6 Months of Great Joy!

Our family has been so blessed by our spunky, beautiful and loving Ellery Abigail! She amazes us with her wonder and curiosity. She smiles and the worries of the world disappear! We are incredibly thankful for each moment we have had with her, and are thrilled to share this great life with her and see who she will become and what amazing things are in store for her.
Ellery had her 6-month checkup on Jan. 3rd. She weighed 15 lbs. 1 oz and is 25 in. She is doing great!
Ellery is a super happy baby! These days her preferred position is sitting up so that she can view her world and reach for anything in sight. She loves playing and seems content to "study" her toys and new objects. Ellery is making lots of good noise, but her favorite lately comes in the form of a growl. Yes, it really sounds like a growl. It's hilarious! She likes for us to growl back, too. Ellery is eating lots of different foods, and really seems to like everything! Ellery can get around pretty well considering she hasn't made it up on all fours on her own yet. She can make a full circle in no time just by moving her arms and has crawled backwards a few times.
One really endearing thing about her is her incredible kicking abilities that have been around since birth! Ellery will kick with both feet while she's just hanging out, and she will kick in rhythm (as much as possible by a baby) with one foot. Pretty much everyone notices it as well as how strong she is. Believe it or not, like brother like sister, Ellery also loves to drum! She especially enjoys drumming on her high chair at dinner time. We say "boom, boom, boom" and that just encourages her to do it more. So, she really has a blast with her new bongos. She also loves Kiran's ukelele!
Ellery still loves being with Kiran constantly. She always turns to his voice! She rarely gets upset, but when she is, Kiran comes to the rescue! Right now, we just can't get enough of Ellery's spunky hair to match her spunky personality! Jeff calls it her "tuft." It gets a friendly comment wherever we go. We love our sweet little girl, Ellery, Elle Belle, Elly Belly.