6 Month Stats

* I have traveled 1/2 way around the sun! My parents can not believe that I am 1/2 a year old now.
* I smile a lot, but not for this photo shoot :) It is harder to get me to sit still long enough to take a picture now.
* I am 17 pounds, 14 ounces.
* I am 26 1/2 inches tall and in the 80th percentile for height and weight.
* I am in Size 3 diapers, and wearing 6-9 month clothing.
* I have two teeth! (my bottom middles)....and I bite everything!
* I touch and hold onto my feet.
* I sit up unassisted for a little bit, and roll both ways.
* I can stand when I hold onto things.
* My hair is getting blonder, and is longer on the left side.
* I eat a variety of stage one foods now: sweet potatoes, yams, apples, pears, peas, bananas, squash, carrots.
* I do not like avocados, water, or juice.
* I am very active now (squirmy and wiggly), somehow scooting around the living room floor, and knocking things out of my parents hands.
* I reach for Dad and Mom, back and forth, as a game.
* My Dad taught me how to pull the ceiling fan light on by pulling the string. Now every time that I walk by that fan I reach for it!
* I suck my right thumb all of the time....so much so that it gets a rash on it;)
* I am a very sweet little girl....I like to cuddle in the morning, and like to take naps with one of my parents.
* I still love to hear music, laugh when you sing my favorite songs, love rough housing with Dad, enjoy playing with water at bath time, and giggle through a baby einstein video every day.
* Sounds I like to make: screaming with glee or when I am bored, a throaty "hhhhaaaaa", raspberry noises, a laugh that sounds like "heh-heh", and many more that are difficult to spell out with the English alphabet;)

Recovering

Laken is feeling much better today. She took a nap with Chase this afternoon (how precious is that picture)! And she even received a get well teddy bear and balloon bouquet from Grandma Peggy and Aunt Bobbie! She loved playing with the balloons all afternoon.

Under the Weather

My sweet baby is under the weather today. She had her 6 month shots yesterday and does not feel well at all. She woke up this morning balling, and has had several meltdowns today. She does not want to eat, and will only drink her bottles. It is just very sad. This is her conked out in her bouncer, lots of resting going on today. She is taking a nap right now. A little bit ago the mailman knocked. And look what was delivered....



Thank you Aunt Bobbie, the cousins, and Grandma Ivy.......this haul should make her feel better!

1/2 Birthday & Lobby Day

This morning I took a picture of Chase and Laken on the patio. As part of Nurse Anesthesia week, Chase and a couple of his classmates headed down to the capitol building to speak with lobbyists and members of the house and senate regarding the CRNA profession in Arizona. Normally Chase wears scrubs and a surgical hat, so I figured he needed a picture looking all handsome. He wanted Laken to be in the picture because today is her 6 month birthday! He said, "We will tell her that I dressed up for her 1/2 birthday!"

Rainforest Cafe

Big Girls Need Big Toys

Laken is such a big girl and was recently bored by her little rattles, stuffed animals and such. So I started a craigslist man hunt for older baby toys. I found a mother of toddler twins who was selling everything from their baby days.....Score! Laken scored a new to her music and play table. I was thinking she would have to grow into it, but she held on tight and started playing with the toys on her own. Such a big girl, standing with support! Of course we always have to be right there though....a few moments after this was taken, she let go and slowly fell backward into my arms just like she knew I would be there.

Family Date Night Topped off with a Sink Bath

Now that we have Laken, all of of our date nights include our baby girl! Everyone says you need time alone as parents, but we just really can't stand to leave her at home and never have (besides the girl needs a reason to wear her cute little dresses out on the town). We can't imagine a night without her. I think she always enjoys it too. Last night we went to Costco (I know exciting, right!) and then went out to dinner. We waited over a half an hour for a table and Laken was just a little peach the whole time. Charming the waitress and the table beside us with her new toothy smile! So maybe Chase had to dance with her for a few minutes while we waited for a table, and I had to feed her a bottle while the food sat in front of me, but it would not have been the same without her their. This is our new life and we are loving every second of it! Since we got home so late, we decided to just rinse Lakers off in the sink. She had not been in the sink since she was a little tiny newborn and thought it was pretty funny!