ellie & her puzzles.

She’s always loved puzzles. She recently spent hours every day for months doing her puzzles. She hasn’t been doing them quite as much this past month as she probably got sick of them :). She’s a very smart girl who is also very sensitive and can be easily overwhelmed and overstimulated. I think that’s why she gravitates toward puzzles. Just enough stimulation and challenge and they give her confidence ❤️.

Also, I rarely am able to get her to look at my camera and when I do, this is usually what I get. She’s very good at avoiding the camera all together or flashing the cheesiest smile 😊

lila & the babies.

She loves these babies. She got a couple of her own for her birthday, but she still always picks Ellie’s doll. The difference is minimal, but somehow she notices. I undressed both of them so they looked more the same, but she still knows :). More often she is just found carrying both of them. I’ve even caught her a couple of times rocking the babies. It was so sweet and I haven’t been sneaky enough to catch it on video yet.