FOUR MONTHS!

On August 23rd, we celebrated two special occassions, Grandpa Bobby's birthday (we won't divulge his age) and Ellie's four month birthday. Gosh time flies! You'll see from the photo below, Ms. Ellie isn't so small! At her doctor's appointment on Monday, she weighed 17 pounds, 8 ounces (97% ile) and is 26 inches long (also 97% ile). The doctor commented on her strength and the fact that she looks older than she is!

She's doing SO much now! She talks and smiles like crazy (except when I have the camera) and wants to be a part of everything. She's ready to eat (look for videos and photos soon) and we think she's starting the teething process.

Here are some of her favorite things:

Ms. Independent is already trying to stand on her own:

She LOVES her exersaucer:

And, she is practically holding her own bottle:

I will be adding more this week - first rice cereal meal is tomorrow - veggies in just a few weeks!

Ellie goes to work

Since having Mom at work is such a new thing for Ellie, we decided to let her give it a try! Last Friday, I had a meeting scheduled with a friend of mine from UAW, Linda Lash. Linda was great enough to invite Ellie along - we had a great time. Ellie was a hit and was great through the meeting. She was all smiles for Linda (except for when I had the camera of course)!!

Then, since Grandpa Bobby works right down the street, we stopped in to see him and spend some time letting him show Ellie off! Again, she was great - but started to get pretty tired at the end. Next time, we're having Grandpa take us to lunch!