Seseame Street!!

Last week Seseame Street came and gave a show for all the families, so we got to take Julia to it. It was sooo much fun to see all the characters dancing and singing. I think Tom and I had more fun than Julia though! She didn't pay too much attention to the show, but was more interested in the people around us (she's nosy!). When I was pregnant, Aunt Athena sent us a Cookie Monster shirt for her, and then when we were in the States we bought her a Cookie Monster doll, so even though she doesn't know it yet, she's a fan of his!

6 Month Stats

Cuddling with Daddy

All ready for football season!

Sweet girl :)

Mmmmm, carrots!

"I love my 'big girl' jammies!!"

Julia had her 6 month check up today, and as usual, she's super healthy! She's 27.25 inches tall and 17 lbs 4 oz. The doctor said she's in the 90th percentile for height and 50th for weight, which I guess means she's a little skinny. Tom and I keep saying she's going to be tall since Daddy and both Grandpas are really tall! The way she outgrows clothes too makes sense, since they always get short, not really snug though. Some of her 9 month clothes are already too short in the sleeves!! I'm not worried about her weight at all, especially since when the doctor asked about feeding her solids and I said she doesn't really eat more than maybe a few spoonfuls a couple times a week, he said that sounded fine and wasn't really pushing it. She also did really well with her shots. She screamed at first, but she hasn't been fussy or anything, what a trooper! Here are some more photos of her too, enjoy :).

6 Months!

I've been really slacking on my blogging, but here are some recent photos of our baby girl. Julia is an expert at sitting up, has been trying lots of tasty fruits and veggies over the past few weeks, and is getting increasingly more active. She hasn't started crawling yet, but it's still a chore just to keep her in our arms! She's so curious and loves examining everything around her. She is starting to get some "separation anxiety" though, and fusses a lot if she can't be with mommy. It's very heartbreaking, but I try to make up for our separations with lots of cuddle time and play time! The other night she fell asleep really early, and I usually lay her down as soon as she falls asleep so I can get more chores done and get ready for the next day, but instead, I held her for a very long time and just watched her sleep. I know it won't be long before she'll be too big to sleep on my lap :(. She's already outgrown the chair we nurse in at daycare, so I have to sit sideways in it so she doesn't bonk her her head on the wooden arms. Her feet are almost hanging over the edge of her infant car seat, and when she falls asleep in our arms and we carry her to bed, her legs dangle over our arms. It's so fascinating to watch her grow and learn new things, and our hearts swell with pride when she masters another skill, but at the same time, I want her to stay little forever.

Big Girl!!

Sitting up!

She found her reflection :)

Playing like a big girl!

Reading with Mommy

First taste of banana, mmmm

Summer dress

Happy kiddo

Feeling Daddy's hair - oooo...

Ergo Daddy! I came home from work to Tom and Julia

using our new Ergo carrier, so awesome!

"Look what I can do Mom!"

Wow, so much has changed just since our last post! Julia had her FINAL hearing test to confirm that everything is perfect, thank you everyone for the prayers :). She's also started sitting on her own (with a few topples, but she gets stronger everyday!), pushing up on her hands and knees and crawling backwards (we're trying to work on going forwards), and she had her first taste of banana, yummy! We're thinking about doing a combination of purees and solids, but we tried giving just a chunk of banana to gum, and she was able to break off a couple small pieces of the banana and didn't handle it too well, so I just mashed it up and let her taste it from a spoon. I have some mesh food things though, so we might see if that's a little easier for her. It was very exciting though! She made all sorts of faces and wiggled a little bit too!

Hearing Test

Oh man...today Julia had yet another hearing test with the same audiologist who told us "well, her hearing is perfect in her left ear, so that's good enough for me!" I was talking with one of the guys I work with before the appointment, and I told him I had my gloves on and all set to put up a fight if she tells us the same thing. Julia needed to be asleep for the test, and of course, she was wide awake once we got to the waiting room and wouldn't fall back asleep. The audiologist actually asked us, "So why am I seeing her now? She's too young for a behavioral test, and for the other test she needs to be asleep." It was one of those times when Tom and I looked at each other like, are you serious?! She finally took us back into her office, and tried doing a different test that tests the middle ear. Julia actually did pass that test in her right ear (she was too squirmy for the left), so that was promising at least. The doctor had us make another appointment for next week so we can try again to have her asleep. I have the day off, so I'll be able to make sure she's ready for a nap by the time we get there. It was really aggrevating the way the audiologist was talking with us, but I think she finally gets that parents need to know what's going on with their children. Tom and I are thankful, however, that Julia is in very good health and seems so happy all the time. We really do have a lot of blessings in our life, so we're trying not to let this one thing overshadow everything :).

Laughing Hysterically!!

5 Months

Baby blues...

"Let go Mommy, I have places to go!"

Smiling for Daddy

Cuddling with Daddy

She finally let me put a head band on her!!

Our little Snortin' Horton!

5 months old

Yummy fingers :)

Sitting up like a big girl!

Using Mommy as a jungle gym