Oh my ... it's been far too long since I've updated. I guess I'm not as good at this as I thought I would be.
Well anyhow, Ellie started standing on her own (from the floor to standing without holding on to anything) on Wednesday March 25 and then decided to take her very first 5 steps on March 31!!!!! She's taken series of small steps here and there ever since but no "serious" walking yet.
She had her 9 month check up on Thursday March 26th and everything was great, as usual! She's 28 3/4" tall and weighs 19.8 pounds! This puts her in between the 50 and 75th percentile for her height and between the 25 and 50th percentile for her weight. Tall and skinny I guess. She didn't have to get any shots this time (yaaaaay!!) because she's all caught up already! She did have to get some blood work done though to check for anemia. They stuck her finger twice and she didn't even flinch. The results came back perfectly fine, so there are really no worries whatsoever! She's PERFECT!
We took her camping up the Tucannon on March 16th for one night, it went amazingly! We borrowed my parennts' 5th wheel so Ellie had SOME sort of room to get down and crawl. She went fishing for the first time and caught her very first fish on her own Dora the Explorer fishing pole! We were very proud of her! Mommy helped her reel it in. We went back the following weekend, for the annual 3-D archery shoot, for 4 nights this time! It went as well as can be expected for 3 days of rain and poor Ellie being stuck in her stroller the entire time. It was just too yucky to let her get down and explore. We came home a day early because she woke up at 230 in the morning and was up until 530 with diarrhea. I figured it was time to get her home and back into her comfort zone and routine. Everyone else decided they were tired of all the rain and snow so they came home later that day as well. All in all, it was a great experience and we can't wait to take her up camping and fishing again! I think she really had a good time!
I've been busy planning Ellie's 1st birthday party! I can't believe she'll be ONE in a month and a half! Time FLIES! I've been making the invitations in the free time I have while she's napping. I'm really excited for it! It's going to be cupcake theme and should be a great time! We're having a big backyard bbq with her closest friends and family!
Ellie's 1 year checkup is scheduled for May 26th!
