6 Months old!

Where oh where is the time going? Ella turned 6 months old last week! It feels like only yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital.  She is really becoming such a sweet little girl and is generally always happy.  She definitely has her moments, but for the most part she enjoys each and every minute of everyday.



Here are a few milestones from this past month:

• Ella continues to entertain herself and will sit on her blanket and play with every single toy until she has thrown them all out of her reach.  She still loves her exersaucer and plays with all the toys on it.  She also likes to watch her Baby Einstein videos while she is playing. 
• She's learned to talk A LOT more and will talk out loud to whoever will listen.  She's started saying "mamamamama..." whenever mommy leaves the room.  It's not quite "mama" but we are getting there!  She's working hard to say "dada" as well!
• She loves food! We have come to find out that Ella loves any kind of food and has developed a very healthy appetite.  Now she has moved onto more fruits and veggies and this month pears and mango's (mixed together) are her favorite.  She has also started sitting in her highchair to eat all her meals. 
• Within the last couple of weeks, she has become very aware of Lexi and loves watching her run around.  Lexi is still not as interested in her, but we have a feeling that they are going to be pretty good buddies once Ella starts giving Lexi food! We also dog sat Ruby (another Cavalier) during Thanksgiving and Ella loved watching the two of them run around.

This month we celebrated Daddy's 37th birthday and Ella attended her first birthday party for Caitlyn who turned 2 years old.!

We went to the doctor this past week and she was 15lbs 11oz and is in the 50th percentile for weight and 70th percentile for height.  The doctor said he thinks she is going to be around 5'5''!