Our Ellie girl is 5 months old!
Isn't she just the cutest? I love this picture of her...tummy showing, one sock kicked off -- totally her personality. She is our little sunshine girl! So happy :)
Here are some quick facts about Elliot in the past month:
- She listens to every sound we make and has started copying us. One of her specialties is fake coughing.
- She said her first word! Well, sorta :) She makes a sound that sounds remarkably like "da-da." And she does it on command. What a smarty pants!
- She is working very hard to sit without assistance. She's getting the hang of it but so far doesn't last for more than a minute or so.
- Ellie has added rice cereal to her diet! She took pretty well to it at first...or so we thought :) She kind of freaked out, haha. We've learned she doesn't like eating with a spoon but she takes rice cereal from a bottle just fine.
- And also, baby food! Once. She's only tried peaches. She enjoyed them much more than the cereal. She's still pretty messy with a spoon but it's fun to watch.
- She has become a grabber! She pulls my hair and scratches at my cheeks, nose, and neck every chance she gets.
- She drools even more than before and constantly has her fingers in her mouth. I thought she might be teething but there aren't any poking through yet!
- She loves to laugh. Peek-a-boo, tickles, and playing with her cousins really get her going.
- Elliot celebrated her very first Christmas! And she did awesome with Santa :)
- She still loves the mirror. She has one that hangs in her bedroom next to the changing table. Every time I stand her up after changing her diaper or outfit, she immediately whips her head around, stares in the mirror and flashes a huge smile. This girl definitely doesn't lack confidence!
- Ellie babe loves to read. Good thing too, because she got quite a few books for Christmas. Her favorites include Dr. Seuss and Winnie the Pooh.
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| Elliot about to open some of her books. |
- Do you know what else Ellie loves? Phones. Every time I pull mine out to take a picture or video she gets really intense and excited.
- As I mentioned last month, Elliot loves standing. So, we introduced her to one of those exercise saucer things. She hasn't really figured out how to play with the toys around the outside yet, but she loves to stand for long periods of time like a big girl.
- She's been carefully watching Christian and I whenever we eat for some time now, but just recently started showing interest in cups! I let her suck on a the rim of my cup the other day and she loved it. She shakes and her eyes get really wide with excitement.
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| Sorta like this :) |
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