Half a Year

Wow. Half of a year. How can it be? Don't I say that every month? Well, that's how I feel every month when she is one month older. She continues to bless us with sweetness every.single.day.

Here are some of Lila's notables for this month...

• She is sitting up unassisted! She lays her head down on the floor when she is tired, but can sit up like a champ. Sometimes she gets so excited she knocks herself over though...gotta work on it.



• Lila is rolling over very well. She prefers to roll from back to front. In keeping with tradition, she did this differently than Nate who rolled over from front to back first.



• Lila does not like rice cereal, oatmeal, bananas, pears, or apples. She will eat a few bites of sweet potatoes before she gags. She does however like puffs. So I guess she's not going to eat that slimy baby food. Awesome that I stocked up at Sam's anticipating her love of food.



• Lila had her first ear infection this month, but the doctor caught it early and the antibiotics worked like a charm.



• She is still sleeping pretty well. The sicknesses threw her for a complete loop but I still can't complain. Much. With the second child, letting them fuss in their bed is not always an option if you don't want Kid #1 to wake up. I'm seeing some ear plugs in Nate's future.



• She is playing with toys really well and they entertain her for while, mostly because she's trying to figure out how to operate them.



• Lila enjoys the exersaucer and the walker (that I finally located - thanks Mimi!) As long as she is not super tired, she will happily play in them when I need to get something done.



• Lila still loves her brother the best.



• She smiles when Scott drops her off in the morning and smiles back at the teachers when I pick her up in the afternoon. I'd say she's happy.



• She is starting to "thin out" - ha ha, I know what you all are thinking...especially those that have seen her in person. But she's actually going to probably be right on track with where Nate was at 6 months, so she has slowed down on the growth, at least somewhat. But that didn't keep a stranger at Grant's Farm from calling her legs hamhocks a couple of weeks ago.

We love her more and more everyday and can't imagine our life without her! I can't believe I will write her 7 month post next month. Say it really isn't so. It's going by too fast!