Ellie: Day 193

Ellie is 27 weeks and four days old today. It feels as if she is taking so much more of the world in these days. She notices the difference between strangers and familiar faces more than before. She is a lighter sleeper, and I theorize that the world around her seems less like background noise. She loves to listen to certain songs -- Good Morning from Singing in the Rain and Shake my Sillies Out by Raffi come to mind -- and she gives me a big smile when I dance along. She sometimes likes to play independently for fairly long stretches but she also loves to cuddle, be near us, and grab faces, so she can only play by herself for so long! She has her six month appointment and her weight has climbed to the seventieth percentile! Although I call her fuzzy big head all the time, her head is actually proportionately the smallest part of her. She is quite mobile, even though she is not yet crawling -- she is a fast lateral roller! We also suspect that she is teething, as we can feel her teeth under the gum. She loves to splash in the bath and enjoys her time in the tub even more now that she can sit up and play with her rubber ducky. She is also really enjoying her solid foods! I need to remember to take more photos and particularly to capture more video. She is changing so quickly at this stage.

A few photos from the last several weeks --