6th month

First Lilac Festival

First time as a labor coach (Eliana was born later that night!)

First time eating rice cereal

First time in the jogging stroller without being in her car seat

First "surprise" party (her Aunt Debra already knew about it apparently)

Loving sweet potatoes! (and carrots too)

First time painting (as a surprise for Daddy for Father's Day!)

First time in the pool!

 

First Father's Day

Little moments:

·       *started rice cereal (fist more than cereal)  At first, she would get so excited and put her fist in her mouth as the spoon got closer and then she would just stare at the spoon because there was no room for it in her mouth.)

·       *reaches for faces

·         *obsessed with cell phones, watches, glasses (nearly impossible to text with her on your lap...)

·         * does this pose I like to call “the skydiver” when I'm sitting with her in her glider right before bed - she arches her back with her arms and legs up in the air behind her and stares at me, just an inch from my face. It always makes me laugh and then she breaks into a huge smile, still an inch from my face.

·         *reaches her arms up towards you when you're about to take her out of her car seat or crib

·         * lots of experimenting with her voice...it's quite humorous :)

·         * sings heartfeltly to things around her, like her feet or pillows 

·         * started sweet potatoes and carrots

·        *rolls from stomach to back now too

·         *plays with her pacifier when she’s tired...slowly rakes her fingers across it while it's in her mouth

·         *lightly plays with the back of my arm when I’m holding her and she has her arm behind me

·         *has mastered putting her paci in by herself! (now if only she could do this in the middle of the night!)

·         *sleeps on her stomach alllllll the time...for awhile we would try to turn her back to her back, but we gave up - it's her sleeping position of choice.
*sits by herself for a few seconds at a time
*loves being lifted up in the air by her Daddy 

6 month stats 

Weight 16lbs, 5 oz (57th%)

Height: 26.5 inches (76th%)

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