Last week our dear sweet Ella turned 6 months old. The night before she hit this milestone, she decided it was time to crawl! That's right, we're in trouble now! Well, Luke is anyway. His world has been completely rocked as little sister can now get into anything she wants! This has been challenging for him, but very very good for him. Little Lukester is not the best sharer in the world, and now he has to practice this on a daily, hourly basis. So...it's been fun for mama too!
Ella is still our social butterfly, but she's recently been pretty attached to her mama. She is now in the stage of stranger anxiety, but we are trying to make her more brave by passing her around as much as we can. So far, it's not working out so good. I guess I should cherish these days before she turns into a 12 year old who is embarrassed of me, right?
We started rice cereal with Ella last month and she has now graduated to green beans and sweet potatoes. When she first had the rice cereal, it seemed she couldn't get enough of it. She even managed to sleep through the night (miracle!) the first night she had it. Now, she doesn't seem to like eating much at all unless she is nursing. I spoke with the doctor about this at her 6 month check up and she thinks Ella might have acid reflux. She does spit up very frequently, so we put her on medication. Hopefully this will help ease her swallowing and stop the spitting up!
Our little girl is so much happier now that she is mobile. She was getting pretty frustrated there for a while. At five months, she learned how to roll from her tummy to her back and to sit up on her own. This allowed her to sit and play with toys independently. Now that she can crawl, she can also go to the sitting position whenever she wants. Yeah!
Beautiful little Ella is growing nicely. She weighed 17 lbs, 9.5 oz. at her check up this week and was 27 3/4 inches. She is not gaining weight as rapidly as she was at first, but her length/height continues to soar at the top of the charts! She is going to be tall like her daddy and his family! We joke that she will probably end up being a tall version of me, as she is my little mini-me. When we compare my baby pictures with Ella, the resemblance is amazing! The only difference is that crazy hair of hers. I was a baldy like Luke!
Right now little Ella is pretty sick. Luke had a virus this week and had croup, which she now has as well. It is no fun! Hopefully she will get better really quick and back to her old happy self!
Thanks for checking in! We hope everyone is having a blessed Christmas season!
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