What a cutie!

With her 6 mo. birthday right around the corner, Elly knows that her next milestone to conqueror, is to sit up all by herself! She is getting close, but still needs those little hands to support herself.

"Look at me! I'm a big girl!"

Cutie girl in a cutie dress! Thanks to Auntie Ali :)

Faaaalllling...

On a side note...mommy slept through the night last night!!!!! This would be the first time in about a year that has happened. Oh the things that bring us joy as we get older :)

WHAT?!

There's more out there than milk and rice cereal?! Tonight we decided to broaden little Elly's horizon's just a little bit more. I know I'm not supposed to introduce fruits and veggies till 6 months but...what's three days ;) With her 6 month b-day coming up on the 16th, I just couldn't wait to try out the yummy summer squash we made, and froze, last month. I think I was a little more excited than she was. I thought for sure that the taste of something new would bring shear joy to her chubby little face. Not so much. She ate it just as she would have, had it been her bland old cereal. Oh well...maybe in the upcoming weeks we can try out avocado (I've been told that's a good first for baby food). If she's anything like her mother, she will drool as her eyes roll back in her head with delight!

Come on now...at least give us a little smile!!!


Fat and...I guess happy



Elly has really started to discover (and LOVE) her voice! Here's a little video after her yummy dinner.

Your eyes are not deceiving you...

...that is a bow in Elly's hair! The itty bitty bows we have, finally stay in Elly's itty bitty amount of hair! I couldn't help but snap a picture of her (and her bow) this morning, while engrossed in Baby Einstein. She will sit for an hour and watch her favorite movie while I do my wifely duties. You know...washing dishes, doing laundry, cleaning the house. All done barefoot of course :)

Dear Fall,

Mommy and Elly are ready for you!!! Elly and I enjoyed the nice cool morning last week by having our (my) coffee out on the back patio. I still can't get over how much our little girl loves to be outside. She sat there in her bouncer, taking it all in, while I enjoyed my coffee without sweating it all out by the time we went back inside! I cannot wait for cooler weather where we can spend more time outside. My next purchase for Miss Elly...a swing to hang from the tree in the backyard. Kris will just have to deal with the fact that he has to climb his little tush up in that tree to hang it. Every time I mention it, his reply is, "NO WAY! You are just trying to collect on my life insurance!" This is just one of the sacrifices he will have to make for his little "Punkin" :)

Look at those legs! We had to retire all the footed jammies. She is just too long!