My Growing Baby

I always love when my babies reach about 6 months, up until then, although they are very cute and adorable I just have a hard time connecting and it feel like more work than fun to me. I know there are some who just absolutely LOVE the newborn stage, but not I. So I thought I would just share a few pictures of my growing baby who is now 6 months old.

She has figured out how to sit...although she still has a few tumbles. She has been evicted from using the Bumbo except under strict supervision, because she can get out. If she is on the carpet the landing is fine but anywhere else and it hurts. She leans to the side pushing up with one leg and eventually tips over the side landing on her stomach...sometimes bumping her face to the floor. So to you Bumbo using parents, beware...even the littlest ones can escape:) She loves to sit and reach for toys and she has started and loves baby food and other food. Darrell gave her an orange slice to suck on the other night and she just loved it. She pummeled several more slices and then cried and cried when Darrell got up to through all the juiced pulp and peel. So he graciously opened another for her and she again sucked the life out of a few more slices. The floor and her pajamas of course also got soaked:) She is definitely a dolly and I love seeing her so excited every morning when I get her out of bed.

Another thing to note is the pictures of her with a pacifier. We finally have a child that took one, and I'm so glad. On a side note...both Emily and Derek sucked their fingers as soon as they could. Derek only sucks when he has his blanket, so if that stays in bed, then the only time he sucks is at night. We have been trying to get him to quit since he will be 5 soon, but to no avail. Emily sucks her fingers too with her blanket, the funny thing is though I realized about a week or so ago that I hadn't seen her sucking her fingers recently. She stopped on her own!!! She rubs her blanket against her lips for comfort, but no more fingers. So now I only have to get one more out of the habit. The pacifier habit I hear is easy...just throw it out...listen to the baby cry for 3 days and your done...hopefully it is that easy:)