Aria Grace: Six Months

Six months.  Your half-birthday is here and I can hardly believe it!  So many smiles, cuddles, and precious moments since that great day in December.  God is so good!

Dedication at church

Weight: 18 lbs, 8 oz
Height: 27 inches
Wearing size 9-12 month clothes.

(For curiosity sake, I looked back at Lyle's stats.  At his six month check-up, he was 19 pounds and 27 inches.  So pretty close!  Although you plot higher on the growth charts since you are a girl!)
 

Visiting Grandma.  Sorry honey, this is not the most flattering picture of you! LOL

Sleep-  Still doing great.  We moved you into your room at the beginning of the month, and you transitioned without a problem!  Typically you take a couple short naps in the morning, and a little bit of a longer one in the afternoon.  Sometimes you'll need a short one when you get home from daycare at 5, otherwise bedtime is 7:30-8ish.  Up twice a night to eat usually- I keep thinking I should cut these out, but honestly it seems more trouble than it's worth.  When you are up at night you take about 10 minutes to eat, then go right back down without any rocking or fussing.  So to go back in several times to give you a pacifier or fight through the crying isn't worth it at this point. 
 

The sound that accompanies this pictures is a high-pitches "whooo!"



Eating-  Still all Mama's milk!  Work has been a little crazy lately, making me miss a few pumping sessions, so we've had to pull some milk from the freezer.  Glad I spent the time early on, getting stocked up.  By this point I think we were supplementing Lyle with formula, so I'm pretty proud we made it to the six month mark on just breastmilk!!

 

Aria's version of a sleep mask.  Gone are the days you leave your bows in place!

Giggles with brother!

Likes-  Little girl, you are wanting to get up and go!  You can turn yourself in circles on the floor on your tummy, and are scooting backwards.  Sometimes you will pull your knees under you, but get so mad when you can't get anywhere.  I have a feeling you will be working hard on that this next month, so you can get your hands on Lyle's toys!  We got a new johnny jumper for the doorway, and you go to town!  It is so much fun to watch.  The other day I put on music while I was cooking in the kitchen, and you were jumping and dancing to the music with me! So many smiles!  We are back on the pacifier love, although you don't need it, it just helps when you are fussy. 

Paula sent this to me from daycare, and said you were happy singing!

Lunch with family!

Fun Firsts- We have two teeth, and they make your grin the cutest thing in the entire world!  You are almost sitting by yourself, just a bit wobbly at times.  We sat in the kiddie pool in the backyard for a few minutes one night, and you were having a ball splashing.  You also went on your first zoo outing.  Even though it was pretty sticky and hot, you didn't fuss at all, just laid in your stroller the whole time.

Lyle Update: Your brother gets the best giggles out of you.  It might be my favorite sound in the whole world.  You've got some grabby hands, and sometimes you get ahold of your brother's toys.  We are working with him on trading and giving you something different instead of just taking his toy back.  Honestly you couldn't care less at this point, just give you something you can chew on.  But I'm sure you will care soon enough. :)



We are looking forward to some fun this next month.  Father's day is next weekend, and we will be going up to Kansas City for July 4th weekend.  And hopefully we will be able to fit in some rides in the combine for harvest!  I can't wait to dig out Lyle's pearl snap cut off shirts for you! :)  We love you sweet girl!