7 Months!

It was hard to get a picture of her sitting up...she wants to get on her hands and knees.
This is almost it...she drops her jaw and stares at you or things she finds new and interesting...usually it is wider, I just barely caught it!

I am so ready to crawl...you put me down and I immediately bend forward to my hands and act like I am gonna go.

My little dancer with the crazy hair...I love this picture...I love that she is doing a passe, I love her face, and especially her crazy hair...this is what it looks like after she wakes up

Cutest little grin with those dimples and teeth!

I can't believe she is 7 months...she is getting quite the personality. She started a new "tantrum" thing when she doesn't get what she wants. She does it at random times to show her disapproval, but does it a lot when she is eating (if you aren't fast enough, or the food runs out and she's not done). She holds her arms straight out in front of her with her fists clenched, holds her breath, turns beat red and lets out a few little grunts with it. It's actually quite funny, but I try not to laugh!

She started sitting up really well over a month ago, and got onto her hands and knees and rocked back and forth a week or so ago. She can army crawl, but doesn't seem to like it that much. She also pushes back onto her feet (in a downward dog) position and screams. She is starting to babble (instead of scream) a little bit more and is constantly blowing raspberries or some form of it. And loves to suck her thumb...whichever one is available.

6 Months!

6 Month Stats: (6/12 months actually)

Weight: 16 lbs. 11.5 oz. (73%)

Length: 28 3/4 in (97%)

I took her to the doctor on 5/15 and she was 15 lb. 11.5 oz...so at 6 months she was probably a little over 16 lbs!
We took her to Glamour Shots to get her 6 month pictures taken (they had a special) and I planned the appointment at 5pm so she would be up from her afternoon nap and fed, and therefore she should be happy! Well, she was happy/smiling at everyone until we got her in front of the camera...she just sat there and stared at us (me, Rusty, my mom, Kaitlyn, and 2 workers) looking at us like we were all crazy. We managed to get 1 photo with a smile, but it was in a different outfit and I really wanted one of her in the tutu...so this is the best we could get!

New this month:

She is sitting really well by herself...she falls over occasionally, but for the most part she is pretty good! She is very demanding when it is time for cereal/vegetables. We cannot put her in the highchair until it is completely ready or she will squeal and shake her hands like she is about to die! She loves to eat! She loves to watch Baby Signing Time! Loves to go on walks outside! She's gotten a little better at having stranger anxiety, except if she's tired! Can't think of much else, but she is so much fun and I love to watch her grow and learn everyday!

New Pictures

This is my new cheesy grin to show off my 2 new teeth!

I forgot to take an official 6 month picture today, so I will have to do it tomorrow and post after we go to the doctor and get her 6 month stats! But for now I will post a recent picture. (I was going to post more, but my computer/internet is incredibly slow and after 5 failed attempts to post multiple pictures...this is all I could get to work!) I know everyone enjoys seeing Elle grow, but this is especially for my dad since he goes in to surgery tomorrow...hope all goes well and you will be able to see again very shortly! Love you dad/grandpa!

Happy Mother's Day

Dear Mom,

I just wanted to say Happy Mother's Day to the greatest mom in the world. I am so fortunate to have you in my life...I really don't know what I would do without you, you're my best friend! Thank you for being such a wonderful and loving mother throughout my life. There has NEVER been a time in my life where I have had to wonder if you loved me, or if you were going to be there for me in any way I needed you. I never worried if my mom was going to be in the crowd to watch/support me in anything I did. I have always known that you would love me no matter what, and I could come to you with anything. You were the perfect balance of a mother and a friend. You have always put our needs before your own, and have sacrificed so much for all of us over the years. I hope you know how much I love you and appreciate everything you have done and continue to do for me. I thank you for teaching me how to become a good mother by being the mother you were and still are. And now as I am a mother, I truely understand the magnitude of this calling and why you did/do so much for us. You are unlike anyone I have ever met, you live for your children and now your granddaughter; it is your greatest joy. I hope to be able to do for my children what you have done for us. I thank you for loving my daughter to no end and being so involved in our lives. You know exactly how to support me and help me learn without getting in the way of me being a mom to Elle. She loves you dearly as evidenced by how she smiles and reaches for you, and I know that she is always safe in your care and will be loved just as much as Rusty and I love her. She is blessed to have such a wonderful grandma as I am blessed to have you as a mother.

Thank you, and I love you!

Elle,

I love you more than you will know until you become a mother yourself; it is truely the greatest blessing I have been given in my life and I hope to live up to what you deserve. I thank my Heavenly Father for you everyday and and am humbled that he would see me fit to care for you, His child. I know I will make many mistakes along the way, but hopefully you will love me through them and know that I want to do what is best for you. I love watching you grow and learn. I love how your little face lights up everytime you look at me. Each and everyday is the most wonderful and rewarding experience; Thank you for making me a mother!

5 months!

My beautiful blue-eyed girl!

Big and tall and strong...that is the name of the song Rusty made up that he sings to her when he pulls her from lying on her back to standing. We started doing this when she was about 2 months old and now she LOVES to stand...she hardly ever sits!
I bought her some sunglasses for summer, we were going to go on a walk, so I decided to put them on her...she apparently doesn't mind b/c she didn't even touch them...not once! That's my girl!

This is the face she makes about 100 times a day, she's sniffing in and out of her nose really fast, it's hilarious and I never get tired of seeing her do it!

She's so much fun, everyday is something new and I can't believe how fast she has grown!

What she's doing now:

She loves her exersaucer, she beats and chews it to death;

she is contantly spitting/blowing raspberries or sniffing in and out;

loves playing on her tummy, can spin to get anything she wants...but if she's on a blanket and the toy is too far, she'll pull the blanket toward her until the toy is within reach!

Freaks out (in public) if I am out of sight;

Freaks out if (not so attractive) strangers try to talk to her;

loves her daddy...she lights up when he walks in the room and talks to her (but if I leave her with him and go run an errand, she's not too happy);

stares and moves her fingers when daddy signs to her;

has the cutest laugh, highpitched squeals, and deep gravely voice when she babbles!

Random pictures!

I love this picture b/c it shows her crazy hair and her sucking in that bottom lip which makes her cheeks look big!

"My life is so rough!" (She bury's her head and screams when she is tired of tummy time!!)

In my new big kid highchair! Look at those chubby knees!

This picture is for my brother...he bought this outfit for her in Wyoming when I was pregnant. Love the bed head look too!

My favorite part of the day (which is luckily several times a day) is when she wakes up and I go into see her...she's always so smiley and happy to see me!
This is usually what I see first...then I start talking & she pulls it down like the picture before this one!

My new toy...I love to eat anything I can get my hands on!

This is my first time eating cereal!! I loved it!

She got her finger stuck in her pacifier...I will let you imagine what Rusty said this looked like!

Easter

Kaitlyn took a bunch of great pictures of us egg hunting with Elle at the Weadon's that I will have to post later, but for now you can see her in her dress!