On Her Own

I just can believe how fast Eleanor is growing up. We decided it was time to move her into her own room, so I finally ordered the crib that I wanted and put it together yesterday. I absolutely love it and I think Ellie does too. She did great her first night. I on the other hand had a much harder time with it. I know it will just take some time, but I miss having her sleep in the same room as me.

The Great Salt Lake

Eleanor made her first visit to the Great Salt Lake today. Like her mother, it appears she is not a fan of the Great Outdoors. She screamed almost the entire time. She did enjoy eating the sand, but I was pretty grossed out by it. In reality she just needed a nap but she has a hard time falling asleep outside- too many distractions.

6 Months

Can't believe our little Eleanor is already 6 months old! As cliche as it sounds, it really does feel like we just brought her home from the hospital. She is the most incredible little girl and I love being able to spend all day with her. She is growing like a weed. I took her in for her 6 month check-up on Monday and here are her stats:

Weight: 15 lbs 6.5 oz. 38%
Length: 26.75 in. 85%
Head: 42.5 cm. 60%

Check out how much she has grown over the last 6 months:

 

 


At 6 Months Ellie:

- Rolls both ways without any help
- Can sit up by herself for a few minutes, usually
- Giggles a ton with Daddy
- Loves to babble on and on
- Loves to suck on her toes
- Eats solid foods like a champ - twice a day
- Drinks 6 oz every 4 hours
- Sleeps 8-10 hours at night with a couple short naps during the day
- Looks more and more like her Daddy every day
- Wants to eat everything that Mommy and Daddy eat

We love having her as part of our family and feel so blessed each and every day!

Applesauce

Ellie loves eating solid foods, she has not been a fan of bananas or applesauce. We took this video of her tonight eating her applesauce. We thought it was pretty funny.

Big Girl Chair

On Tuesday night we went to dinner with some of my family and We decided to try putting Eleanor in a high chair for the first time. She still is a little small and has a hard time staying up, but she loved it!

Independence Day

We had a wonderful 4th of July spent with family and yummy food. In the morning I ran the 5K in Layton with my Dad, little brother Ben and my Aunt Judy. I think I did pretty well considering how out of shape I am. I even beat my Dad by a few seconds.

After the run we hung out at the park and watched the parade. Ellie was pretty tired, so she ended up sleeping through most of it, but she did enjoy the fire engines.

It was a pretty low-key day, which was really nice. We had a BBQ for dinner and ate a ton of great food. I made a few patriotic desserts that turned out pretty cute.

It was a lot of fun celebrating our country's independence with this little one!

5 Months

I guess I better record Ellie at 5 months before she turns 6 months!

My guess is that she is around 16 lbs right now. She still fits into some 0-3 months clothes, but she is mostly in 3-6. I started putting her in 6 months pants this week since all her pants had become capris. I'm hoping that means she will be tall!

At Five Months Ellie:
- Went swimming for the first time at Seven Peaks. She hated it. The second time wasn't too bad.

- Eats some solid foods including green beans, squash, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes and oatmeal.

- Drinks 6 oz every four hours.

- Goes to bed around 10:00 pm and wakes up anywhere between 6-10 am.

- Rode in a swing at the park for the first time. She loved it!

- Went to her first rodeo. She was tired and cranky so she didn't like it too much.

- Loves rolling from her stomach to her back and can roll the other way with a little help getting started.

- Loves other babies, especially her friend Chloe.

- "Swims" on the floor when she wants to get a toy. Still hasn't figured out how to make herself move, but it is fun to watch her try.

- Enjoys her jumper but mostly just sways in it.

- Makes a really funny deep almost growl sound all the time.

- Cries when anyone but Mommy or Daddy holds her.