Elizabeth at 8 years old

Elizabeth is 8!

She is 52 pounds and 4'3" tall. She usually sleeps about 10 hours a night. She doesn't do that weird sleepwalking thing much anymore. I put her in bed around 8 or 8:15 and she usually goes to sleep at 9:30 or sometimes 10:00. I wake her up in the morning for school between 7:30 and 8.

She does not like school. She is in a rough class this year and it makes it hard for her to learn and she gets frustrated with how they do not listen and are disruptive.

Her favorite foods are bacon, noodles, mustard, chicken and yellow rice, burritos, mac and cheese, and graham crackers. This is mainly what she eats. She doesn't like any vegetables. She likes a few fruits.  She does not get a lot of variety in her diet and she refuses to eat most foods.

Her eczema is still a problem. In the winter, her hands are just ripped apart from scratching. Her feet aren't as bad. In the summer, her hands aren't nearly as bad. She is still allergic to the same things as she has been. Peanuts, tree nuts, and sunflower seeds. Nathan started developing new allergies around 8 so I hope that won't be the case for her.

Her favorite subject at school is art. Her least favorite subject is PE and testing. Her favorite books to read are Never Girls and Chicken Trek. She is an excellent reader and does very well in math too. Overall, her teacher has no complaints and Elizabeth does very well across the subjects.

She enjoys playing with Nathan. They still play lots of imaginative games together.  Some of her favorite games are Spud, Fly ups, roller skating, My Little Pony, and playing with her stair squares.

Some of her favorite friends are Charlotte, Josephine, Sophia, Cecilia, Madeline, Paige, Priya, and Gemma. She loves playing with her little friends.

She loves to play with legos and sew. She loves rocks. She is coming along well with her piano playing.