Hi Everyone!

Well, Hillary convinced me that it's not too late to start a blog for Ellie, so here it goes. Miss Ellie is almost 6 months old and changing every day, so I suppose there will be plenty of material to write about!

Today, Ellie and I went to the gym with Hillary and Jackson. When I went back to pick up Ellie from the nursery, she was sitting on the floor (eating her dress) and one of the staff members said "is she really just 5 1/2 months old?" I thought "here comes another comment on how big she is," (not that I mind them, of course) but instead, she said, "we just can't believe how well she's sitting up!" So finally, Ellie has a trick that is more noteworthy than her big eyes, cheeks and thighs. ;-) She really is sitting up well -- she loves to sit on Daddy's tummy/hip while he is laying on the floor -- it gives her a good opportunity to practice her balance and she likes to try to stand up too.

The other new news in Ellie's life is solids. She now eats avocado, prunes, peas, sweet potato, and oatmeal (in any combination, she's not fussy). She's especially hungry in the afternoon and usually ends up having seconds -- it's a good thing we have a Sam's Club membership -- she's training hard to beat her Grandpa Ellis's record of weighing 20 lbs at 6 months...my money is on Ellie.