Six Months

You are 6 months old. WHY has it taken me so long to get to journaling your life?! I think I am in denial about how fast these precious months with you have gone. You have brought more joy to our lives than I think we ever thought possible. What a treasure you are!!!

Your little personality is so fun. You are SO nosy! You are constantly craning your neck to check something or someone out. You LOVE attention and will let us know when we are not watching you perform- ha! As far as performing goes, you are quite the act. You developed a fake cough around 4 months old and you will use it to show off (when you remember that you can do it!). You have a cough/squeal that can be so shrill but it is hilarious. I need to capture it on my camera!! You love laughing and smiling. You LOVE your daddy!!! As soon as your daddy walks in the room you light up. You are so distracted by him. We have learned to whisper while you eat because otherwise you are too busy watching daddy to focus on food, which says a LOT judging by the size of your cheeks! At your 4 (really almost 5) month check up you were in the 90th percentile for weight, 95th for height and 85th for head circumference. Dr. Brett always comments on how 'with it' you are and says you seem very advanced for your age. It took him only a moment to discover that you are extremely social.

You have started eating big people food! Your first food was avacado (1/7/15- 5.5 months) and you seemed to enjoy it! From there we have added sweet potato, banana, pear, and apple sauce. We are doing a modified form of 'baby led weaning' which means that instead of giving you all pureed food we are giving you slices/chunks of food (steamed if necessary to soften) so that you can learn to eat on your own and get used to different textures. We have to help you at this point because you try to cram entire chunks into your mouth. :) You LOVE to eat! You still breastfeed 5 times a day and get big people food when I remember or we have time.

You still roll from back to belly and in only one direction (to the right). You do not enjoy laying on your back for long because you are too big for that nonsense! ;) I still watch you closely on your belly because you still like to spit up (and rub your face in it if I am NOT looking). You are so strong and can lift your upper body really far off the ground (reminds me of a seal). You have not yet figured out that you need to tuck your legs in to get into a crawling position. :) You LOVE sitting up and have been doing so for a while! (starting around 4 months I think?). If you want a toy that is far in front of you you end up face down to the ground (with your legs still in a straddle position) in order to reach it and it always gives me a laugh.

You LOVE bath time. I think you would stay in the tub all day if I let you! I have been teaching you how to splash and you think it is really fun. You also love to eat on your feet in the bath...it's really the only time you get to see your piggies since it is Winter and they're usually in socks! Don't worry baby, sandal season is just around the corner and mama will let your sweet piggies breathe!!

You are so chipper in the morning. I always wake up to you playing and talking in your crib. You get so excited when I finally come get you and and even more excited when I finally feed you! You are the happiest in the morning and I love it. You will lay in our bed while I get ready for work and just kick and talk like crazy. You are not the best napper...we are working on that! I don't know if the odd schedule we keep because of work is the problem or if you just don't want to miss out on something! There are times that we drop you off at the nursery on a Sunday morning knowing that you are tired. No matter how exhausted you may be, you never sleep a wink because you have to be a part of the party! You always end up crashing as soon as we buckle you into your car seat. You are such a trooper! You have always slept well at night, though. Hallelujah! Starting at 2 months you were sleeping for at least 10 hours straight each night. You now sleep for about 12 hours!

Right now your favorite toys are your exersaucer, baby doll, anything crinkly (butterfly, ladybug, elephant), and Sophie the Giraffe. You love it when I read to you but you can be a booger and try to grab the pages while I read. We will see how many children's books make it through your infant/toddlerhood!

I find that we can go longer without washing your burp cloths (every few days instead of every.day.) but you still spit up quite a bit. Your explosions have gotten better, too, but Oxiclean is a permanent fixture in the laundry room. I really think your motto is "the bigger, the better" and I wonder if those will be the first words you speak! ha!

Your little scalp can still be seen, but your hair is growing! You have soft, fuzzy hair. There is a 'tuft' towards your crowns (you have a double crown) that likes to stick up so a lot of times I try to let it dry in a mohawk. It's so cute! You still let us put bows on your head (remember, 'the bigger, the better' ;)). Daddy LOVES Miss Sadie with a bow. He likes to pick out your outfits, too and does a great job dressing you! I was so impressed to see him put tights on your chunky legs the first time- he even knew to scrunch them up before putting your feet in!

Oh, Sadie. You're amazing. I just want to soak every bit of you in and never forget all the little things. You are such a happy girl with such a sweet disposition!! The only time you get upset is if you are tired, bored, or getting hungry (though you do a really good job when I need to hold you off on eating!!)

I love you, sweet girl, and I am SO glad God chose me for you!!