Miller Time: Welcome to Fall!

It's definitely fall! Despite the sudden turn in weather, we took Ellison to a pumpkin farm last weekend. We had her quite bundled up and didn't get to stay as long as I would have liked, but we did get pumpkins and took a few cute pictures! Oh, and apple cider donuts...YUM!

Ellison and I also went with Aunt Kon and Uncle Ryan to the Harvest Fair at State Fair a couple weekends ago. Jay had to work so he couldn't come. Both of us working weekends has been so hard. It seems like one of us always has to work and it is rare that we have the same weekends off. I work every third weekend and Jay works one weekend a month, so some months there is only one weekend we are both home. Kind of a bummer but we are trying to make the best of it. There wasn't a lot for a little one like Ellison to do at the Harvest Fair, but it was a really nice day to be outside! We live close enough to the State Fair grounds that we were able to walk, which was very nice! The majority of summer was so hot that we didn't get out for a whole lot of walks, so I am always happy to get E outside. We did her take into the petting zoo, but she just wanted to look.

Ellison is growing and changing so quickly. She has two little teeth which have been making her a little cranky. She has been off her usual routine the last couple of weeks, waking up earlier in the morning some mornings and even in the middle of the night at times. It's been a little rough some nights but seems to be getting better. She has become quite the mama's girl in the past week or so. She follows me everywhere yelling ma! ma! ma! at me. I love it! She loves her daddy too, though. She just hasn't quite figured the "da" sound out yet.

Look at my teeth!

The little lady is still traveling around the house very quickly! She has been attempting to climb things as best she can. She gets up on her knees and holds on to whatever she happens to be trying to climb (high chair, stove, people...) for dear life. It's pretty cute! We think she is going to be up and cruising the furniture in no time. It is going to be pretty funny when this tiny little person learns to walk...she seems so small to be walking around anytime soon, but it can't be THAT far off.

Ellison also really likes to touch and tap things. Anything with texture, she will either scratch or pat. She has started to bump and bang her toys together and on the floor. I have noticed she is starting to be able to pick up smaller and smaller objects. If there is a crumb or a string on the ground, she will find it! So far she hasn't put any of the random objects in her mouth, but I definitely know we need to be more careful about what finds its way onto the floor now.

We also took Ells to her first Packer party last weekend at our good friends Matt and Natalie's new house! She seemed a little scared of the people she hadn't seen before but stayed awake for almost an entire game for the first time. Unfortunately it was not a win. But she got to sport her very cool leopard print shoes, so I'm sure that's all that really mattered to the little fashionista :)

Other than that, just keeping busy chasing the peanut around and watching her learn new things every day!!! Can't believe she is going to be 8 months old in only a few days...