Ellis at 6 months

Ellis had his 6 month checkup yesterday. He is 15 lbs 7 oz and 26 1/2 inches long. This officially makes him too long for his car seat! Oops! We will have to switch soon. Clara was the same length but at 17 lbs at the same age. Ellis is getting closer to sitting but is pretty darn stubborn about not wanting to do it. He is certainly strong enough he just likes to jut out his pelvis. He likes to stand on his two legs though and supports his weight for a long time on them. He has Elvis' hips when he does it though! Ellis has been almost sleeping through the night. He likes to go down around 7 and if you wait too long he gets pretty darn cranky. Sometimes he gets up around the midnight hour and lately around 6 AM. Sometimes he goes back to sleep but this morning he was so happy and cooing that we were up with him until about 7:15.

Food is going OK. Ellis really likes the rice cereal and loves to eat it fast. He gets cranky though when he starts getting full. So far we have tried peas and he ate those but apples and sweet potatoes really made him mad. They basically end the meal even if he has only had a couple of bites of rice cereal because he hates the taste so much. There is a lot of gagging and anger!