Emotionally...We have been so blessed with this precious child. She is such a joy from the moment she wakes up in the morning until she's sleeping peacefully at night. She will smile readily at just about anyone who pays attention to her. She is quite the social butterfly and loves to have all the attention on her. As a matter of fact, the only time she fusses is when she's not getting all the attention. On the other hand, she can often entertain herself for a good chunk of time. Lately, when she wakes up in the morning, I just let her babble and coo until I'm more awake and ready to get up. She's usually pretty content to do this for a while before she starts to fuss.
Developmentally...This girl has made some major developmental leaps in the past month. She is sitting up almost completely unassisted and does very well in a high chair or leaning against anything/anyone else. She has rolled over on several isolated occasions in the past few months but in the last week or so, she is just rolling everywhere! In the language department, you can certainly hear some consonant sounds thrown in with her usual cooing and babbling. I swear she said "Mama" the other day but Jeff doesn't believe me, haha. Sleeping is still a bit of a challenge but overall, what we're doing now works for us. She is mostly sleeping in her Pack 'n' Play now and does well as long as she's in her sleep sack. She still prefers to cuddle with Mommy for naptime but has slept for longer than 30 minutes without Mommy on a few occasions in the past month. She did really well yesterday when I had to leave her for the longest she's gone without seeing me during the daytime AND with somebody other than Daddy watching her. Our babysitter has been a Godsend. We are so thankful for His divine providence.
Physically...She is growing by leaps and bounds and is sporting some adorable rolls. After all we went through in the beginning, I am one proud Mama to say that my milk is providing her with the nourishment to grow like she is. It is absolutely one of the greatest feelings I've ever experienced. To be able to give a child life and then, to sustain that life, is the biggest blessing ever! And to contemplate how God made us so that we can do that just blows my mind! Praise our Creator! Speaking of food, we have started to offer some solids to Eden in just the last few days. We have decided to do something called "baby led weaning (BLW)." You can learn more here. For the most part, she hasn't actually consumed anything yet but she has done some exploring with textures and tastes. It's been lots of fun to watch her (and take lots of pictures that I will share below). I actually haven't taken a ton of pictures in this past month but I will certainly share what I have. We did have an extensive 6 month photo shoot complete with pictures taken on my iPad mini with the Photo Booth app.
Six Months Old
Estimated Weight: 17 lbs
Wearing size 6 month clothes & size 3 diapers.
Loves to sing, smile, talk, and squeal.
Likes to read books and eat them, too!
Enjoys playing with her toys, especially her Sassy Ring o' Links.
Is very interested in Mommy & Daddy's food and has taken some tastes of carrot, cucumber, banana, avocado, bread, spaghetti, broccoli, and apple.
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| Showing off her new trick--spitting. |
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| She would rather eat the 6 than wear it. |
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| Selfie with Mommy! |
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| Being silly with the Photo Booth app. |
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| Helping Daddy make spaghetti. |
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| "Drinking" some water at Outback. |
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| Helping Mommy with the laundry! |
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| Nomming on a carrot(I'll post more eating pictures next month). |
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| Eating the strap on her cart cover while helping Mommy grocery shop. |
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| Uncle Patchy came to town & we at at Tokyo! Yay! |
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