6 Months Old!

Kinley - 

I'm pretty sure that this is the first "birthday" that has almost made me cry.  I'm not sure how it's already been 6 months, half a year, 26 weeks, it just doesn't seem possible.  If the rest of your first year go by as quickly as the the first, we'll have a big 1 year old in the blink of an eye!

Your personality just keeps shining through and this month you have been so funny!    You used to grin at us and turn away because you always seemed so bashful (which I loved), but now you are becoming a major ham!  You smile with your mouth wide open and do this fake cough thing which is kind of like a laugh but we think you're just trying to get our attention - it's hilarious.  You've also started giggling without us actually tickling you which is so stinkin' cute.

You still love you jumperoo, swing, and play mat and we started using your high chair this month, too.  You had baby food for the first time on Monday, March 5 - carrots which you loved!  You look so big sitting in the high chair and think you're pretty cool, too.  Sometimes you get very distracted and play with the straps on your high chair since they are very entertaining.  We've also tried sweet potatoes and bananas.

You are sitting up like a champ now and hardly ever fall or roll backwards.  I think you really like the freedom of playing with your toys this way versus laying down.

Some of your favorite toys include Jacques the octopus, Sophie the giraffe, baby einstein radio, a steering wheel toy at g-ma & g-pas, and books.  Right now you like to read Where is Babies Bellybutton, Barnyard Dance, Googlie Sea, and Touch & Feel Baby Animals.  Your absolute favorite song is Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.  That calms you down almost instantly if you're having a bad car ride and I've been known to sing it for 10 minutes straight (which is unfortunate for everyone involved, haha).

You are still going to sleep around 8pm every night and don't put up much of a fight when we lay you down.  Staying asleep is still an issue but not as bad as it used to be.  One week you only woke up once at 3am for your paci for 3 days in a row!

You still love your puppies and wish they would play with you more.  Whenever I'm holding you and they're running around, you are constantly searching for them, it's pretty cute.

You outgrew your 3-6 & 6 month clothes at the end of this month so we are now transitioning to 9 months.  You could probably still wear some 6 month outfits with the length but your sweet little belly is busting out now!  :)

You're in size 2 diapers and I'll get your weight & height stats when we get back from Florida.

I'm finally noticing some new hair growing in on the sides and it seems to be golden.  You still have a little bald spot on the back where you lay and some longish hair down by your neck.  I can't wait until we have hair to put bows in!

It's amazing how much our love for you keeps growing with every passing month.  No matter how much I try to get time to slow down, I'm pretty sure it only speeds up from here!

Happy 1/2 birthday, sweet pea!!