6 Months: 1/2 a Year

Lydia Bug,

You are half a year old today.... let that sink in for mama for a second :::sucks up tears::: ok, holy moly girlfriend you are half way through your first year and it is hard to put into words the joy you have brought to my life.

Everyone says this and now I know they are speaking the truth, you just get more and more fun with each passing month (more and more challenging as well). You smile more and more, you are giggling and laughing like a happy girl.

You are a busy busy bee, you never just want to sit on my lap but you want to move and see what's going on, constantly turning and squirming.

You get frusturated when you can't get something because you want to crawl so bad but haven't quite figured it all out yet, you scoot yourself backwards and you sometimes are able to squirm and roll yourself to your desired toy/location but not quite as quickly as you'd like but I know once you start I am in BIG trouble so we will enjoy this less mobile time while it's still here.

You love the doggies and hug them every chance you get.

You are eating food now on a regular basis, your favorites are squash, bananas and sweet potatotes. You hate green beans and aren't too crazy about apples (you make a sour face)

You are definitely sitting up by yourself with no help from your mamma, we have a couple spills every now and then but that's ok it helps you learn I think, or so I tell myself when I feel bad that I let you fall over.

You love to throw your paci out of your crib now, that's fun at night when I haven't realized you've done it and can't find your paci, think I need to put a spare in there now.

You honey are the light of my life and so many others as well, you bring a smile to everyones face with those big cheeks and blue eyes, you can melt a big guy into a pile of baby mush and I love that!!

Keep growing and learning but not too fast because I like you in your pint sized state right now.

Love you my Lydie Loo,

Mommy