Sweet girl,
You are 6 months old! That's half of a year! I can't believe it. You have such a sweet sweet spirit and temperament about you. You are a cuddler and a giggler and your pretty little eyes light up the room. You smile all the time and on the rare occasion that you are cranky, your brother makes you crack up laughing by doing nothing at all and you snap right out of it. I pray that you two always love each other fiercely and you stay best friends.
You're a tall and skinny little thing. I guess you get it honest, but it still surprises me. At your 6 month visit to the pediatrician, you weighed in at 14 lbs 13 oz and were 26.5 inches tall. You immediately smiled at the doctor when she walked in and made her lose her train of thought a few times because you kept grinning at her. You do that to people. You played with the crinkly paper on the exam table for the longest time and only cried for a second when you got your shots.
You're doing a pretty good job sleeping at night. You are so easy to put down for the night, you nurse and then we snuggle for a few minutes and I hold you tight and just smell you. Don't think that's weird, it's just what mamas do. When I put you down in your crib you are awake most of the time, but then you just fall asleep on your own. I know I'm so lucky that you can do that. Thank you. You went for about 3 weeks where you were sleeping all night, but lately you have been getting up twice during the night again wanting to eat, but that's okay because that means you are growing. (But you can sleep all night again soon, okay?)
You love to "talk" and have already perfected the squeal. It must be a girl thing.
You're sitting up like it's no big deal. You like to jump, a LOT. You love your jumper, but mostly like to jump when standing on people's lap. You jump all time time, burning all of your calories!
Your hair is growing in slowly but surely. I love putting headbands on you, they are so so cute. Sometimes we have little wardrobe fails (and Lucas quickly tells me, "mommy! Addy's bow! She looks like a pirate!")
We adventured into the world of solid food. This time, I wasn't looking forward to it, I'll be honest. And you really weren't too amused at first.
Daddy pushed you a little too hard with the sweet potatoes and you were a bit dramatic with your reaction...
Sorry about that...but you are a cute little gagger!
You really are so go-with-the-flow. You nap happily in your car seat or in your crib or strapped to me. You are content to sit and watch the world around you and are so easy going. I'm scared to even say outloud how
good of a baby you are. Because it seems too good to be true!
I can't wait to watch you grow but I'm already at a loss for how quickly time is passing. I pray for you and your brother every day, and I am proud to be your mama.
I can't imagine life without you, Addy bug. We love you to pieces and are so so proud of you. Happy half birthday, baby girl!
