Ellie bellie turned 7 months old today! She has so much personality and such a sweet spirit. She is always doing something to make me smile and laugh. We have been so blessed to call her our baby girl. Time goes by so fast. Sometimes I wish time would slow down, and other days I just can't wait to see what new thing she learns! For her 6 month checkup a couple weeks ago she weighed 16 lbs 4 oz and 26 1/2 inches long. She couldn't be any more perfect. Healthy and happy as can be! The next time we go to the doctor for a checkup she will be a year old. (They typically don't go in at 9 months, unless there is an issue).
Ellie has been doing so well eating her solids. It took a while for her to get use to the texture and taste of everything, but now she eats everything we give her. She likes bananas, apples, pears, peas, green beans, carrots, oatmeal, and rice cereal. She will have oatmeal and some kind of fruit in the mornings for breakfast, for lunch she has fruit mixed with vegetables, and for dinner she will have fruit, veggies, and rice cereal. I haven't introduced meats yet. I am going to introduce them this week though... so we will see how that goes.
Ellie still doesn't take a bottle. I actually haven't tried giving her one in a long time. She loves her sippy cup though. Ellie doesn't drink a lot from it.... but she likes to hold it and put it in her mouth by herself. I give her juice or water to drink in her sippy cup. There hasn't been a situation where I've needed to leave her for a long period of time, so I haven't needed her to take a bottle. I have my bible study on Tuesday mornings for 2 hours. She usually stays home with dad or grandma. I make sure she eats a good breakfast, and I will nurse her before I go. It's nice that she eats solids now, that helps with the no bottle issue.
Ellie has 2 bottom teeth. They are still making their way up... but you can see them and they hurt when she bites :) For the most part, she has done well with teething. She gets fussy occasionally, but for the most part she is a total trooper.
Ellie sits up all by herself now. She has been doing it for a few weeks. She can play on the floor with her toys. She also does a really good job of sitting up on her own (laying on her back and sitting up on her own). She isn't crawling quite yet... but I have no doubt that will be the next big thing she figures out. She can move back and forth on her hands knees, but no crawling yet. Ellie loves to scream every time I leave the room. She must think I'm never coming back, but I always do ;) It's just one of those phases.
I can't believe how much I love this little girl. She brings so much joy to my life, and Kenton's as well.
