i wanna pickle!

i wanna pickle!i wanna pickle! hey, hey, hey!!

she loved it- girl after her daddy's heart!

let go, baby

or i'm gonna have to cut 'em!! :)

6 Month Stats

well... doctors & nurses aren't perfect. and measuring babies is not a perfect science, i can tell ya that.

length 26.5 inches- 77%ile
16 lbs 6 oz- 59%ile
head 17.5 inches- 93%ile

notice that her head grew, her weight grew, and despite the fact she's DEFINITELY grown out of all her clothes she wore 2 months ago.... she is the same height. i don't think so! let's say they overshot by .5 last time & undershot by .5 this time & say she grew an inch, yes? :)

6 Months!!

to my darling little faye,

you are 6 months old!!! where did the time go? i look at pictures of you when you were first born- full head of dark, dark hair & so tiny! where did that sweet, sleepy baby go who would scowl all the time & only open one eye at a time? you refused to smile for a few weeks & would fall asleep snuggling with me. i could put you on the couch & vacuum & you wouldn't even twitch. you were calm & a good sleeper & we hardly knew you were here!

now you are a wiggly, jumpy, moving, grabbing, scooting, eating & talking crazy baby girl! you do NOT like to snuggle, nosiree. you'd rather sit than lay down, and stand instead of sit! you are getting good at sitting for a long time & are learning to reeeeeach for anything you see! you have started kicking off with one foot to get you closer to the object. uh oh! crawling is right around the corner!

you are still very observant. you cry when you've been in the house with just us for too long- as soon as we take you outside to watch people or cars & see the world you are much happier. you could watch other kids play all.day.long. but not everyone is your best friend, you are still cautious about giving smiles to every joe on the street, but after a few minutes you are very friendly. it's like you have to decide who makes the cut!

you are still very sweet & calm, but you definitely like to party. we had a few friends over to celebrate a 1/2 bday party & it was like you KNEW it was a party. you love to people watch & hang out & don't want to miss anything!

you are eating pretty good nowadays. you love to eat or suck on carrots, watermelon, applesauce, cherries, cantaloupe, & orange juice(we put some in your cereal- i've never seen you eat so fast & happily!!) and anything else we put in your mouth. or you put in your mouth- you particularly enjoyed eating mommy's copy of macbeth. double double toil & trouble!

you talk a TON & have started this whining thing that is NOT fun. you even threw your first fit this week- when mommy took macbeth away from you. you were NOT happy! you talk to your crib & toys & "bah bah bah" to me & daddy & old men at church. you are constantly making noise. when you take a nap & it's silent it's weird.

basically we think you are the greatest thing that's ever happened to us. thanks for being awesome! the good news is we still are in love with you- the bad news is your are growing up! stop that. right. now.

love, mommy

Sweatin' to the Oldies: A beginner yoga class with Faye

First, you must have the proper attire & gear. Leggings, sweat band, mirror, yoga mat. Two, give your self a pep talk. Say "I am beautiful, I will have a good work-out today."

Three, don't forget to stretch. Let's start with some sun-salutations.

Warrior three.

Happy baby pose.
Half lotus pose.
And let's end with a nice easy relaxing Corpse pose.
Thanks, Everyone! Come back next time!

5 months!!!

holy cow you are 5 months old!
you are wearing 6-9 month size clothes- your poor 3-6 month size only fit for, i think, 3 weeks. maybe 2? you are growing so fast! the only thing that ISN'T, tho', are your feet! you FINALLY grew out of your tiny newborn shoes last week. sad. day. they were so tiny & teeny. you got daddy's short fat feet.

you can now arch your back so strongly you get out of the bumbo. also sad day. sitting happily (with help) may be a thing of the past! you don't seem to like to sit- you'd rather stand. all. the. time. you think you are so big. i secretly LOVE putting you in your high chair bc it makes you look so small. :)

you stand on your own if we lean you up against the ottoman. your johhny jumper & exosaucer are your BFF. if you think you are standing on your own & jumping around you are happy as can be. i left you in the saucer the other day for... like and hour & 15 min... oops! but you were playing so nicely & so happy & looking at the cute baby in mirror! i got so much done! :)

you are eating food like a champ- rice cereal is apparently very delicious & filling. you definitely know what food & bowls & spoons & drinks are. anytime we are eating or drinking (especially out of a bottle, bowl or spoon) you reeeeach your hands out looking for a taste!!

you roll-roll-roll all night long- every time i go to check on you, you are in another crazy position. you turn 180 degrees in the crib & turn half your body & roll halfway. sometimes you even put one leg up on the side of the crib. looks like you got daddy's inability to sleep still. uh oh!

basically you are still a happy little person. calm, observant. you don't put on a show for anyone. with a special familiar few you will talk-talk-talk & smile & play, but for everyone else you just like to sit & watch. you will giggle and laugh but only for mom & dad.
we love you so!what a joy is it to have your calm happy little spirit in our home!