6 months!

Elliott turned 6 months on Sunday. She is getting to be more fun every day! She is getting very strong and adventureous. You can tell that she wishes she could just get up and run! Here are some things Elliott is doing at 6 months:

-Weighed 16 lbs. 1 oz. (75th percenile) and was 26.5 inches long (also 75th percentile). She didn't gain much weight since her 4 month appt., but gained 2.5 inches in length!

-Still wears size 2 diapers and is moving on to 6 month and some 6-9 clothing.

-Sits up very well on her own, although I usually sit her in her boppy still since she never sits still!

-Can move from a sitting position to her belly in about .2 seconds. She can then maneuver herself a little left, right, or forward depending on where she needs to move to get the toy she has her eye on.

-Can roll from back to belly and belly to back.

-Raises her hands up towards me when she wants me to pick her up or knows I'm fixing to pick her up.

-Drinks water from her sippy cup each day. She also tried some pear juice mixed with water. She seems to like water just as well, so I think we'll stick with that!

-Gives "sugar." If you ask for sugar, she'll lean over and place her open mouth on whatever is closest to her. She is also good at burying her head in your neck and giving sweet hugs.

-Holds her own bottle all the time (except for the last bit . . . she has trouble holding the bottle that high).

Here are some pictures of things that Ellie loves at 6 months:

Her naps!
To smile and laugh!

Her Daddy!


To be outside!

To make this face after she takes a bite

of baby food!

Fruit! She's also tried bananas, melon, and honeydew

in the little net fruit holder things (not sure what

they're called). Her eyes are red here from crying

when I took the apple to cut off some peel.

Bathtime!

Sticking out her tongue!

Moving!

She started out sitting in her boppy.

Wylie!

She's really obsessed with his paws.

OSU!

These are Ellie's "6 month pics."

I put that in quotations because I just

dress her up and take some pics of her

at home. This was my agreement when I

got my new fancy camera. Of course, I don't

know how to use it, but I'm looking at taking

a class for that!

There are a ton. I couldn't decide!

My favorite!
She's sitting in her Christmas present here.

That is the nice thing about 6 month old babies.

They don't know the difference!

Happy 6 months Elliott!