Days 219 and 220: Sitting Pretty

Still in her pajamas, morning of October 13th:



Elise is very good at sitting up by herself and getting herself into a sitting position. At first, even though she could make herself sit up, she preferred to lay down to play. But now she usually would rather sit up to play with her toys. I guess she feels more confident or maybe stronger. October 14th:



Elise is eating more foods now. She's recently had butternut squash, pear, white baked potato, carrots, and barley. Butternut squash is hands down her favorite food EVER. She practically inhales it when you get some near her face. She loves it.

Days 216, 217, and 218

Sunday fun day. Elise playing on October 10th:



Caught red-handed! Elise pulling clothes out of her laundry basket. Also, look at how she pulled herself up!!! October 11th:



Looking cute on October 12th:

Cousin James

My sister Sara and her husband Bret are having a BOY! Elise can't wait to meet baby James, who is due mid-February. I'd put a cute pregnant belly picture of Sara up, but she's going the complete opposite route that I took and refusing to document her pregnancy.

Sara and Bret are registered at Babies R Us.

Days 212, 213, 214, and 215

It was cold here for a few mornings, so Elise got to bundle up. She's wearing a sweater and bonnet that my aunt made. October 6th:



Still has a bit of sleepiness in her eyes. Early morning playtime (on a quilt that my mom's friend made for her), October 7th:



Elise is currently obsessed with her dirty laundry. She crawls to the basket and tips it over, then drags her dirty clothes around the room. If you try to clean up after her, she gets very upset. Seven months going on 17 years. October 8th:



At the pumpkin patch! October 9th:

Days 210 and 211

Elise bites EVERYTHING. Now that she has two little teeth, she wants to sink them into anything within grabbing distance. October 4th:



She melts my heart!!! October 5th:

Days 205, 206, 207, 208, and 209

Fitness guru Elise, showing us how push ups are done. September 29th:



Big girl! Elise is getting very good at sitting up by herself. September 30th:



Elise is getting ready for a walk in the park. It's gotten a little bit cold here in the mornings, so on October 1st, she wore this cute hat that my friend Amber made for her.



Elise wearing her teeny tiny baby sandals. October 2nd:



Elise loves her daddy! October 3rd:

Days 201, 202, 203, and 204

Elise spent her 201st day outside of my belly doing homework. September 25th:



Then she began a strict exercise regimen. September 26th:



She's still figuring out the basics of how to read, such as which direction to hold the book. September 27th:



Recess time! Elise loves playing with her laundry basket for some reason. September 28th:

Real Crawling! (pretty much)

Check this out!

Days 197, 198, 199, and 200

Elise, performing her morning yoga stretch. September 21st:



September 22nd:



Elise sitting up with the help of a blanket, September 23rd:



Elise's first breakfast! She's such a good eater that we decided she's ready for two meals with solid food. September 24th:



Baby Food Update:
Despite that video (on an earlier post) of Elise nearly throwing up her first taste of green beans, she's now decided that she likes them. It took three tries before she could eat them, but now she gobbles them down. Yay! We've also added yellow squash and oatmeal to her diet.

Elise's First Tooth!

It's hard to see but you can just make it out. You may have to zoom in, it's only just poking up. Actually her two bottom front teeth feel like they are coming in and you can sort of see them both starting to show.

Here is what happened when Elise first tasted green beans.

Ever the optimist, Elise's mouth starts off as open as her mind but she soon finds herself gagging on gross green goop!

Days 195 and 196: Romantic Baby Weekend

Elise spent last weekend with her baby boyfriend, Andy. I'm pretty sure it's true love.

September 19th:



September 20th:

Day 194: Daddy and Baby Sunshine

She's such a happy baby. Look at that smile!

September 18th:



Elise has started crawling! Or maybe "proto-crawling" is more accurate. She can move herself forward using her arms and legs, but it isn't a perfectly smooth operation yet. She gets a little bit better at it every day.

She's still a wonderful eater, although she HATES green beans right now. So far she's tried avocado, banana, rice cereal, sweet potato, green beans, and applesauce. We've mixed the foods together in various combinations, too. For example, tonight she ate banana and applesauce mixed together, and since she was still hungry she had some rice cereal afterward.

Elise is the best baby ever. We love her so much!

Days 192 and 193

Baby Elise flashing the camera, September 16th:



Moments before a gigantic poop explosion... see the sneaky smile on her face? September 17th:

Days 188, 189, 190, and 191

Beautiful Elise on Grandparent's Day, September 12th:



Here is Elise in her bathtub thinking, "Where's my rubber ducky, lady?" September 13th:



September 14th:



What is it with little kids and elephants? William loved elephant toys, too. September 15th:

Days 185, 186, and 187

Elise on her 6 month birthday, sleeping in her car seat. Don't worry-- I usually have her buckled in even if she's sleeping, but I was about to take her out when I thought to take a picture. September 9th:



6 month doctor's check-up. Here she is at the office, playing with one of her teddy bears. She was 25 1/2 inches long (45th percentile) and 15 lbs 9 oz (45th percentile). Getting so big! September 10th:



Picking out a Halloween costume, September 11th:

Days 182, 183, and 184

Elise in her baby backpack, ready for a walk with Mommy and Daddy. September 6th:



Elise has a bigger bassinet now. Here she is, sleeping soundly in her bigger baby bed, September 7th:



Elise eating avocado, September 8th:

Happy Half Birthday, Elise!

Elise turned 6 months old today!



We let her dance on the table to celebrate, just this once.

Days 179, 180, and 181

Elise playing with one of her teddy bears, September 3rd:



On September 4th, we went to Sweet Grass Dairy in Thomasville, Georgia. This was Elise's first trip out of Florida. We saw lots of goats! One of them even tried to eat Elise:



On September 5th, we went to Kanapaha Gardens in Gainesville, Florida. Here is a picture of Elise with her Mimi, Mommy, Aunt Sara, and Nana:



Exciting weekend!

Today, Elise ate her first solid food!

Here is a video of that event:

She had some avocado mixed with breast milk. She seemed to like it and didn't throw it up or spit it out at all.

Days 177 and 178

Cutie-pie, playing in her bouncer, September 1st:



Here's Elise after her morning nap today. Hangin' out. Or maybe trying to figure out how to escape. That one's up to interpretation. September 2nd:

Days 173, 174, 175, and 176

Mommy, Elise, and Radar on August 28th:



Snuggles, August 29th:



Elise loves bath time! (You can't see it in this picture, but I'm almost as wet as she is after all of her happy splashing.) August 30th:



Zzzzzz, August 31st: