Health and Happiness

Our little Elli bean is growing right on track. She went to the doctor last week for her 4 month check up and she is a very healthy and happy baby.
Weight: 13 pounds, 7.5 ounces
Lenghth: 25 3/8" long
Elli is in the 40-50% for her weight and the 90% for her lenght.
Doctor says she may not be a big eater, but she is otherwise meeting all of her milestones.
She is really starting to become fascinated with her toys and she is getting very vocal and giggly. She loves to laugh and play games. She really starts jabbering when her Daddy talks to her.
She is such a long baby that she is starting to outgrow her cradle. She has slept in for about the past 2 months and has been so good that I was very nervous about trying to let her sleep in her crib all alone in her room, but this past weekend she has slept in her crib by herself in her own room and we have all survived.
She didn't seem to mind at all. Bryan said he could hear her on the monitor at 6:00 am just laughing and playing and the next thing he knew she was sound asleep again. So, I guess she is ready and so are Mommy and Daddy. She did great!
We went to dinner to Red Lobster Saturday night as a thank you from Grandma Iona for helping with everything and Elli was good as usual. She is awake for longer periods of a time, so going out to a restaurant takes a little more advance planning. She ate her cereal at Red Lobster and took her bottle and then got passed around to anyone that wanted to hold her. She even slept through the 45 minute wait that we waited to get seated. Amazing...sure wish I could have slept too!!
She is ready to start solids and so far she has had: oatmeal, rice cereal with apples and carrots. All of which she has really enjoyed.

Can't wait to see everyone for Thanksgiving!!