6 Months

6 months ago, a precious baby girl entered this world and was happily welcomed into our lives with so much love. And every second of every minute of every day, that love for her continues to grow.

Ainsley, at 6 months you are:

continuing to smile like no other smile I have ever seen;

still wanting to eat around every 3 hours;

eating a variety of baby foods (sweet potatoes, squash, carrots, green beans, peas, bananas, pears, and apples, in that order :) ;

loving everything except the green stuff, but we will get there;

making the "Mmmm" sound almost every time you take a bite of food (this cracks us up!);

showing excitement when you see a baby spoon because you love to eat your food;

showing excitement to Lili when you see your bottle;

a growing girl!;

finishing up your size 1 diapers and moving into size 2's this week;

wanting to be held ALL OF THE TIME, which we love, but can make your momma tired!;

getting attached to momma and noticing "strangers" vs. familiar faces;

starting to want to snuggle by reaching your arms for my neck and grabbing on smiling or when you are sleepy;

always holding on to our shirts or blankets (Lili and I finally went and picked you out a super-soft lovie blanket that I now keep with you at all times and you are constantly holding on to it or rubbing your face with it);

rubbing your eyes a whole lot when you are getting sleepy (I love this);

realizing momma has hair you can grab and pull (you started this last weekend when we were visiting family in Texas);

giggly when mommy and daddy play with you if in the right mood;

following everything and everyone (including Bella) with your eyes;

starting to want to sit up because you try and pull your upper body forward if we are laying you down or putting you in your car seat and bouncy seat;

wanting to be carried around, as opposed to sitting in a lap;

loving using those strong legs of yours to stand and would rather stand than sit;

getting used to your exersaucer, but still not a huge fan;

wearing size 3 to 6 month and some 6 to 9 month clothing depending on the outfit (it varies);

using your hands to reach for everything (including Lili's straw in her drink at Panera, which almost ended up in her lap!);

putting everything in your mouth and still love Sophie the Giraffe and your chew rings, but most of all your Paci (Lili and I decided we are just going to buy you a bunch of pacifiers to play with because that is what you prefer, however we need them to be attached to a clip for convenience and also you like to chew on the string);

still rolling from tummy to back and SO CLOSE from back to tummy (you just cannot figure out what to do with that one arm!);

talking and talking and talking (you could sit there and "talk" nonstop for 20 minutes straight);

sleeping for 7 to 9 hours a night;

typically taking a 1 hour nap in the morning a 2 to 3 hour nap in the afternoon and a 1 hour nap in the evening;

loving bath time;

touching our faces all of the time reaching for our mouths and noses;

fussy when we put you in your car seat, but the paci makes that stop real fast;

only using your paci during the day when you are awake and do not really need it when you sleep;

letting your little personality start to come out and shine;

and last but not least becoming more and more of a momma's girl!

Here are some current 6 month pictures for your enjoyment with more to come later!

(Our little pumpkin "picked" this little pumpkin when we went to Walden Farm.)