6 Months Old!

 Our precious 6 month old baby!

 

It has been a big month in our household as Angela turned six months old! It has been a month of firsts, including first tastes of solid food, sitting up, moving backwards on her tummy, first cold :(, first rodeo, and mommy's first time back to work since Angela was born.

 

I'm now working part-time at an elementary school in my same district and I am enjoying it, though it is a big transition for us and  I miss her while I'm at work! I am meeting many wonderful individuals and working on getting into the swing of things!

 

 

Here's what Angela is up to these days:

Sleeping...This really depends on the night and what's going on. She still hasn't slept all through the night, but when all is going well, she usually only averages two wake-ups a night. Recently, she's been fighting a cold and other tummy issues and these have really been interfering with her {and our!} sleep!

Eating...solid foods now!! She has had peas, carrots, prunes, oatmeal cereal, and rice cereal so far. I'm looking forward to making my own baby food in the near future, but haven't gotten to that yet. She is enjoying sampling these new foods!!

 

Playing... so much more! She is starting to get into everything and is finding her toys more and more exciting!!!

Napping... for shorter amounts of time, but still pretty well.

Sounding... so silly! She is very vocal and loves making a variety of noises! It is too cute!

Acting... very alert and happy most of the time. She giggles and smiles most of the time! She usually gives many "warning sounds" before crying now.

Traveling... in a new car seat! She is outgrowing her infant seat already, so we upgraded to a new car seat and she seems much more comfortable. We will probably still use her infant seat some, but she is 2.75 inches from the maximum height and she is starting to seem pretty cramped in it! She now has the Graco 4-in-1, which I hope was worth it! Thankfully, we were blessed to be gifted many gift cards to Babies R Us and they were a big help with the car seat purchase!

Growing... so much!! At her 6 month appointment, she was up to 27.25 inches long, which is the 95th percentile! Her weight was in the 94th percentile at 18 lbs 13 oz.

Developing... right on track from what we can tell! She is such a strong and alert little girl. She is enjoying sitting up on her own now and sometimes lunges forward on to her stomach if a kitty or some other exciting object is in front of her. When she's on her tummy, she moves backwards in a worm-like motion and can turn in a circle.

 

 

Wearing...6-9 month clothes. Her 6 month clothes still fit, but some are starting to get snug and she is fitting into her 9 month clothes already. Thank goodness she has a great wardrobe courtesy of our amazing friends and family!

Interacting... with just about everyone! She has become very aware of and curious about our pets. She usually laughs at the cats and has already grabbed a tail and pulled a great deal of hair! Those cats are learning to steer clear! She likes the dogs and they seem to like her too.

Moving... always! Babyproofing time!

She moved backwards so far that she got stuck :]

 

 

Here are some other pictures from Angela's 6th month of life:

 

Angela's first rodeo was the Pendleton Round-Up, where Auntie Jilly ran the second fastest barrel run of the day!

 

 Next stop was in Heppner to meet Aunt Brooke, Kyler, and Lincoln!

 

It has been a month of great visits with great people!



 Great Grandpa Ernie and cousin Mason!

 

Great Grandma Irene! 

 Great Auntie Donna!

 

 

 

 

 

Some beautiful pictures captured by Aunt Donna:

 

 Love these hands!

 

 

 

Happy Halloween!

 

Five Months Old!

Time sure flies when you're having fun! Angela turned five months old last week!! Where has time gone? This precious baby is becoming so much more observant, inquisitive, and coordinated!  She is at such a fun age!

Sleeping...was a sore subject most of this month but is starting to get better, thank goodness!! She was waking up frequently most of the month, but has been down to one or two wake-ups per night again lately and I am thrilled!

Eating...great as always! She is one hungry little girl and is growing so well!

Playing...more and more! She is starting to actually play with her toys! She can hold them, pick them up, and sometimes get them into her mouth. She is loving toys more and more each day! She loves her taggie blankets {thank you Colbi and Stacey!}, musical toys {thanks Mom and Aunt Donna!}, and is getting better at figuring out her many teethers. She still finds her playmat pretty exciting and is getting more enjoyment out of her jumper and exersaucer. I set up the high chair recently so she could have a tray to hold her toys while she is playing!

Napping...for shorter periods of time. I am trying to get better again at following a routine and it is helping!

Sounding...like such a silly little girl. She is quite vocal! She coos and squeals and giggles!

Acting...so much more grown up and super mellow most of the time. She is always looking around, taking it all in!

Traveling...like such a little trooper. We made a trip over to Eastern Washington and Angela travelled like a champ.

Growing...and growing and growing!

Developing...well! She began rolling over at about four and a half months. She rolls from front to back pretty frequently and has rolled from her back to front once. She started sitting up better this month and can sit up unsupported for a brief amount of time, though she still needs a spotter! Angela also found her cute little toes and is enjoying reaching for them!

Wearing...six month or six-nine month sized clothes!! She has been gifted such cute clothes!

Interacting...more and more! It is too cute!

Looking...like such a pretty little girl!

Moving...a lot! The days of holding her while she sits still are coming to an end, I fear!

Other highlights:
Angela was able to spend time with a lot of family members on both sides this past month! She was blessed to get to see many of her grandparents and great-grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc. She is a loved little girl!

 Using her highchair for a toy tray!

 Working hard on learning to sit up!

 We hiked to Wallace Falls a couple weekends ago. Angela enjoyed being packed around in the Ergo by both of us!

 Rosie was ready to wait for the bus.



Since she turned five months old, Angela has already gone on a big road trip to watch her Aunt Jill run in the Pendleton Round-Up and visited lots of other important people! More on that in next month's post!