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Babs is six-months old today. I love her so much.
A song we sing often around here is "A, you're adorable." The line for u is "U make my life complete." That line was true when I fell in love and married my husband. But then somehow we made room for Kiddo, and soon couldn't imagine life without her. The same goes for Babs. How were we a family without her? I'm glad we've had six months of completion with her.
Some (okay, a lot of) things she's up to:
*She sincerely wants mobility. She balances on her copious belly, reaches her arms out, kicks the air, and goes no where. But she really, really, really wants to. She can turn from her back to her front and pivot though, so I still have to do a floor check when I put her down.
*She is not impressed by the limitations I have for what she chews on. She would really like paper and (filmy) plastic to be part of her diet. Oh, how she covets the wipes bag. And she always wants to be chewing.
*She doesn't suck on her thumb, hand, or self, really. Except for a day or so after she sees Mac, her friend of the same age. He sucks on his middle two fingers, and she seems to always want to try this after seeing him.
*She can now sit on her own for short periods of time. The clunk of her head hitting the floor is my indication that she's done.
*When she is truly at the end of her rope, tired, hungry, or both, she makes the specific sound of "maah, maah, maah" that sounds heartbreakingly like mama.
*We sporadically feed her solids. She has no use for rice cereal, but is incredibly fond of rice. I cannot shovel it in her mouth fast enough for her. (Part of the problem may be that I will only put in a few grains at a time, because her chewing is still primitive at best.) She likes orange vegetables. When her daddy feeds her, she insists on helping the spoon to her mouth, then extracting it so he can put more food on it. Often, we think she's done, but really, she's just found her bib and needs to chew on it a while. If the bib is removed from her sight, she'll start eating again.
*I think I'm mentally ready to wean her, but like her sister, she is bottle challenged.
*She has the most beautiful smile.
*When tickled, she will eventually laugh, but it sounds like she can't quite get it all the way out. Her most spontaneous laughs are when she interacts with other babies (especially our friends' little boy, Mac, who is almost her age) and when she realizes that Kiddo's hair is in reach.
*She looks amazing in blue.
*She looks just like her daddy.
*She has a crazy reverse mullet, such that she had fuzzy hair in the back, and long straight bangs that fall into her eyes.
*She wakes up about the same time the household wakes up (when we can't convince Kiddo to be still any longer), stays up for no more than 45 minutes, then goes back to sleep for a few more hours. On more way she is like her daddy. She doesn't necessarily eat. Because of this, we have to wake her up every Sunday for church.
*She still wakes up two or three times a night. Once about when I go to bed, and then anywhere between 3 and 6 am.
*We've never seen her ribs through her skin (like her sister) because of her fabulous fat rolls all over her belly and her thick, thick thighs. I expect she weighs close to 20 lbs.
*She has a very good nature and, if she's getting enough sleep and attention, is super pleasant.
*She loves singing. Unless its time for a nap, then she cries about how long it is taking you to get in her in her bed. I give up, stop singing and put her down.
*People tell me constantly how alert she looks. It's true. She is taking in the whole world as fast as she can. We're also told often how beautiful she is. Also true.
*When put down to sleep, she cries out, turns over, and falls asleep. It is not uncommon to see her with her face in the mattress, head propped up on her hands for some air, completely face down.
*Her sister tells us all the time how tiny she is, because she's just a baby. There are many things she can't do, but when she grows up, and gets teeth, this will be remedied.
