Six Months Old

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Charlotte! You continue to be a great part of our lives and we are amazed at how much you are changing every day. We can only imagine what you will accomplish in the next 6 months. At 6 months old, Charlotte:

• can sit up by herself, but still not for super long periods of time. A part of me thinks it is because she is much more interested in scooting around the floor.
• is super close to crawling. She gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth, but hasn't quite figured out the correct motion. Don't let that fool you, though. She can definitely scoot around the floor just fine, going from one toy to the next without any problem.
  
• has started solid foods. We started with cereal and oatmeal a couple of weeks ago and just this last week added some vegetables to the menu. So far she has tasted sweet potatoes, squash and carrots. She's not totally sold on the whole solid food thing, but gets better at it each day.
• has 5-6 bottles (or nursing sessions) a day. She loves her milk.
• is working on sleeping through the night. We have really left her no choice (see previous post). :) Night three was amazing as she slept from 7:30-6:30 without a peep. However, last night was awful. It is a work in progress.
• loves watching other little kids, especially her big sister. Claire still wins the prize at making her laugh and smile the most.
  
• is still working on kicking her pacifier habit. She really only uses it the last hour or so before bedtime (when we are struggling to keep her up), which is fine by us. She no longer relies on it to go to sleep, which is what we were most concerned about.
• still loves being held and is a pretty cuddly baby, especially when she is tired.
• has hair that continues to grow thicker and thicker each day. I wouldn't be surprised if she's sporting a ponytail in a few months.
  
• enjoys listening to stories and songs.
• still puts most everything she touches into her mouth and has become especially skilled at hair pulling.
  

Love you, baby girl!