Six Months

Holy smokes! Claire is already half a year old. I cannot believe it. There are so many things she can do right now.

At six months, Claire:

::is sitting up! We don't leave her by herself if she is sitting up, but she can usually sit up for a minute or 2 (sometimes longer if she doesn't get bored) by herself. She will even start to topple over and either put out her hands to stop herself from falling or she will use her tummy muscles to hold herself up. She is doing great!

::is all chubs. Her legs are getting to big for the Bumbo leg holes and I love it! She is growing well and I can hardly believe she used to be so small.

::loves to be on her tummy. Will will lay her on her back and more often than not she will roll quickly to her tummy. She likes to prop herself up on her arms and check out everything around her.

::is a super eater. She started eating rice cereal when she turned 5 months and loves it. She is getting really great at eating. We are going to start introducing other foods to her soon.

::should be driving next week. Joking - kind of.

::was fascinated by Henry and loved to hold his hand. She loved to look at him and just check out what he was up to. It was adorable.

::slobbers everywhere. Still.

::loves to smile at people and is a huge flirt. Lots of people tell us how beautiful she is and then she gives them a huge grin.

::is growing more and more hair. It's standing straight up, especially right after a bath. It's blonde, too! I think her eyes are going to stay blue to go with that blonde hair. We aren't sure where that came from.

::has outgrown all of her 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes. Once she hit 6 months, I think Claire decided to grow a huge amount just so she could have all new clothes. The onesies we took to New Mexico didn't even fit her when we left. I swear, she grew so quickly!

Dear Claire,
I am in awe that you have been in our lives for 6 months already. The time is flying by. I love that you are always so happy and give smiles so freely. Your smiles make everyone happy. I hope you will continue to be happy and bless other peoples lives. I know how much you have already blessed mine. I love you.
Love, Mommy

At 6 months, 7 days Claire:

::is 27 3/4 inches tall (97%)

::is 18 lbs 10 oz (87%)

::has a 17 1/4 inch head (87%)

No wonder all of Claire's pants suddenly become far too short so quickly. I love my super tall baby.