1/2 a year old!!

Well I can't believe the time has already come that I am writing Elle's 6 month blog post, but it has, so here I am!

Elle is getting so big!! She has a 6 month check up on the the 28th. So we will see how much she weighs! Last appt which was Jan 2nd (her last weight check) she weighed 12 lbs 11.5 oz and if I remember correctly she was 25 1/4 in long! She also has an appt the 23rd at U of M Mott Hospital for her consolation with the doctor that is going to do her surgery. Looking forward to meeting him and seeing what he has to say on what to get ready for, for Elle's surgery. I have been dreading Elle having surgery since we found out she had a cleft pallet. In fact I get choked up. I know sounds silly! They do surgeries for this sort of thing all the time, and we are going to the best place to have it done,  and she is going to be just fine, but its my baby, so thinking of her going through that makes me sad. But I know it is going to be all good. I am slowly getting more at peace with the whole thing, which is answer to prayer.

Elle has been eating baby food along with oatmeal. She loves her oatmeal and seems to like sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, apples, and pears. We are going to try some bananas this week. A week ago we started putting her in her crib at night (cause she was co-sleeping with us and has been doing naps in her crib for awhile) and is doing amazing!! She has made this whole transfer a piece a cake! Especially compared to Dom!! It was not fun making the transition with Dominic and I was preparing for something along those lines. She is ready for bed between 7:30-8:30 and sleeps till 1-2 am and is ready for a bottle, then goes back to sleep till 8. Sometimes she wakes up for a bottle around 5:30 am. She is getting on a set schedule now, and it is so nice. She is doing 2-4 naps, it all depends on how long she takes a nap for.

She is such a happy baby!! She started this thing where she loves to jump when you stand her up (she probably started that because she figured how to jump in her jumper she has). But she will also try jumping when she is sitting. Its quite funny! She can now sit up on her own for a few min at a time, and sits up well when a hoppy pillow is enclosed around her. She has been drooling a lot since she was 2 moths old, but the last week, she has been drooling a ton! The flood gates have been let open!! So I think the whole teething process has started.

Aunt Mandy will be doing her 6 month pictures this coming up Sunday, can't wait to see her in her tutu I made her! Well thats whats new with Elle :) She is such a blessing, along with our other two little boys!!