Ellie is 23.125 inches long and weighs a little over 12 lbs.
She drinks 6 oz bottles and sleeps all night long--and so do mommy and daddy praise the Lord. She started this the day she turned 1 month old. Only every few nights do I get up just once a night with her. Routines are beautiful things and have made life much easier with this little baby doll!
She has decided she loves bath time now. I moved her tub into my big garden tub with the dimming lights and window-- I guess she thinks she is at the spa! Diva. She kicks and splashes her water and laughs as we play! She loves to try and drink the water on her face. She sticks her little tongue out and smacks her lips!
She loves to dance, go outside, go running with mommy, play with Mr. Starfish...a musical blinking starfish on her play mat, and loves her toy crab we named Mr. Remoulade. She can stand on her own by just holding my hands, and she loves to stand up and look around. We daily continue making her very strong by doing many many exercises for her neck, legs, arms, and mind. We sing songs and make silly sounds together which makes her laugh and smile such a big wide smile that I love so much. I feel my heart gasp and jump as it fills with excitement and joy and love when playing with Ellie. She is starting to roll over but we do not have it down just yet. She can roll to her side all on her own. she can also scoot and advance forward or turn her body 180°. She still loves tummy time. She can plank!!! She gets on her toes and arms and lifts her entire body up off the mat for quite some time. This happens when she is trying to crawl. I am impressed. I think she planks longer than I can. Ha!
She got to meet her Mommy's best friends, Lala and Savvy, and she already knows they are going to spoil her rotten! She got time with her cousins (aka her siblings) and loves and adores them and they think she is a real life cute baby doll.
Ellie loves Blondie and Blondie loves Ellie. Cajun keeps his distance but checks on her from time to time when she gets fussy.
She got to dress for her first football season cheering on the Wolverines and The Clemson Tigers...even if she is not allowed to watch TV... haha! She got to celebrate with Daddy and Mommy for our birthdays, too! She took her first outing with us as a family, and joined Mommy for running errands for the first time. She did great!
She will get her first round of shots in a couple of days...I hope it hurts me more than her! I know I am going to cry! But I will be strong for her!
She has changed drastically over the past month and I am having soooo much fun being her mommy and watching her grow and learn and bonding with her daily. We have learned so much about each other and I can't wait to see what the next month brings!
Photo time. Pics of the past months with Ellie!
