June and July

We have been soooo busy with summer! Alex has been "swimming" in the pool. Basically that consists of her sitting in her float while Mommy and Daddy zoom her around the pool as she kicks like crazy. She is still doing good eating her solids but is not really liking the fruits. She LOVES green beans and squash, she likes peas, carrots and sweet potatoes, HATES bananas and tolerates peaches. She also has been spending a lot of time in her walker (see pic below) and hasn't quite figured it out yet. She thinks it is a jumper and will jump up and down when she first gets in.

Alex can now sit up on her own and can almost crawl. She rolls around the floor and can do it fast! She can't get into sitting position by herself but if you prop her up she can stay sitting for a long time. She doesn't have any teeth yet but I am sure they are coming soon because drooling and crankiness are increasing. Below is a video of her and her Daddy playing doggy.

She also saw her first parade on July 4th in her Gma and Gpa Masons neighborhood. It was a really good parade with lots of kids and animals dressed up. The fire engine at the front of the parade had their siren on and I thought it would scare her but she was fine. I don't think she was really that impressed at all the costumes but her Mommy was.

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She got her ears pierced today! She only cried for a minute and was totally fine afterwards. She hasn't pulled on them yet or even figured out they are there so hopefully that won't happen. The only problem we had is Daddy got a little light headed and had to step out of the room before we even began! LOL! We had a choice between pearls or gold studs (they were out of the diamonds-of course) and we chose pearls. Now she will not be mistaken for a little boy anymore!! yeah! Alex is doing great and hopes you were all here to play with her.

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).