Ellie - 5 Months Old

Kicking your right foot when you're fighting sleep

Smiling and showing those gums majority of your waking hours

Laughing especially when you're tossed in the air

Putting everything in your mouth

Nursing but getting harder with all of the world's distractions

Grunting, screeching, yelling, cooing

Sleeping in your crib!

Rolling but mostly still to your tummy

Observing others

Soaking up your environment

Turning your head in response to your name

Loving your exersaucer - you can barely touch!

Playing on your mat/activity gym

Grabbing for toys in the air and bringing them to your mouth

Swaddling at night to keep you from flailing

Sitting up or practicing standing

Swinging in your Fisher Price Swing.. love again!

Napping in the swing

Watching other children

Scratching things

Licking items

Packing on some extra padding on your arms and legs

Growing new hair (same color)

Loving hugs from Kip

Copying Daddy's sounds

Swinging on a REAL swing

Sucking on toys, fingers, blankies

Getting lots of attention when we are out and about

Becoming more difficult at bedtime

Sleeping 6-10 hours but with interruptions

Grabbing and playing with your feet

Loving your carseat - rarely do you fuss

Running to garage and estate sales with mommy

Cooing back and forth with us

Cluster feeding at night to make you sleepy

Laughing while we change your clothes

Humming at the end of your bottle (pumped milk) when you're ready for sleep

Refusing a pacifier

Wearing size 1 or 2 diapers

Wearing 3-6 month clothing

Wearing size 1 shoes

NEW posts

11/23  Bath Time!
12/23  A Special Touch
12/25  Jingle Bells with Nana
12/25  First Trip to ER
12/29  38 Week Belly - The Night Before She Arrived
1/6      Ellie's Newborn Shoot  (new)
1/21    Fine, I'll Take Pink
2/1      Picasso in the Making
3/1      Park with Nana
3/1      Ellie Takes a Bath
3/3      Sleeping Ellie
3/4      Love this.


Many, many more to come.

I Love You Berry Much

Kip and his new friend at the park

Fun Last Day of School

My Love for DD

Laughing with Auntie Em

Yes, it's dark. There was a storm rolling in...