Five Months Old!

Happy five month birthday to our Ella-belle!  It's so hard to believe that we actually have a five month old.  She's definitely not a little infant any more and is growing and changing by the day.  It seems like every day she discovers how to do something new - from vibrating her lips together (leading to spit flying everywhere!), to squealing, to belly laughs, to exercising her vocal cords (in the form of some loud squaks), to grabbing her feet, to pulling her socks off, to spinning in circles in her crib - she's a busy girl!  Here's a little glimpse in pictures of what she's been up to during the past month:

Spending time in her exersaucer and entertaining us with her smiles and funny facial expressions!

 Sitting up with our assistance and helping dad do some work on the computer

 Loving standing up any chance she gets!  We love our chunky monkey!

 Getting kisses and arm squeezes from her boyfriend Nate ;)

 Grabbing her toes

 Doing acrobatic moves and turning completely around in her crib.  We often go in and find her on the opposite end of the crib from where she fell asleep.  Notice where her binky is - that's where her head was when she fell asleep!  She provides quite the entertainment when we watch her moves on the video monitor :).

 Loving "playing" with Lily - she gets a big smile when Lily gets close enough for her to pet (or grab her fur - Lily is very aware of those little hands!)

 Just looking pretty!

And because nothing makes me happier than hearing her laugh, here is a little video of Ella!