6 Months Old!

Sienna Faith,

Oh baby girl, you are growing much too fast! Of course a part of me loves to see you grow, change, discover new things and do new things, but a part of me wants you to stay my little baby forever. You have been here for a half a year already and I am so thankful for every moment.

You are definitely developing a personality and it is so sweet. You smile a TON and when you do your whole mouth opens. I guess this is your signature smile and I love it. You still smile the most at your big sister and you've even started to 'talk' to her when she is around you (especially when you are in the car together)

You still haven't figured out the whole 'sleeping through the night' thing. Still you do it every once in a while but the majority of nights, you wake up once to eat. And apparentely you think that means party time because a lot of the time you are awake for quite a while afterwards. Since I have mommy hearing I lay awake listening to you talk and play until you finally start to cry and I go give you your paci so you can go back to sleep. Although I do wish you slept through the whole night, a part of me loves the time that we snuggle during the night, just the two of us. Your natural wake up time seems to be between 7:30-8:00 which is fabulous. I have sure been blessed with late sleepers (I just hope this lasts!) You are still taking two great naps a day and wake up SO happy.

You are absolutely loving your food now! I'm pretty sure you were allergic to rice cereal so we switched you to oatmeal and you are doing so much better. You eat that every morning for breakfast and then you eat a fruit or veggie in the evening for dinner. So far you have had bananas (your favorite), avocado, sweet potatoes, carrots and apples. I am making all of your food and luckily you enjoy my cooking :) We'll see how well I do when meats and mixing foods come into the picture! You have yet to eat in your highchair (again, because I am trying to keep you my little baby for as long as possible:) so you eat all your meals in your bouncy seat and do just great. But I guess pretty soon you will have to break in the highchair :)

You have discovered your feet and love to hold them and pull on your socks when you are lying on your back. You are also starting to put EVERYthing in your mouth...feet, hands, toys, mommy's fingers, etc.

You still love your swing, exersaucer and activity mat.

You are doing really good with tummy time (lasting a long time and even playing with toys) and you are doing really well at sitting up on your own, although oftentimes you fling yourself backwards or to the side because you get so excited about something :)

You are SUCH a mommy's girl and I do have to say I love it. You track me like crazy when I am walking around, you don't like it when I am out of your sight. But luckily you (usually) do fine when other people are holding you and you always do great when your grandparents watch you so that is a relief.

You still love your paci. We don't go anywhere without one! And your absolute favorite toy is your giraffe, Sophie. She keeps you busy for very long periods of time!

You had your very first Christmas and although you were completely oblivious and it was just another day for you, you did have a great day! You got loved on by almost every family member here in town and you were very spoiled with gifts.

My sweet (baby) girl, I love you so much and you bring an incredible amount of joy to my day. You are half way to turning ONE and I know so many more changes are going to come (and I am going to love EACH one!)