Happy Half Birthday!

It has gone so quickly! too quickly!! And I can't believe that in another half year you will be 1! Lets not talk about it.
You are just too much these days lil sister!! It's been a big month! We finally let you try food! You can cut the oliver twist act out now. Although you don't seem to be a fan. I can't blame you and I am not surprised. Alex hated it too. I am always amazed at babies that love food from first taste! But we are not giving up and will keep trying. You have only had rice cereal and bananas, so it is on to bigger and better things (like pears and peas!).


You are a girl on the move! You are on the verge of crawling by doing some pretty good scooting. (and since I am writing this a little late- you actually crawled for me today!)


You are going after things you want! Including brothers cars...he is not so in to this as you can imagine. But you seem to be a good sport about getting them ripped out of your hands. You also love to jump in the doorway jumper and are quite good at it. Your brother could last all day jumping where as you like it for a little while and then let us know that you are all done and would like to move to the next activity please. I can't put you in your bouncer any more because you just want to roll over and get out.


You are doing all the things you should like sleeping less in the day and sleeping more at night, good girl. You are still a sweetheart in the car and a very good shopper. Thank heavens! You will still nap while we are on the go but transitions will wake you up (like in the car or out of the car). You really prefer to be in your bed. You are getting harder to rock to sleep (because you just want to look all around) so I am afraid that some sleep training is upon us. But I will keep rocking you as much as I can (I don't care what the books say) because I know how fast it goes and I just cherish it so much.
The other night as I was rocking you to sleep you kept reaching up for my face and slightly touching it. It made you laugh the sweetest laugh (with your pacifier in).

(these are some old ones from the month that I found that I never posted)

You are just a joy Eliana, and most of the time, all smiles! I melt at your giddy kicks and gummy drooly grin. Oh, and you have Daddy wrapped around your lil finger for sure.

And to be fair, this is from today. So 6 months and some change :) Sorry its so long. Too lazy to edit it. Just cut it off when you have had enough. haha