6 month update

Lydia turned 6 months old on November 3rd. She is now rolling over by herself, watching and checking out everything, grabbing things that she wants, eating solid food (to date, peaches, pears, apples, strawberries, squash, sweet potatoes, peas, green beans, brown rice, and oatmeal).

She also holds likes her belly ... finally!

And she is getting better at sitting ...

These are all pictures from Ashley's photo shoot - mostly in the backyard. She is really photogenic ...

... the thinking baby pose [distracted by the birds in the trees] ...

... the "I'm about to put my foot in my mouth" pose ...

...the "my sister is crazy" or "what, Momma?" pose ...

... and the "I love my new lovee" pose.

She is also getting a bit better about sitting still while we read books (Eden likes to read to her)

At the doctor's appointment, we found out that she now weighs 12 pounds 13 oz and is XX tall (2nd percentile for both with a 50% head - sound familiar?). 

We've also recently discovered that Lydia does NOT like to ride in the car at night unless she can see someone. That someone would be me [Ashley] sitting in between the car seats, talking to Lydia, and holding her hand. Guess she just doesn't like feeling alone in the dark.

She is also sleeping on her stomach some now. Thankfully, she has figured out she can just turn her head once she puts herself on her stomach and then go back to sleep. This has helped some, though it feels like little solace, with her 6-month-growth-spurt and teething combination. For the past week or so, she has been waking every 3 to 4 hours at night to nurse [and I can often feel her tummy grumbling]. Not so fun. Especially when we can still remember the nights where she slept for 8 hours at a time.

Lydia LOVES to eat her toes ... especially her left foot.

And, she just recently received a new bouncy on loan from her friends Keegan and Conner. We just had to figure out something that would help her actually be able to bounce. Seems a 400-page dissertation from her Daddy does the trick really well ...

 

Finally, we've decided that we really just aren't funny. We don't remember Eden laughing and giggling nearly as much as Lydia does, and we've noticed that Lydia really cracks up most often when her sister is around. The conclusion ... we just weren't that entertaining for Eden.