Monday, February 9, 2009

++ 6 months ++

So here we are. 6 months already - that's 0.5 of the first year! It's gone by so fast, yet at the same time none of us can really remember our family without Cora. Larson still has a few moments here and there when he probably wishes he had mom and dad to himself again, but overall he's been doing fabulous and dotes on her with hugs and kisses just like the rest of us.
Over the past 2 months, since I last updated, Cora has been joining us at the dinner table almost every night, sitting up like a big girl in the high chair. We've only just started solids and that's going pretty slowly at the moment, but she still likes being part of the action. Right around the 5 1/2 month mark she started rolling both ways, reminding both mom and dad that we can no longer just set her down anywhere!
Still very vocal and lots of smiles for everyone. No teeth yet, which is just fine (Larson had 2 by now!) and beginning to reach her maximum chubby quotient. Stripped down, she pretty much looks like a lady right out of a Rubens painting - I love it!
She has also graduated from the car seat for stoller riding and has been out a few times in BOB, enjoying looking at more than just the cloudy sky. She'll have to start duking it out with Larson for the next Street Scramble! (or, better yet, maybe we could just get L to starting pedaling his trike on a consistent basis...)
So, as I said: loves being at the table, not so sure about the food being eaten there. We mixed up the ol' rice cereal this past weekend and it did not get rave reviews. (after seeing it again, though, I'm not sure I blame her - the dry stuff looks like soap flakes!) No big rush, though, we'll just keep trying every few days or so."Hmmmm...maybe I'll just chew on the bib today..."


True to the fact that things usually just work themselves out, she's been sleeping great for a while now. She reliably takes one morning and one afternoon nap, sometimes a quick second one, then sleeps at night from 7pm to 7am with one night feeding, which is just fine with me. Hope you enjoy the photos!

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