7 months

Our sweet Ella Bell turned 7 months old on the 9th so this post is just a few days late :).  She has changed so much this month!  We have been so busy this month traveling and Ella was a little trooper.  She rode on her first airplane and visited the lake house and Rico.  She was having major tummy problems in Colorado and it cleared up as soon as we came home so I'm thinking she might have been affected by the altitude change.  Who knows, I'm just glad to have my happy, smiley baby back!  Here are some things sweet Ella has been up to this month:
- Minus an eating strike during her tummy troubles, Ella is loving baby food.  Her favorites are carrots, sweet potato, and apples, but she'll eat just about anything.  The only thing she's gagged on is Gerber peas which are pretty nasty.
- Teething, chewing, and drooling on everything but still no teeth.  By this time Griff already had 3!!
- Mastered sitting up and rolling from tummy to back.  She's rolled the other way as well but not consistently
- Starting to put more weight on her legs but not real interested in being mobile which is fine with me :)
- LOVES kids and being the center of attention.  Carson and Lyndon gave her lots of attention in CO and she would squeal, kick, and giggle anytime they came around.
- Will let anyone hold her but for the first time we've seen some signs of her wanting Mommy when she sees me walk by (secretly I love it)
- Has started babbling a lot and says dada, baba, gaga but with no meaning behind it
- Loves playing with Griffin.  Every night Griffin and Ella play a game we call "Ella Monster" on our bed.  Griffin goes under the covers and Ella "attacks" him.  They both laugh so hard and so do we!  I love seeing these two interact.
- Smiles so big at anyone who looks her way.  The other day she caused two ladies to crash their shopping carts into each other at Walmart because she was smiling so big at them and they weren't watching where they were going :)
Ella, you are such a blessing to our whole family.  Your smile is contagious and your dimples are ridiculously cute!  We love you with our whole hearts baby sister!