Emma- 6 Months

Dear Little Ems-

Today you are a whopping 6 months old! When your Daddy and I woke up this morning we were talking about how we can't believe it's been 6 months already. You are 1/2 way to your first birthday which seems insane!

You have your 6 month check up on Friday, and I am so curious as to how much you have grown. Just about every day lately I am packing away some clothes that don't fit you anymore. So basically your closet is filled with boxes of clothes that either don't fit you anymore, or need to be brought out and put in your closet and/or dresser.

You are, and have been sleeping like a champ in your crib!!! You go to bed at 8:00, and you sleep soundly until 5:30. For some reason you don't nap well in your crib so you nap in your swing most of the time. That's going to have to stop pretty soon since your feet are close to reaching the end of the swing. Your Daddy and I are so fortunate to have two pretty good sleepers. I still recall the many sleepless nights just a few short months ago, but the memories of that seem to fade every time you have a good nights sleep and wake up with a huge smile on your face.

You are so very close to sitting on your own. I thought you were going to do it sooner than this, but you're getting there. Now there has been a few hours since I started writing this, and in that few hours you sat on your own for quite a while before getting tired. You're such a big girl.

You are on the move all the time. If I lay you on your back, you immediately roll to your tummy, and then continue to roll across the whole living room. You are constantly waving your arms, kicking your feet. It's become quite a challenge to change your diaper. You are so curious about all the toys around the house, you look at them in amazement, press buttons, pull on things, roll them around, etc. It's so cute to watch you while you observe the world around you.

You have the most adorable smile, your whole face lights up and it just makes my day. You have a great laugh too. It's not a full out belly laugh, just sort of a chuckle.

I do have to say that one of my least favorite things to do right now is feed you. Not only do you take FOR.EV.ER, but you kick and squirm the whole time. I would have to compare it to trying to bottle feed an Octopus. Every noise distracts you and you wiggle and twist your little body around to see what's going on.....so nosey!!!

I just love watching you grow and learn new things. Crawling is just right around the corner, you are scooting backwards now so you just have to figure out how to go forward. You bounce on command while in your jumparoo, and you crack up every time!

Can't believe you have been here 6 months already. Best 6 months of our lives.

Love you!

Mommy