6 months (and 3 days) old

Our little Nora Lynn isn't so little anymore. She is 17 pounds 15 ounces (91st %ile) and 26.5 inches long (75th%ile).

She is an absolute doll baby. She loves to cuddle and touches your face with a gentle and kind hand.

She is a very HAPPY baby! When she is fussy, typically she can be made content if you hold her or stand with her. But when that doesn't work if you place her in the Ergo carrier she is golden.

She travels like a pro (only about 5 minutes of crying on our trip to Florida).  She loves her momma and is very easily soothed.

She is babbling like a star (especially since we got back) producing a variety of consonants: /b,m,d,g,p/

She is sitting up independently now with just a few falls here and there.

It amazing me how much she has developed in the past week or so... (I swear going on vacation seemed to make both the kids grow up.)

She is eating big girl food now and has tried: bananas, apples, pears, cantaloupe, sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots. Her favorites are peas and cantaloupe.

 I introduced her to solids much slower than Wilson giving her breaks (or days with just momma's milk) and only feeding her maybe once a day. My hope was that it would  help her body adjust to processing food and alleviate constipation. So far, so good.

The past few days she has been eating two meals a day and she is still doing well.

She likes to nurse, but only for food. In other words, she is all business and is not one of those babies (like her brother was) who will use the breast as a pacifier. She is efficient and typically nurses in 4-8 minutes, which is pretty fast. While she nurses, if she isn't holding her ear, she holds her pacifier and places it in her mouth when she is full.

I have her napping twice a day and she is beginning to sleep much better for me. The past few days she has gone 7+ hours without eating at night.

She rolls all over the place! She goes from one side of the room to the other within what seems like seconds... knowing this you would think that I wouldn't walk away with her on the bed... but yesterday I did... she had pillows on one side of here and was positioned so that I thought she would stay put! Plus, she was half asleep and I was only up for a second... but.... she rolled off the bed. Luckily she is fine. She only cried for a second. I watched her fall (it felt like it was happening in slow motion- I just couldn't get there fast enough) and she landed well, flipping on her back avoiding a fall on the head.

She is thinking about pulling her knees under her but at this point has only done it a time or two. For the time being she is happy rolling. Although I am sure crawling won't be that far off.

She still likes to stand on her legs and will pull herself up when you hold her hands.

She laughs a lot, especially at her big brother.

I love her so very much and can not believe she is already six months old!

But I also feels like she has always been here...

6 month pictures

So today I had to take my Tahoe to the shop, to get an alignment, and instead of having them take me home, I had them take me to the mall, and since I was going to be there for a couple hours, I decided to have Wilson's pictures taken. Considering that I still don't have my pictures from when Wilson was 7 weeks old. The idea of going somewhere and getting my prints as soon as the pictures were taken, was great.

I am so upset about his 7 week pictures that I can't stand it. He will never be 7 weeks old again, NEVER. It was extremely important to me to get him photographed at such an early age. In fact, I had wanted to get him photographed even earlier. I would just steal her pictures; however, the damn logo is in the middle. I have contacted the photographer again and again and unfortunately have not heard back from her. Last week I put in a complaint with the Better Business Buruea. I am asking that she send me the prints over night and give me a CD with all the photos, along with the rights to reprint. We'll see if that gets her attention. I sure hope it does. I am two seconds away from writing an article and putting it in the Great Falls Tribune...

Alright, back to the pictures from today... The place I went to is called Kiddie Kandids and they did a really good job. What do you think? I must admit, even though I am biased, I think they are great.

He looks so big here. Like a little man.

Right before the photo was taken Wilson puked. I was upset at first but then thought to myself, "hey, this is your kid, he always has spit up on him, so be glad they captured the real Wilson."










This one is my absolute favorite!!!

6 Months Old

It is hard to believe our little guy turned six months old today. Where has the time gone?

Wilson is such a joy!! Each day his personality seems to grow. He has toys of preference (teddy bear blankie and blocks); is SO independent when it comes to eating (I can hardly feed the kid with out him grabbing the spoon from me and shoving it in his mouth- or eye.); he loves to get out and about; and has become Momma's little snuggle bug.

Yesterday, he gave me my first hug. He looked up at me, and then pulled himself to me, wrapping his little arms around my neck. He has grabbed me before but this time it felt like a real hug. I have tears in my eyes just thinking about it.

I wish I could bottle up all these little moments and keep them forever. I get emotional thinking about how much he’s grown and how he won’t be my little guy forever. It seems like everyday he climbs past another milestone and gets bigger and BIGGER (he is 20 pounds now).

Even though we have the occasionally tumble, Wilson is practically sitting up on his own. Today, we had some sitting up time on the bed- with the dogs of course- and Wilson leaned forward and pulled himself onto Jake and then sat back up and grabbed Buckeye’s eyes and ears. Thank goodness I have patient pups.

Jake isn't the only thing he is all over these days. He is all over the floor too. When I lay him on his play mat and leave the room after I come back he is on the other end (or off it completely) and has another toy in his mouth. Many times he has also switched from lying on his tummy to his back or vice versa.

Words cannot express the joy he brings to my life. Being a mother has been the greatest gift I could ever receive.

I love you little guy. Always and forever, my baby you’ll be.