Lovies

Ella loves her blankies! This is how I found her after her afternoon nap today - surrounded by all 4 blankets & wildly swinging one around. :-)

Best big bro

Andy sure loves his baby sister & the feeling is mutual!

Ella at 6 months

Ella's 6 month checkup was yesterday. She is now 27.75" and 18lb 6oz. She had all her shots (4 this time) and wasn't happy about that, but calmed down quickly when she got to eat right after. For the past 2 months, she's had a rash on her neck and chin that comes and goes; the pediatrician said it looks like eczema and should calm down once she stops drooling so much...so, maybe after all her teeth are in? She actually has been drooling less since her bottom two teeth broke through, but I'm sure the top two aren't too far behind and more drool is imminent. For the most part her neck looks better, but it does get splotchy off and on.

She's tried rice cereal a few times, but we're waiting until we get home from vacation in a few weeks to give her any "real" baby food.  It's okay, she doesn't know what she's missing!

Here are some photos from over the weekend - some by Picture People, some I took.

Little diapered cuties

Ella and Andy waiting for bath to fill.

Yellow Belt Kaylee

Kaylee tested for a new belt a couple weeks ago and is now a yellow belt in Tae Kwon Do! 



Showing how she sits at attention, then pretending to be sad that she didn't break her board...before showing off that she did - and on her first kick!



Going up and accepting her new belt.