Six Months

 

Guess who's SIX months old!? These last six months have flown by soooo fast! And now my tiny little baby is not so tiny anymore. At 6 months Ellie is:

-15 lbs and 24 3/4 inches (the exact same weight and height as Matthew at the same age....Emma was 15 ounces heavier and the exact same height)

-sitting like a pro. She's been able to sit on her own since about about 4 1/2 months. Now she can scoot around on her bottom to get where she wants to go. She will sit and play with her toys by herself for long periods of time, which means I can cook dinner or clean or help with homework. It is AWESOME!

-so fun. I LOVE this age. Ellie always has a big smile ready for anyone and everyone who looks her direction. She loves when people stop us in the store, at church, etc to talk to her and tell her how cute she is.

 

-still not rolling. Really, she barely tolerates being on her tummy at all unless she is really distracted. Usually though she starts fussing, and scooting backwards and in circles trying to get off her tummy.

-eating solids! She also started this around 4 months. She will eat baby food, but doesn't like it. She really just likes to eat what we're eating. Ellie has really sensitive skin and has been getting terrible rashes and dry skin around her mouth about once a week. We're still trying to figure out what sets it off, but it seems like cutting out fruits and other acidic food is helping. Aquaphor has also become our best friend.

-babbling and talking and laughing and making all sorts of fun noises. She thinks Emma and Matthew are so funny. If one of them comes into the room she smiles really big and stares at them till they notice her. Then she squeals and laughs and waves her arms all over. It's really cute.

-constantly putting everything in her mouth. If she doesn't have something in her mouth, she has her mouth hanging wide open waiting for something to go in. It's kind of funny.

-bouncing and standing. She is a STRONG girl. When she's not sitting, she wants to be standing. When I try to hold her on my hip, she scootches her little feet up and then pulls herself up so she's standing on my hip. She also loves her jumperoo and bounces like crazy when she's in there.

-a sweet, mostly easy going little girl. She is so patient with all of our errand running and school pick ups and drop offs. She hates being in the car seat, but will usually fall asleep once we get going. I often say that she's easy going because she's the 3rd child so she has to be, but I do still feel lucky.

We love this sweet girl!