9 Months Old!

Ellen is 9 months old! I can't believe it! At her 9-month appointment, EVB weighed 18.4 lbs. (40th percentile), was 28.75 inches tall (90th percentile, but I still don't buy the accuracy of their measuring method) and had a head circumference of 17 inches (25th percentile). Here's what Ellen is up to these days:

• Crawling and exploring her surroundings (she's very curiously and suddenly into EVERYTHING)
• Continuing to try more foods (eggs, noodles and peeled & cut blueberries are the latest additions)
• Clapping all the time
• Saying "Mom-mom-mom" and "Dada"
• Shrieking (EVB can be very loud)
• Starting to pull up on furniture
• Shaking her head back and forth (she likes to mimic Daddy doing this)
• Teething (one bottom tooth poked through within the last few days)

Most importantly, Ellen is still the sweetest, most easy-going baby on the block. This is such a fun age and we simply can't get enough of her!

So excited to be 9 months old!

Squirmy wormy when it came time to pose ...

Outtake #1

Outtake #2

Outtake #3

Ellen pulling herself up to see what she's missing from inside her crib.

EVB perusing her library of books.

Taking a minute to learn all about trucks from Daddy.

Helping with the laundry!

Crawling!

EVB started crawly at the beginning of July and she's getting more efficient each day-- progressing from the army-man crawl to a true, up-on-knees kind of crawl.

Ellen sets her sights on something that looks interesting ...

makes her move ...

and reaches her target! This time it was the lens cap dangling from the camera. :)

Adam's 30th & 4th of July

July started off very busy for Ellen. She helped celebrate her Dad's 30th birthday on July 2 then spent time at two different lakes for 4th of July festivities.

EVB hung out at Adam's party for a bit, but then had to get into her PJs and head to bed ...

So she missed Adam's fun skiier cake. :(

Mom, Dad & Ellen on the 4th.

EVB chatting up her great grandmas.

Ellen ended the first weekend in July with some pool time!