Ash - Six month update

HALF A YEAR!  Can you believe I'm already six months old?!  We can't.  Momma keeps saying "I swear, we just brought you home from the hospital yesterday!" and I hear my parents reminiscing about how tiny and floppy I was 6 months ago.  I'm strong and active now!

It's tough getting me to leave Super-bear alone long enough to snap that perfect shot

Even when you cut out all the blurry pictures, there's still a lot of movement

I don't have my doctor's visit for another 10 days, but according to mom's home measurements I'm 15.6 lbs and 26.5 in long.  This puts me around the 15-20th% for weight and the 50th% for height.  Momma was pretty sure that the nurse accidentally measured wrong at my last appointment (I was squirming and my head didn't look like it was touching the top of the measuring pad) and now she's convinced; my #'s would mean I haven't grown at all in 2 months.  That's just not possible as I'm starting to stretch the legs on my 6 mo pj's and kicked the zipper out of my sleep sack that got too small.  So while Nanoo was here she worked with momma on making a new sleep sack and it's great to have about 6 more inches of room to move and grow.  Now momma's trying to do a 2nd one by herself, but she hasn't finished it yet. 

Homemade sleep sack

Oh my goodness it's been a busy, full month!  My visit with Nanoo and Popoo was great.  I loved all the attention and had a blast hanging out at restaurants with Aunt Lindsey and Elijah too.

Fun at Texas Roadhouse

During the two weeks they were here my mom also watched another baby, so I had fun with my buddy Abigail the afternoons she spent here.  She's four months older than me and does some cool stuff like crawling and standing up at the play table.  I can't wait to try that stuff in a few months; it looks like so much fun!

I went with momma & daddy to see Amazing Spiderman and loved it.  I watched some, listened while I nursed, and honestly slept through most of it.  But mom and dad kept telling me how much they loved how I behaved, and they can't wait to go see Batman next week b/c they're not worried about me.  I love to make them happy!
  

Last week was a busy week too.  I started eating "solids", which really just means runny purees but boy is it fun!  Pros : avocados and bananas.  Cons : yellow squash and peas.  But all-in-all I really dig this eating thing.  I may start to gain weight if you don't watch out b/c when I love something I'll just keep eating and eating as long as you'll feed it to me.  Of course if I don't like it, that's a different story... ;-D

Avocado - yummy!

Squash - gross!

Also last week was momma's birthday; I can't imagine being 32 MONTHS old, let alone 32 YEARS!!!  But she said it was perfect because she got to hang out with me and Aunt Chellie all day.  Let me tell you, I love my Aunt Chellie!  The minute she walked in the door I could tell she was a baby person, and I gave her all my best smiles.  We had a blast, and we're all bummed she couldn't stay longer than two days.

Every year in July is Cow Appreciation Day where you get free chicken at Chick-fil-A by dressing like a cow.  Last year I went in momma's belly, but this year I got to go in my own cow outfit.

I've really been enjoying my freedom of movement now that I can roll.  I roll all over the living room when I'm on the floor and can grab whatever toys I want.  It's always an adventure to see what position I'll be in when you come get me out of my crib.  I've also been working on my sitting skills.  I'm getting better every day, but still not quite independent yet.  I do great sitting on the couch or with some help on the floor, but you know I'll be doing it on my own in no time.

The upcoming month is going to be a little less busy but still fun. We're going to hang out at Mark & Melissa's (yay, I love Arianna!) in a couple weeks with Sam & Jenna (& the little bun in her oven); the adults like to play games together, and I guess this is the last shindig with Sam & Jenna b/c they're moving soon.  Jordan & Jason are coming to visit us for a day and take pictures at the end of July; momma's super excited about getting some photos by Jordan b/c apparently she's the best.  We can't wait to show them Garden of the Gods and the beauty of Colorado Springs!  After that things settle for a while, but you never know what excitement is waiting just around the corner!! :)