Ellie at Six Months

Here we are -- half a year into the parenting adventure. Ellie's growing like a weed. I'm really looking forward to her six-month checkup (on Tuesday!!) so I can see how much she weighs. Some days, I'm convinced she's at least thirty pounds. But it's probably more like 17.

Miss Mouse is rolling and squirming and trying her very hardest to crawl. She can push up onto her hands and knees for a few seconds so I'd imagine The Moment will come soon. She's getting better every day at sitting unassisted, although she still needs a spotter at the ready to keep her from face-planting into the carpet. She doesn't yet have any sense of self-preservation so when she topples over, she falls without inhibition or any attempt to break her fall!