6 Months Old!

Holy Tamoly!  You are 6 months old!  I know I say this every month, but really,  where does the time go??    This month you have learned to sit up.  You went from very wobbly and bent over then falling over to pretty strong and able to lean forward and then back up.  You have really been working the abs.  Not quite a 6 pack yet, but close!  This past week we spent a bit of time in DC with Julius and Mandy and Maren.  I think watching the 2 1/2 year old really gave you inspiration.  You hadn't really showed much interest in rolling until we got to DC and now you roll back and forth, you aren't using it as a way to get places but it in the skill set now.

You contiue to be a fatty with the biggest cheeks ever.  I love it!  I'm guessing your still in the high 90's in percentile.  You grow girl!  We'll find out the monday after thanksgiving when you have your 6mo. appt. and the doctor says "get that girl on some real food!"  I have this funny feeling you are gonna make the 5-hole fat kids proud! I'm looking forward to the new foods funny faces.

You are such a super sweet kid I still can't imagine you throwing a tantrum.  I know that you will, but really, so sweet.  You did actually do a little protest yesterday when I took the water bottle from you and gave you a toy instead.  It was a weak protest.  You just moved on.  That seems like a good life skill to have....

You really are loving the exersaucers.  You sat in one at Mandy and Julius' for about an hour or more.  Content.  So laid back it's silly.  I can still lay you in the middle of the bed and you stay there.  We can still have mornings where we all just stay in bed until 9 or so.  If you are not tired you will just lay with us and play with our faces or a toy.  I imagine by next months letter that will not be the case so I'm trying to live it up.

Things are going to be a bit crazy the next few months as we get ready to move to Berlin, Germany. It will be an adventure for sure.  I'm excited that you will be bilingual, at least for a few years.  I doubt that we'll be speaking German to you when we get back to the US.  At least that part of your brain will get used for a while....

You are sort of starting to hug and kiss.  I say sort of because what I call a hug is you pushing your body into mine and gumming my shoulder and your kiss is just an open mouth slobber on my face, but you are getting the idea, right?

I know this is just sappy mamma, but I love you so much, more and more every day.  I love every phase of your life so far and look forward to every bit of your life.  I know that some people believe that babies choose their mammas and if that is true, thank you.
I love you to pieces!
Mama