Wow, you're already 6 months old! You have changed so much since the day you were born.
I'll never forget when the hospital staff was going to have us move from the delivery room to our recovery room. I was in a wheelchair, and they wanted me to hold you as they moved all of our stuff to our new room. You were so teeny that I remembered thinking you were too fragile for me to hold in my lap while they pushed us. Now, you require a tight grip at all times because you will try to slither your way down my lap so you can go nuts on the floor. You just want to move on your own whether its rolling or scooting on your back. You are so close to crawling. And that's terrifying but exciting at the same time.
6 months ago you were just a hair over 7 pounds; now you are a hair over 19 pounds. You went from a tiny peanut to my little wild woman.
The biggest change from 5 months to 6 months was you overcoming your stranger anxiety. All of a sudden you are a total flirt. You love attention from anyone who will give it to you. You are always laughing and always smiling. You exude such a large personality out of that little body. The number one adjective people use to describe you is "fun". Even as I write this, I can't quite find the words to describe it. But today at the doctor's office I told the doctor, "she's got a lot of personality. Actually, maybe you would even call her wild." And his response? "Oh, I can see that."
You are now starting to play on your own with toys. You "read" books. This is by far my favorite trick of yours. It is adorable. I guess we read to you so much that you mimick it with your soft books. Also, basically anything you can get your hands on is a toy. Everything is interesting and needs to be thoroughly studied. You still love books but get preoccupied with turning the pages, and that kind of shortens the stories. Our current favorite reads are The First Pup, Olivia, Tacky, and The Belly Button Book. You very much enjoy the written word - I've never seen a baby so focused on writing before.
Freddie the firefly was probably your favorite toy this month. You also really enjoy your stuffed animals, especially chewing on them.
You love to grab Winnie. I think you love the softness of her fur. She loves to lick you until your soaked. And you laugh while she grooms you.
You still love baths in your whale tub.
You went to the beach this month. You were so brave! You did a great job splashing in the pool and dipping your toes in the ocean. You also did a wonderful job during the very long car ride to South Carolina. The way home took 12 hours, and you were a champ!
You were very well behaved at Aunt Laura's wedding. That's right - you went to your first wedding and officially got a new uncle!
As always, we are so proud of you. You continue to amaze us, and we just keep falling more in love with you. Today I got teary, hugged you tight and asked you not to grow up any more. But the truth is, you get more fun with each passing day. You keep me on my toes. You keep me exhausted. But you bring me so much joy, and I truly can't wait to see what's next.
We love you, our sweet girl. Happy 6 months!
And of course, we had to include a picture of you reading:
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