Half a year.
My baby is half of a year old.
Where is all of the time going?!
Six months has flown by.
... teething. Drooling everywhere. Can't get enough things in her mouth and she gnaws on anything squishy or hard. She loves putting her pacifier in backwards and chewing on the hard plastic, instead of the other way around.
... mobile! She's not quite crawling, but... she's moving around. She's rolling every which way, and she's figured out how to slither - yes, just like a snake. She wiggles her little belly and shoulders and legs until she turns the way she wants. [Sometimes, she just turns herself in a circle... haha]
... getting so good with her hands. She has a lot of control and loves to grab everything now. Her latest thing is to pet faces. She's fascinated with them and will grab my nose, then pet my cheeks, then bonk her head with mine. Adorable.
... so expressive. She gets so happy and smiley and giggly. She gives big fully belly chuckles and laughs with her whole body. When she's sad, she cries big huge tears, and has the best pout-y face.
... singing and talking and squealing and cooing non-stop. I love to hear her little voice. She does this funny moany humming thing when she's tired... It kind of sounds like Prince John in Disney's Robin Hood, when he is moaning in his sleep. So funny!
... a book lover! She loves having stories read to her. She loves holding books. She loves turning the pages. And she's started to chatter and demand that she holds the book. This is one habit I'm happy to encourage. In no time, we'll be reading Harry Potter together!
... tasting real food. We're still nursing regularly, but overnight she became interested in food and constantly reaches for it and we've given her tastes of lots of things -- potatoes, ice cream, watermelon, popsicles, applesauce, pears... and she's loved every last thing we've put in her mouth. [Which also means, we've put together the high chair. It's amazing how big she looks when she's in it! She loves sitting in it, playing the tray like a drum and having her own little table for all of her toys.]
... getting so cute and chubby! She has such delicious rolls in her thighs, and the most adorable little dimple on the back of her elbow.
My heart grows bigger and bigger every minute for this girl.
She's such a joy.
