Miriam Elayne, you are 6 months old! Wow!
You are eating bananas, rice cereal, sweet potatoes, oatmeal cereal … and licks of chocolate snuck in as well 😉 You are rolling all over the place, planking, and turning in circles. Mommy and Daddy find you in totally different positions than where we left you a few minutes before.
You absolutely love music and dancing; you favorite artist right now is Nickel Creek – their song ‘Destination’ stops you in your tracks and a big smile appears …
Your temper is developing (yikes!) as well as your ability to communicate; you use a ‘coo gurgle’ to say yes/I like that or stop/I’m done with this activity 🙂 You recognize signs for ‘milk’ and ‘more’; you are learning those as well as ‘mama’, ‘dada’, ‘please’, ‘all done’, and ‘thank you’.
You find and LOVE the tags on everything – toys, blankets, bibs – everything!
Peek-a-boo really means something to you now – your object permanence is developing well; this also means that you know when Mommy is gone. That has lead to some red-in-the-face moments; not always but sometimes you get really mad when Mommy isn’t with you.
You’ve learned to sit this month as well; you can sit up to 10 minutes on your own but we still put pillows around you for when you topple from tiredness.
This month included your first Christmas! We had Christmas at Grandma’s in NE, our house, and Pop-pop’s in CO. Here’s some of our Christmas pictures, in no particular order:
Getting our Christmas tree at Fulk’s Tree Farm in Platte City!
Miriam Elayne, you are our greatest gift! You light up every day with your smile, your enthusiasm for life and learning, and your gentle spirit. We thank God for you every day! Mommy and Daddy love you so very much <3 You are our beloved sunshine!
Happy 1/2 birthday, Miriam! It’s such a joy to watch you grow, with your bright eyes & big smile. Lots of love to you, sweet girl!
I thoroughly loved your 6 month blog, Miriam. You are growing up so fast – I can’t believe it. Your grandma Ann and I sure wish we lived a lot closer to you and your family! We miss being able to see ya’ll often. We love you!!!