5 months

We can't believe our tiny baby Ellie turned five months old today!

As you can see, she can sit in her highchair now... not that she needs to... but it's very cute and she looks so little in it! I've had a combination of sadness and excitement as Ellie hits milestones -- well, things like graduating to the next size of diapers or clothes :) I am proud as she grows and learns new things, but hate to see the baby in her fading. Good thing she'll always be our baby... sorry, one-day-will-be-16-year-old Ellie. That's just the way it is.We had such a fun, long weekend at home with Ellie. It was nice not to travel or take her to day care. We played A LOT!

Here's Ellie's top 10 list of favorite things at the ripe old age of five months:

1. Smiling, especially at daddy's silliness.

2.Drooling. Yup, she's always got the waterworks going.

3. Grabbing everything she can... Her favorites are hair and burp cloths.

4. Putting everything in her mouth, including hair and burp cloths. If she can't fit it in her mouth, she settles for licking it. Brian and I have both found this one out the hard way :)

5. Getting thrown in the air. This is a new favorite game we play with her, carefully!

6. Exersaucer!

7. Tummy time. She's doing it more than ever and even smiles sometimes. I think her rolling over is coming any day now.

8. Playing with friends at "school." She always has more fun on the floor (and on her tummy) when other kids are around for her to watch.

9. Sticking out her tongue.

10. Her THUMB!

Sorry this post is so long... But here's our last family picture from 2009! Two out of the three of us stayed up until midnight to ring in the new year with our friends Ben and Janet. We're so excited to see what Ellie has in store for us in 2010.