5 months!

I can't believe Elliott is already 5 months old! She is as adorable as ever and learning new things every day! 

This month she discovered her feet. It's actually really nice because she always has a toy attached to her now. She chooses to play with her feet over other toys. It's adorable. 

This month she also started laughing. I posted in her 4 month post that she laughed for some random lady at the airport. Well, just a few days ago, we finally got her to laugh again! She has done it a couple times since, and I just can't wait until it's a more frequent occurrence. 

Elliott is officially eating solids now! She had solids one time while we were in SC, but she has solids every day now. She has had squash, rice cereal, peas, sweet potatoes, bananas and apricots. She is so cute. She gets so excited and opens her mouth and as soon as the food hits her tongue she makes a face. But then, she acts as though she forgot about it just seconds later and happily opens her mouth again. She cracks me up.

Elliott has mastered the belly to back roll. She has been doing it for over a month now, but she always needed our help by putting her hands up in front of her. Now, it doesn't matter how you lay her down, she will pull her hands up, push up and roll over. She is so cute. She is also getting really close to rolling from back to belly. She gets so far on her side but just doesn't quite push over. 

She is so interested in everything now. I am still trying to get used to the fact that she will reach and grab things around her. I used to stick her in the bumbo with stuff all around her but now I have to be careful about what's next to her, because she will grab it! The other day I was sewing and I turned around and she had tipped over a cup of water. She is so curious and wanting to touch everything. I carry her around in my carrier when I clean the house and she used to just relax her arms down but now she is constantly reaching out trying to grab anything she gets close to. I love it! She is having so much fun exploring and learning about the world! 

Elliott has become so much more independent, which has been so nice for me. During the day I can put her on the floor with some toys and she roll from side to side playing with her toys, where before she wanted to be held all the time. I can get a lot more done! And our play together is so much more meaningful and I really feel like she's learning and trying to figure things out. 

Elliott is obsessed with faces right now. Just last week she started touching our faces. And now if she is close to our face, she will grab it. Lips, nose, eyes, whatever she can get a handle on. I love it though, because she will look right in my eyes and grab at my face. It's like her own little way of saying she loves us. Or at least, I think so. :)

[oh those rolls!]

[Gotta get those toes!]

And here is a cute video of our shoot today!

Happy 5 months baby girl!