6 months old

Ely is 6 months old today. He has grown so much this month. We went to Woodinville for a run that benefits the Seattle Children's Hospital. Ely and I waited for daddy and our friends Brett and Lisa to finish the 5K (good job guys!). While we waited we got a caricature of Ely running. The artist threw in the picture of a bunny. :) Ely enjoyed a Popsicle after the run.

At 6 months, Ely is 17.5 pounds (50 percentile) and 26.5 inches (50 percentile). I expect this to change once we get better measurements next week at the Dr.'s office.

At 6 months:

-Ely's biggest accomplishment this month is sleeping through the night. He usually sleeps from 7:30 pm to 5:30am, eats for a little bit and goes back to sleep again while I get ready for work.

-Has a tooth with a couple more on the way.

-He started on rice cereal. He leans over to take a bite of it now. We're trying to figure out if he needs to eat more or more often because it seems like he is hungry all the time. It may also be because he is going through a growth phase.

-Ely scrunches his nose when he gives us a big smile or tastes something funny.

-Got over a heat rash (from being bundled up too much at night) and didn't complain about it.

-Likes to grab his hands like he is praying and put it towards his mouth over & over.

-He grabs at our arm for attention.

-Likes to stand in the shower and play with the shower head.

-Ely likes to grab my hair and run his fingers through it. He doesn't pull on it.

-Still figuring out how to roll around. He rocks side to side and manages to change his direction slightly to get to where he wants to go.

-Ely is a happy mellow baby. He doesn't cry very much and when he does it is because he needs something or he is tired at night.

-He likes to pull his pacifier out of his mouth and try to put it back. It's still working on it.

-Smiles when I tell him "I ruff you". :)