Time is flying! What a big girl we have! According to our scales, she is about 14 1/2 lbs and is outgrowing her 6 month clothes. She is very sweet but also very spunky! Originally, Ellery seemed to be an observer of others, very quiet and to herself. She still loves watching people, her favorites being Kiran and Daddy. But, she has also figured out that it is fun to be part of the action. She loves to cough to get our attention. She just starts laughing at what we do or say sometimes. She was laughing every time Kiran and I kicked the soccer ball the other day. Ellery is strong and really wants to be sitting up all of the time. She does a great job of pulling herself part way up to a sitting position. She can now sit on the floor using her hands to hold her up, with us there to spot her, of course. Ellery has seemed interested in food for a while now, so two nights ago, we decided to try rice cereal. She made a "what is this?" face at first and didn't seem too excited. But, last night we gave her a little more and she did pretty well with it.
Tonight, Daddy was holding Ellery, and as he was turning her to hand her to me, she reached out for me! I love it! She loves the new song Daddy wrote for her called, "Bicycle." It's actually really cool - we all find ourselves singing it around the house. Ellery will listen so intently and watch every word come out as we sing with the sweetest smile on her face.
Ellery still loves pat-a-cake and peek-a-boo. She blows bubbles and razzes. She can grab things faster than lightning, so we will have to be extra careful with Kiran's toys when she starts crawling! She takes after her big brother in that she likes sucking her fingers (not just her right thumb anymore) and playing with my hair. The difference in Kiran and Ellery, though, is that her hair playing is much more like a grab and yank action - it will be a miracle if I have any hair left after she gets through this stage! We love our little Ellery and are amazed by her everyday!
