Six Months!

To my beautiful girl on your 6th month of life,
Today you woke up just like you do every day, a little sleepy and then you started the raspberries. You don’t like to wake up in the mornings so sometimes you are still a little grumpy but then you get over it and smile big time. We go for pictures tonight and momma is very excited. I love when you get your pictures taken because when I look back at them I always remember what was going on in your life and development when it was taken. You are such a pretty little girl with your dark green, brownish gold eyes. I figured for sure you would be brown eyed and you still may be but right now they are a color different than I have really ever seen. Everything about you is beautiful and in the past month you have started to grow more and more hair. Maybe by a year old your hair will be longer. Right now you and dada have about the same amount . We have been eating vegetables for the past month, squash is your favorite. You didn’t like peas very much nor did you really enjoy green beans. You were okay with sweet potatoes and carrots. Dada gave you some applesauce a couple days ago and you love it. Dada did that on his own, I was going to try and get you to go through more vegetables before giving you the fruits. You were supposed to be getting peaches first anyway. Daddy was trying, he was so proud that he had found something else you loved. You really aren’t too big on baby food in general.
For the past month I have thought you were getting ready to crawl. Now you are REALLY close. For now you have a new way of traveling and getting what you want. You roll to it! You go from one side to the other all over the floor or the bed. You are very sweet and try to give kisses now. In the past week you have started reaching for me and daddy. You have also started to cry to get things, I blame this on granny. You still like to drink out of the sippy cup that we bought for you and are now a pro at using it. You still get so excited to see the cats and Kate. Scottie still doesn’t love you the way that Pootie or even Kate does but she does sleep beside you at night. When you are able to give her head butts you guys will be best friends. We are still trying to get you to sleep by yourself. Mommy will miss you when you aren’t sleeping beside me but it will be for the best. My goal was to have you in the bassinet and then your crib by 6 months. That didn’t happen so now my goal is 9 months.
You are pulling yourself up now like a big girl. It was a total surprise the first time you did it. Good thing dada looked over and saw you or you would have fallen out of your bassinet. You pull yourself up on momma and anything else you can reach all the time now. I have been cleaning up your room and sat you in the crib, looked over and there you were standing, smiling and talking to me. Then you gave me a raspberry. I think we should have named you raspberry with as many of those you give a day.
You are still a friendly girl and will smile at anyone. You like to say “HI” and grin to people when we are out shopping or eating. You like to sing along with momma now that you are getting bigger and sometimes you even try to dance! We are working with you to get you to say dada. You like to babble and we love to hear you talking to us.
I have thought you have been teething for a couple of months now. But they haven’t come through yet. Your little gums are as white as can be, it won’t be much longer. You will look so different with your teeth but you will still be momma’s girl! We are so fortunate to have a wonderful baby like you are. I am excited about the things you are going to be able to do in the upcoming months, I look so forward to watching you grow and get older. I can’t wait to see how much you weigh and how long you are tomorrow at the doctor. I love you so much. You are the greatest gift I could ever receive.
WE LOVE YOU!!!!
-MOMMA!