Ellie: 7 Months

The days and months are starting to move so fast now! I am to the point where I really do want it to slow down a bit. Those first months feel like years but now I blink and a week has passed and Ellie is growing and changing right along with it. So here we are at 7 months (really 7.5 now) and she is getting so big and has become so much fun! 




Stats: 
around 19lbs (total guess)
Wearing size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 at night
Wearing 6-9 mo clothes and some 9-12 mo

Likes:
Eating - she has really started getting the eating thing down and is enjoying it
Attemping to crawl - this past month she is rocking back on all fours and is really trying hard to figure out how to move.
Swinging - she will smile and giggle anytime you put her in the swing. She also loves being outside.
Anybody who will smile at her - she is seriously the easiest baby to make smile. You just have to give her a little grin and her face just explodes into a smile.

Dislikes:
Not being able to crawl (trying so so hard)
Not getting her naps
Being held when she wants to move

Milestones/Firsts:
Rocking on all fours
Rolling all over the place
Swinging on the park swing
Eating and drinking water
Trip to the State Fair
First trip to the pumpkin patch
Got Baptized!

Sleep:
Naps are hit or miss...we have had too many 1 nap days lately. Sleep at night is the same, she still wakes up 1x per night. We are planning to "cry it out" this month sometime which is the same time we did with Molly.

Ellie Baby! You are such a joy to be around and your happy energy rubs off on everybody around you. Your smile lights up the room and I cherish the evenings when I get to snuggle you to sleep. You are the perfect addition to our family and we love you so much!

Ellie: 6 Months

Half a year. It is hard to believe. Somehow we made it. ; ) Ellie is developing more and more of a personality and its fun to watch her be so attentive to things. She really likes to take in what is happening around her and focuses on things so intently. She definitely likes to observe. I can tell she will be the more cautious and reserved of my girls. That doesn't take much with Molly though. 

These last 6 months have been challenging but also a lot of fun. I can't wait to see where the next 6 months goes!




Stats:
17lbs 4oz (75th %)
27" long (90th %)
Wearing size 3 diapers
Wearing 6mo and 6-9 mo clothes

Likes:
Watching Molly dance - she thinks its hilarious
Look at herself in the mirror
Squeal and scream like a dinosaur
Putting everything in her mouth

Dislikes:
Peach baby food
Being in her carseat for too long
When you take something that she isn't allowed to put her mouth

Milestones/Firsts:
Starting to sit up a little bit on her own
Eating 2 meals a day (breakfast and dinner)
Sleeping on her stomach

Sleep:
She has started to wake up at varying hours during the night, usually between 4am and 4:30am. She will eat (we are working on weaning her off of that) and then sleep again until around 7:30am. I let her talk to herself in her crib until 8am. She takes two naps a day, the first around 11am and the second around 3pm.







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