6 months!

Is Zoe really 1/2 of a year old already? It can't be... but it is! Our sweet pea has been with us for 6 months! Time is such a funny thing when you have a baby, isn't it? These last 6 months have gone by so fast, but at the same time, it seems like she's always been a part of our lives. She's getting to be quite a chunker, weighing in this month at the doctor's at 16lbs. 14 oz. Chubby thighs and cheeks are the best! What a fun part of our lives she is... this girl is hilarious!

Zoe still loves it when her daddy sings her silly songs, but she's starting to be quite impressed with mommy too. It doesn't take much these days to get a big cheesy smile out of this little girl, and believe you me, we are soaking it up! I love how she can be in her crib screaming (I don't love the screaming part), and if I go in to get her, the second she sees me, I get a HUGE smile. She's had a little bit of stranger anxiety, but once she studies their face enough, she'll usually not. stop. smiling. So cute.

What an explorer we have on our hands, and she's not even mobile yet. Oh dear, the thought of her being mobile scares me quite a bit. She touches everything her little chubby hands come in contact with, and most of it ends up in her mouth. Even our faces. Especially Marks nose : )

She stares at the computer screen or TV if it's turned (or anything with bright lights for that matter). Zoe loves books, and when we read to her, she sits in our laps and fingers the pages and gets quite excited. I love it! She has started rolling around all over the place, and can push herself backwards.

This past month she had 2 sets of visitors. Her Mama Robertson came for a few days and babysat her while mommy and daddy were at work/school, and then Poppy and Grammy came to visit the next weekend. We took her first trip to Grant's Farm and she got to ride in a trolley/bus thing too! She liked the wind blowing in her face : )

Because of her rolling skills, Z has started sleeping on her tummy, which scared me for about a day. And then I realized how much better she started sleeping. Don't get me wrong, she's still not a great sleeper (in part because she had so many tummy troubles for so long that were keeping her up), but we're working on it. She has a lovey that she adores, and the second we hand it to her, she rubs her eyes and knows it's time for nigh-nigh. What a cutie!

Big milestones this month- sitting up and food! What a big girl we have! She still topples over to the side or face plants, but she loves her new perspective of the world. She still loves to "stand" with us holding onto her, but now that she can sit, it's getting easier for her to play with toys. We started her on oatmeal baby cereal, and it was a hit. It did give her horrible gas and messed up her tummy again, so we're stopping for a few days before starting some veggies. Yum yum!

6 months. Wow. Before we know it she'll be 1, which just makes me want to cry! We love how much joy Zoe brings to our house, and we thank God every day for her!