet, not the seasonal allergies we first suspected.
Children don't generally develop allergies until around the age of 5. The milk is something new. This fall it came in the form of sinus congestion and has developed into possible hives. The doctor isn't concerned about it and said to limit her dairy to 2-3 small servings a day and keep and eye on it. What I'm concerned with is it getting worse. It can also get better with more exposure so it's really a crap shoot.
So far so good, we've switched her to almond milk which is far better than dairy or soy anyway. Less calories, more calcium and rich in antioxidants that soy and dairy lack. She loves her new vanilla milk and it's doing more for her body to boot. This way, her servings of dairy are limited to some yogurt, cheese or ice cream. ugh! I would hate to have to take those out of her diet, she loves yogurt and cheese and ice cream? Who wants to live without ice cream!
It's been pretty rainy and miserable here this past week. Very cold, gray and drizzly. Yesterday, she got dressed and wanted to play with my camera. I gave her my mom's old one and here's our little photographer at work ....
