Big Girl Shoes

It was very exciting for me to purchase Ellie's first pair of Big Girl Shoes back in November just after she started walking. We went to Brown's Shoes at Southcentre Mall and found a great pair on sale. Of course, that they were pink suede with hearts and little diamonds made them a quick favourite for me. Nevermind that Ellie's feet were so small that I had one pair of shoes to choose from!

But now we've come to the end of an era - Ellie has outgrown her first pair of Big Girl Shoes and we must hunt for a pair of Size 3's. We went to Brown's Shoes at Market Mall on the weekend and like flies to honey, she went and hugged all the shoes that had sparkles or were pink. We didn't find a pair that shopping trip, that sang to me like her first pair of shoes, so we're still looking.

This photo was taken in March when Great Uncle Norm and Great Auntie Kathy were visiting. Uncle Norm saw Ellie's little shoe and couldn't resist a few photos with his own shoe.

Belly Buttons!!

Ellie has discovered her first body part - the belly button. One would think that it would be a facial-related body part - the eyes, nose, mouth or ears. But no, my child has discovered her belly button. It may come as a surprise to some, but she enjoys going around and lifting shirts to find your belly button and stick her finger in it.

After much laughter at this, I finally sat down to think about this. "Where did this come from?" Mark and I don't go around the house sticking our fingers in each others belly buttons, so I was at a loss as to where she made this new discovery.

But then I found it!

Last night, I was going through the last 12 months of pictures to make my 2010 calendar in iPhoto. Of course, at each video that I found, I had to watch it - what a change in our girl over the last year! Then I found an interesting video from when Ellie spent the night at Ray & Julie's in February. (I will say this was her first sleepover, as she was hanging out with peers (Emmarae & Hadyn), not just Grandma & Grandpa).

Julie and Ray gave the three little girls a bath and took a short video during bathtime. It was watching this again last night, that I saw it. Hadyn did anything Emmarae did, and Emmarae, fascinated by something new (Ellie naked) decided to compare the three little belly buttons. Hadyn quickly followed suit, and now I have an 18-month old who loves putting her finger into her and our belly buttons.

Consider yourself warned!!