Where does the time go?

Maeby is already 6 months old!  Mae came out screaming- just so full of energy and life, wide-eyed and curious.  She just keeps learning and growing.  She's very social right now- whether we're at church, or the grocery story, or the library, she likes to watch the people around her (especially other babies and small children) and she'll often just grin at them.  Adults don't just look at other adults and keep smiling until they notice them, so I think people find it refreshing.  I feel so blessed to watch this little girl brighten other's days.  And wow, every day I feel so blessed to be with her myself.

 Granted, there are several times a day that I eagerly await her nap time so I can take a break; but she enchants me.  One day last week I needed her to take a nap, I was exhausted and she was not resting.  She went to sleep and I started to make myself some lunch.  She had been awake for hours and I was expecting this to be a good 1.5-2 hour nap.  She slept for 18 minutes.  I almost cried.  I picked her up and laid her on her playmat thinking "I just need a minute" and sat on the couch with my lunch.  I realized she was looking at me and when I looked up she just GRINNED and started making happy baby noises- and gave me the energy I needed to keep being a happy, supportive mommy.

Daddy holding Maeby at the hospital

Daddy holding our smiley girl

She is so much fun.

The first sponge bath at home

Sitting up, yo!

Mae has tried oat cereal, apples, oranges, mangoes,  pineapple, and carrots.  She can sit unassisted for several minutes, roll from back-to-stomach and from stomach-to-back, and stand when holding mom or dad's hands (or a chair, or her playyard, or the couch...).  She also does some funny "baby crunches" when she wants to be picked up or see something at her feet when she's laying down.  Any time she has an especially difficult time sleeping or seems grumpy, we think she's cutting a tooth- but we haven't seen any yet.

This is the life!