6 Months!!!!!

Flowers from daddy :)

Ella is in awe of everything!
I've been thinking about this day for a very long time. When I was pregnant I would always get really excited imagining Ella during the holidays at 6 months old. This was my favorite age with my sister Sarah & I've always reminded myself to treasure every single second because it all goes way too fast. Ella is so much fun and, most of the time, is really entertaining to take out and about. Ella loves attending all of the Christmas parties and gets a thrill staring at the decorative lights. We were in TJ Maxx yesterday and she sat up in the cart for the first time. She held onto my sweater as I pushed the shopping cart. She reached for her first toy (a cabbage patch doll)and kept trying to open the box. How could I not get it for her?! As soon as Luke got home and saw the box he asked if this gift could be from him since, technically, it would be her first baby doll. He's such a great dad! Ella woke up this morning with 6 roses by her crib for her 6 month birthday. This child definitely runs the show :)

We are very excited that she is sitting up and playing by herself now. Doesn't hurt that mommy and her nanny are both teachers. This baby learns about letters, sounds, and numbers on a daily basis. No pressure kiddo :) I love watching her explore her new world and I feel like I get to rediscover everything too.

Ella, I couldn't have asked for a more perfect baby. You've become my best friend and brought some much love into our hearts. We are better people because of you :-)
Happy 6 month birthday!

Solid Foods

We tried the highchair but Ella can't quite sit up. Instead we have the gangsta lean!

Back to the Bumbo it is!

Ella at My Gym

Thanksgiving

Turkey Trot
Experimenting with solid foods has been so fun for the whole family! Ella can finish oatmeal cereal like it's nobody's business but don't think for a second she will try bananas or applesauce without making a face. I'm truly hoping that she has her father's taste buds and will be open to trying new things. My Baby 411 recommends eating solids once a day to start off with, but I'm thinking we may need to up it to two times a day because bottles don't seem to fill her. She has been randomly waking up at 5am this whole week and it's killing me so I need to get this child to sleep later. I'm thinking of waking her up around 7:30 (we put her down at 6pm which sounds too early but she can barely keep her eyes open) and trying to give her one more feeding. Should be interesting!

We had a great first Thanksgiving! Ella started off the holiday at 6am running in her first 10K with Daddy (Dana Point Turkey Trot, woot woot!). I was a little resistant at first (nervous she would have a meltdown), but it was the cutest thing ever to see Luke running with the stroller and making Ella laugh. She did so well and even slept miles 2-5. We watched the Macy's Parade together and had dinner with over 40 family members at cousin Suzy's house. She had two babies there that were close in age so it was really cool to see her interact with them (although she did slap one in the face :-). We had dessert with Nikki & Noah and couldn't have asked for a better holiday!

On December 8th, Ella will be 6 months old (where does the time go?!) She is so responsive now, I really have to be on my toes. She grabs at EVERYTHING. I am forced to walk down the center of every aisle when shopping and when we go out to eat, everything on the table has to be pushed back. I thought I had so much more time before this happened. It's so fun but also oh so tiring. So many people ask me if she's crawling (she looks much older) and this child barely sits up by herself. I'm secretly not opposed to keeping her immobile because I know how much more work she will be soon enough :-)

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