6 months already!

miss ellie is 6 months. it seems like yesterday she was a teeny little newborn. she's such a good baby. she loves her big "protectors" like crazy. every morning around 6:30 or 7am she wakes up, we snuggle and coo at eachother, then i ask her if she wants to go see the bubbas, and she flails all around excitedly. it's super cute. whenever she fusses, one boy or both are right at her side ready with the slapstick trying to make her happy. she's only belly laughed for me or jason a few times, but always yuks it up over something the boys are doing.

this is the longest i've ever been able to breastfeed a baby. YAY for not having to work this time around! we've been doing rice cereal every now and then for about a month or so, but in the past 2 weeks she's tried apples and peas and she's already a pro! i also started giving her a sippy cup of water to practice with. she got the hang of that on the first try, too! such a baby genius!

she still won't take a pacifier. instead she sucks on her blanket, burpcloth or one of the many doilies my grandma has made for her. she loves to be able to stick her fingers through the holes of the doilies, so that's our go-to when she really needs comforting. she's also a little outside girl. if she's fussy, i can take her outside, even if it's just on the porch to play with the windchime. she's an explorer.

ellie has yet to sleep through the night. there's been one or two really good nights since she's been born. we've got a good routine, though so it's not totally miserable. i wake up with her at night every night and on the weekends, i get to sleep in a bit. i know it's all up to me to train her, but when she wakes up in the middle of the night i tend to not be thinking in terms of the long run. maybe she'll sleep through the night when we finally move her to her own room. which probably won't happen b/c i don't want to sleepwalk up and down stairs a hundred times in a night. oh well. someday.

ellie is starting to sit up on her own. she's able to get up on her knees, but never stays long enough to figure out what she can do with them. and just today i caught her pushing her belly up off the floor with her arms. she's going to be crawling so soon. time to babyproof! she's a rolling champ and can turn her body while on her belly to face a new direction.

we had ellie's 6 month well baby this week. she's a whoppin' 18 lbs(90%) and is 26" tall (55%) she's following her big brother boomer's stats.

ellie of course loves daddy and the bubbas and lets them know it all the time, but she's still a mama's girl. i SO love it. i know it won't last forever so i bask in it every chance i get! she thinks new people are interesting as long as mama is right there in her sight. she is totally in awe of one of the office girls at jaxon's school. she lights up everyday when she sees her. it's super cute to see. if she reaches out to grab your face it means she really likes you. it's like her little baby hug and it's so sweet.

i'm so excited with every new thing my sweet baby girl learns and love to watch her grow. don't get me wrong, if i could stop time, you know i would! she may be our last baby, so i'm in no hurry at all for her to grow up.