Sit, stop and other directives from a 14-month old

Miss Ellie has become quite assertive. Earlier this week, Hillary watched Ellie AGAIN while I went to the doctor (thank you, thank you, Hillary!) and she loved playing with Jackson. They are SO cute together! Ellie has learned to say "Jajin" and she gets so excited every time we have a playdate with him. Anyway, on Thursday, Jackson was loving on Ellie and apparently gave her one too many hugs, so she put a hand in the middle of his chest and said "stop!" I wish I had been there to witness it (this is all secondhand from Hillary)!

While in Colorado, Ellie also learned how to say "sit" (probably because Jamie, Eric and I would all yell it in unison anytime Ellie got near the stairs) -- unfortunately, it sounds like it has an 'h' in it when Ellie says it. She's watched us tell Gracie to sit before giving her a biscuit and now Ellie points at Gracie, acts like she has something in her hand, and says "s*it, s*it." Hee-larious!

Ellie is also a pro at the "bah-bye" now. She says it every time she leaves a room or anytime someone else leaves the room. She'll also say it if I grab my coat, purse, diaper bag, or car keys. The other day, we went to Target and, as we were walking out the door, Ellie yelled "bah-bye, bah-bye" at the top of her lungs. People standing in line at customer service, at least 20 feet away, started laughing and waved bye-bye to Ellie. I guess she wanted everyone to be aware of the fact she was leaving the building! What's really impressive is that she knows when I'm about to get off the phone and she'll shout out "bah-bye"...even if she's across the room and seems not to be paying any attention to me. Hillary and Jamie can both attest to this -- it's pretty amazing (if I do say so myself) and pretty consistent.