5 months today!

Can you believe it? I sure can't! Oh, how much our baby - and our lives - have changed in five short months. In honor of her five-month birthday, I will list...

Five Things Mommy Loves About Elliott Rose

1. The way she sucks on her middle and ring fingers - rock star style- whenever she is tired or stressed.

2. The way she gently pets my mouth with her free hand - while simultaneously sucking her fingers in the aforementioned manner - when I sing to her at naptime and at bedtime.

3. How she loves standing up on her sturdy yet wobbly little legs - with us balancing her, of course!

4. The way she wakes up almost every morning at exactly 7:00am, no matter what time she went down at night, and always greets me with a huge smile.

5. Her beautiful almond shaped eyes, framed by those looooong eyelashes. I could stare into them for an eternity.

And now, for your viewing pleasure, I will include our "best of" photos from Elliott's fifth month (meaning, her as a four-month-old!) Click on any picture to actually visit the photo album on Ryan's Picasa. By the way, her fourth month "best of" album lives there, too!

Elliott Rose - The Fifth Month