6th month portraits

We got some portraits of our little chicken done and here are the pics! Check out the next blog for some info on what Alex is doing now!

6th month portraits

Here are some more portraits. These are the proofs from her session so when you see my arm that is cut out of the actual picture.

So much is changing with her and she is making so many new noises. She has really gotten the hang of eating solid food and you can't get it in her mouth fast enough. She is eating squash, green beans and peas; She likes all of these and we are starting carrots this weekend. She has also been in the pool a couple of times and kicks like crazy! I think we will definitely have a little tadpole pretty soon. She is trying so hard to sit up that it gets her frustrated. She doesn't quite have it yet. Andy has taught Alex how to open the mailbox and it is pretty much the highlight of her day. She gets so excited that she starts panting before they get to the street and she rips the mailbox lid open to get the mail inside. Then she proceeds to get it all slobbery by licking it. If only she could pay the bills instead of eating them.

Happy half birthday!

I can't believe that it has been 6 months already! Wow it has really gone by. Happy 6th month birthday to our little baby girl. We celebrated by giving her squash and oatmeal. Doesn't that sound good??? Yummy. Alex is now really getting into eating and likes to try to feed herself. She is eating squash and green beans and likes both of them. Here is a video that shows her eating skills.

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We went for our 6 month checkup yesterday and she checks out fine. 26 1/2 inches long and 16 pounds. No teethies yet. Dr says she looks great and warned us to put sun screen lotion on our fair skinned baby cakes! Here is a pic when she was born so that you can see how much she has changed!

Bad Baby

I have been trying to get her new "cry" on tape for a few days. This is the best I could do because as soon as she sees the camera she turns into a happy baby (as you can see on the video).

Memorial Day!

Today Andy came up to me and said "I think I have water in my ear" to which I said "go put some alcohol in it to dry it up". Andy then said---- "I am not going to waste a beer." I can't wait until it is Alex saying stuff like this.

She is really jumping in her jumper now and wants to be in it all the time. The video above shows her jumping capabilities!

Can you just see the attitude in this picture? What a messy oatmeal baby!

Long Weekend ahead!

Ok, so it is already Sunday but we are sooooo excited to have an extra day to play with Alex. We are also starting her on solids again starting this time with oatmeal. She seems so much more interested in it this time. If I could only get her to stop moving her whole face to the spoon and stop doing the motorboat I think it would be a lot cleaner. (But that is the whole joy of feeding a baby right?)

She can now touch her toes to her nose and lick them too! When she does put them in her mouth she gets this face like she ate a lemon. She is also doing a lot better on her tummy. She can prop herself up on her elbows and look around. While on her stomach she can scoot around a bit but not much. She can roll to either side and can roll from stomach to back. I haven't seen her roll from back to stomach yet but I am sure it is coming. She never wants to be on her back anymore and her favorite activity is standing up like a big girl.

So Alex is ready for some fun in the sun and I wish all of you were here to see her! She is getting such a little personality and it is hilarious! She loves to make people laugh and to be the center of attention. I took her to the grocery store yesterday and usually she would sleep through it all but now she was smiling at everyone. She would smile and act coy to all the gentlemen and flirt with them. Of course everyone always looks at her and she loves it!