Almost 7 Months Old

Here is Daddy and me about two weeks ago. I am wearing my pretty Christmas dress that Mama bought for me last year. A few things have changed since I turned six months old. I can move forward now and I eat food! I can get to any toy I want by wiggling on my belly and pulling myself forward on my elbows. I haven't figured out what to do with my legs yet. Maybe next month. :)
Mama had me trying so many different kinds of food and a lot of them looked interesting but didn't taste very good. I really liked her spaghetti sauce. After a few days Mama finally figured it out and gave me some mashed potatoes off her plate. Yum! I love mashed potatoes! Sweet potatoes are pretty good too; beans and peas are okay. I just tried carrots yesterday for the first time. Not bad but they make bad stains. Not even Oxy-Clean can get carrot out of my bib. Now that I eat food I want to eat anytime I see someone else eating, even if I just ate. It just looks like fun. Everyone else is talking and laughing and I want to be a part of it!
One other new thing is that I am taking 2 naps now. I was taking 3 short ones but 2 long ones is better. I like to go to sleep in my bed, it's very hard to sleep when Mama is shopping.
It snowed yesterday and we went outside to watch Will play. I didn't like that at all. Snowflakes kept falling on my little nose, making me look up to see what it was. Oh no, now there are snowflakes in my eyes! I just wanted to be inside where it was warm!

Six Months Old

Six Months Old on 11/6/05

Teething

No teeth yet, but a nasty rash under the chin! Mama is changing bibs all day from either the spit up or the drool, which ever soaks the bib first. I like to chew on Mama's knuckle, a pacifier, a teething ring, a soaked bib or anything else close to my mouth. My new exersaucer has several chewing toys on it and they are a lot of fun.

Growing

I am 26.5 inches long (75th percentile) and 16 lbs 1 oz (50th percentile). The doctor says I'm kind of tall and I didn't gain as much weight as he thought. But that's okay because I can sit now and almost crawl, so I must be burning off more energy than I am eating.

Eating

I don't like cereal. I don't like oatmeal or rice cereal. I don't like rice cereal mixed with bananas either. The doctor said to try other foods so Mama keeps trying to feed me plain mashed bananas. They're okay. I swallow some of it. I would rather just sit with Mommy though. Why do I have to eat things off a spoon? I'm not spitting up as much as I used to. It must still be a lot though because Mama asked the doctor about it. He wasn't concerned and he thinks that as I eat other foods I will stop spitting up.

Sitting and Playing

Well, as you can see from the picture, I'm pretty good at this! I like to stand too, but I am very wobbly. My saucer is a lot of fun to stand in because I can't fall down or fall over. All the toys are attached so Will can't take them away from me. I like to play blocks with him but he doesn't like me to drool on them. I like to play my little piano. It makes beautiful music and the lights dance to the melody. It is one of my favorite things to do right now.

Sleeping

Sometimes I wake up in the night and I'm hungry. Sometimes I think I'm hungry but I fall asleep eating. Sometimes I just want someone to hold me. I haven't been sleeping for long stretches, but I am getting better at going to bed quietly. Well, sometimes I do!

Family

I love to spend time with my Daddy. He wears hats and lets me chew on the brim. It's such a funny feeling! I tried to climb up him today but I didn't make it very far. Will is playing with me a little more. He likes to turn my saucer in circles while I'm in it. He is kissing me all the time too. Slobbery tongue kisses; it's so silly! Mama is still my favorite person. I usually yell when she leaves the room. She left me in nursery at church for a long time but I didn't notice. There were so many people and toys, it was okay.

My six month birthday was also my Grandpa Uhlenkott's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!