Ellie ~ 4 months!

Happy 4 months to our happy little love!

Ellie, we cannot get over what a sweetie you are! You are our dimple faced, cheeks for days, thumb sucking, green eyed, content little love bug. Your smiles light up your whole face and you're giggling more and more these days. You are super strong and have started to enjoy sitting up in the bumbo like a big girl! You get so excited when we let you "stand up" and put weight on your legs. And you are so close to being able to roll from your back to stomach! You try so hard. You are getting much better at following people and objects with your eyes and turn your head toward familiar sounds. You love bath time, your daddy's voice, to be outside, chew on anything (including our fingers), talk as if we know what you're saying now that you're finding your voice, hang with mommy when sister's at school, and play on your play mat. You also have a thing for pooping in your carseat and making mommy wash it all.the.time. It's a good thing you are so darn cute :) And finally, you had some firsts this month! You had your first Halloween as Ellie the Elephant, went to Corpus for the first time and went to your first wedding. 

At 4 months you are...
- weigh 14 lb 10 oz (75th percentile)
- 24 1/4 inches long (50th percentile)
- wearing 3-6 month and 6 month clothes
- size 2 diapers
- nursing 5 times a day
- you are on no particular schedule to speak of quite yet. Second child problems :) If we are home all day you typically take about 3 naps a day...one in the morning about an hour and a half after you wake up, a longer one in the afternoon, and a cat nap in the evening. If we are out and about you nap in your car seat and do great!
- going to bed around 9:30pm and getting up around 8:30am...mommy and daddy are so lucky!!
- no teeth yet
- go by the names sweetie muffin or sweetie girl, Ellie girl, Ellie belly, and sister girl

This face :) 

With mommy at your new friend Mary Bella's sip n see!

Chillin on the patio.

Watching basketball with daddy. 

Love that chub.

Ellie the Elephant. 

Had to go to the arboretum with friends for your first Halloween! 

Trunk or Treat at Northwest Bible. 

Halloween jammies while staying with Uncle Michael and Aunt Holly.

Cousin Jessica's rehearsal dinner.

At Jessica and JD's wedding!

Bright eyes during the ceremony.

Daddy and his girl at the reception.

Getting passed around at the wedding and making everyone smile. 

Daddy is pretty fun.

All tuckered out. Your sleeping poses are the best.

Are you happy or what?!

Bumbo time with your friend Vivian. 

Probably laughing at your daddy.

Playmat selfie with mommy.

Peek-a-boo, mom!

Just taking in the bible study lesson with my small group leader, Virginia, who begs for you every time. 

Your sister thought you wanted baby Aurora to sit by you. You wanted to eat her.

You don't get a lot of personal space...sorry about that. 

Post bath giggles. 

Sister love. 

Libby loves to come get you out of bed in the mornings.

The "I don't have pants because I had ANOTHER blowout" guilty face.

But I'm still cute.

"Are these stickers edible?"

Happy 4 months Ellie!! I cannot believe you've been with us for a third of a YEAR!! I can't imagine life without you nor would I want to. You are a huge joy to mommy and daddy and everyone you meet! We love you so much. Thank you, Lord, for this sweet girl! We ask that you show us how to love and teach her well.