Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Happy 5 months, Ellee girl!! I love you so much, more and more every day! You are the sweetest baby girl I have ever met and I feel incredibly blessed that God chose me to be your mommy. (And if I do say so myself, you seem to be pretty thrilled you are my baby, too. I LOVE the smiles you have especially for me! You seek me out in any room and sometimes want no one else but me. You make me feel pretty special.  )Ellee weighs 13.8 lbs and is 26 inches long which means she is growing well (and it also means she has reached the height limit for her infant car seat- 26 inches... already??)! I guess I shouldn't be concerned about my milk supply, but it is so difficult when it seems she is still hungry after she eats sometimes. We have yet to try solid foods with her but she has started acting interested in our food so it will probably be soon. She can roll over both ways, loves to be upright and looking around, grabs at toys and tries to get them to her mouth, she is always chewing on her hands and drooling lots, and those two bottom teeth look like they are going to pop through soon! She pushes up on her arms and legs when put on her belly and squirms herself around on the floor as she is playing. We moved up to size 2 diapers on Monday and she is getting too long for some of her 3-6 month clothes. (I was just thinking I needed to go through the 6-9 month clothing as she doesn't have too many cooler weather outfits in her current size.) And here are her 5 month comparison photos.   The first picture shows how our morning went. Phil stayed home absolutely miserable. I went out and got him some medicine and that seemed to help. He had lots to do at work, so he ended up going in, but of course feels worse now. Caid's eyes were glued shut when he woke up, seemed to feel better for a while, and then got put in bed as his crankiness made me think he needed some more rest. When I called the doctor's office again yesterday, they said he might have a cold in his eyes. Hmm... On top of teething, Ellee started coughing that deep, painful sounding cough yesterday and wants to be held as much as possible. Between the two of them, I was so thankful for bedtime last night as I was purely exhausted and Phil had to work late. Thankfully, I am feeling ok for the most part. It is so sweet to hear Caiden say, "Jesus can make me feel better." Please keep praying with us for health for our family! |
