I can’t believe its been 5 years since we got married. It felt like it went by so fast and bam we got two kids! A year after we got married we had our first born Dylan, then 3 years after that we had our baby girl Ellie. Now our family is complete with the four of us! Thank you Tracy from Pine and Sea for helping us capture our 5 year anniversary photos. We love them so much!

To my merry Ellie:

Happy 6 months my baby girl! You are such a happy and easy baby! We all love you to pieces! Thanks for making it so easy for us! Don’t tell brother, but he was a little terrorizer compare to you.. shhh.. lol. You got to enjoy your first Christmas this month! And you got many many presents from all your love ones!

6-Months Highlights:

1. On tummy time you can make a 180-degree turn.
2. Can sit up a bit with some support in the beginning of the month.
3. At the end of the month you were able to sit on your own for a long time!
4. Started to eat solids.
5. Kick and would scoot up when you are lying down.
6. Move your arms to shoo things away if you don’t want it.
7. Right eyelid showed up really thick.
8. Got sick for the first time.
9. Will look at who is holding you.
10. Don’t mind anyone holding you.
11. Gets excited when you see daddy come home from work.
12. Can find your paci and put it in your mouth yourself.
13. On an angle you can pull yourself up.

To my butterball Ellie:

You and I finally got adjusted with our new schedules of me being back at work and you going to grandmas. It is so hard to get to enjoy you when I am away from you 12 hours every weekday! I still wish I was back on maternity leave so I can be with you all day everyday!

5-Months Highlights:

1. Held your own bottle.
2. Roll over a lot quicker.
3. Smile and laugh at everyone.
4. You know its time to eat when we shake the bottle, you will start panting.
5. Left eyelid started showing
6. First time sitting up on your own.

To my darling Ellie:

I went back to work this month and it was the hardest thing to do. To leave you behind so early on, I wish I had more time to stay at home with you. Luckily you are in good hands with grandma watching you. You hit many milestones while I was away, but I hope be the first to hear you say your first word!

4- Months Highlights:

1. Started to play with your toys.
2. Grabbed your feet.
3. Play and talk to yourself when you wake up in the morning and then smile at me when I come and get you.
4. Can play on your own for a long time.
5. Drank 7+ oz. of milk.
6. Started to grab things.
7. Rolled over.
8. Slept for 8 hrs and 45 mins.
9. You flinch and get scared with loud sudden noises.