Ellie-aka "Scooch"

Ellie is officially "scooching" everywhere...not quiet crawling yet, but for sure has her eyes on EVERYTHING and seems to find a way to get her hands on it, too. Ellie is such a low-key and happy baby, most of the time. She has a habit of letting out this ear-pierching squeal when she is bored, which is usually when we are out to eat or do something else in public and she is not getting our undivided attention. As soon as you look at her, she smiles- probably knowing how much she is hurting our ears. Thankfully, most people around Ellie when she squeals are understanding...but we are working on this...somehow :)

Since the beginning we knew Ellie would be a talker...she is starting to "babble" much more now. Some days it sounds like she is saying "ma ma ma" or "da da da" but who knows if she really knows what she is saying just yet. Lately, on our walks at the park, Ellie "talks" almost the whole way. If she isn't talking herself she is listening to mommy and her walking partner chat...the days of sleeping during the walks have stopped for now...but she usually takes a long nap when we get home which I love even more!

This past weekend was Esteban's 26th birthday and his 1st Father's Day! Since he has been working so much he just wanted to relax and hang out at home with "his girls." Esteban, Ellie and I went to lunch at Jim and Nick's BBQ for Father's Day and Ellie was babbling and starting saying "da da" more and more- still not sure if she really means to say it yet, but still pretty cute timing on her part :)

I tried to put some videos on here of Ellie scooching, but it won't work for some reason so I will have to try again later!

Have a lovely day!

Jenn