6 & 7 Months

Our Christmas Bug

Here I am, very after the fact, but I promised pictures and since today my computer decided to let me actually see my photos I thought I'd make good on my commitment. 

As you can see our little bug is growing like a weed. She turned 6 months old on Christmas Eve and since then has been doing something new every day it seems. 

I was able to snap a few photos over Christmas, two of my favorites are below. 

Esther wearing Unki Drew's hard hat.

She kept asking to hold Lainie, then 20 seconds would go by and she'd be done.

Milestones for 6 months include rolling fairly efficiently, saying "Ma Ma", holding her own bottle, and cutting two teeth!

I haven't been able to get both in a photo yet, but here's a fabulous picture of the first 'one'der.

Since this baby popped in, I've been brushing my fingers across her gums waiting for another to make it's appearance. Turns out she doesn't like that very much. 

Daddy has since gone back to work and Lainie and I are home together making treats and playing toys. I made her a headband since everyone who sees her thinks she's a boy. She'll be wearing this in public from now on...

She is sitting up like such a big girl these days. She has even started to scoot on her tummy! She can really get around! Next we have to work on going from lying down to sitting up on her own because she gets really upset when she wants to be up but I'm not there to help her. Turns out she also gets mad when I have the computer but won't let her play with it. 

Her six and seventh month pictures aren't crazy different, except I can see her personality more and more each day, and I think it shines through in this picture. As well as this one...

And this one...

Ok, I've gotten a little crazy with the cuteness and photographing as much as I can, but hey-- my kid is cute. So why not?

In other news, she has also mastered taking her paci and out putting it back in. She can even find it when it's near her and put it in right. Which is a major help to Mommy. 

We still swaddle at night, but only in a blanket. She is sleeping through the night and I don't want to do anything to disrupt that. 

And now for some Daddy pictures.

Lainie loves her Daddy. And I love them. 

I apologize for the cursory glance into our lives, but Lainie is screaming and I have to make it a quick one.