184 Days (6 Months)

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Hello world!
   Birth              6 Months
7lbs 5oz           16lbs 11oz    
19.5 inches        26.5 inches

Miss Yuck Face
I can remember the exact feeling of her rolling over in my belly.  I vividly remember her preference for chocolate milk and her disdain for the smell of breakfast meats.  In 184 days, we met our daughter, introduced her to our families, kissed those cheeks over a thousand times, and fell more and more in love each and every day.  Six months has passed in the blink of an eye.  

Our little Dolly continues to be a happy morning baby.  Her internal alarm goes off between 7-7:30am and I hear her squeals float across the hall in to our room.  I'll lay there and listen for a few minutes, enjoying her vocalizing her excitement over experiencing a new day.  I love the ways her eyes widen as she sees me walk into her room.  A wide smiles runs the length of her face and I can't scoop her into my arms quick enough.  

She continues to nurse on demand throughout the day.  We still don't have a feeding schedule, she just eats when she wants.  We have also started introducing solids.  So far she is showing preference for carrots and green beans and she doesn't seem so excited about sweet potato (who doesn't like sweet potato)?  She eats 1 ice cube size of solid everyday.  She tries to help by grabbing the spoon each and every time it gets near her mouth.  This leads to a messy baby and mommy.  We have also started giving her cold water via straw occasionally.  She loves water.  
Happy Eater
If we had to pick Lila's favorite toy, it would be Paisley.  She's happiest watching him.  If she can get her hands on him, either a fistful of hair or shirt, she's even happier.  If he's in trouble and fussing, that makes her laugh.  She holds her own if they are on the floor together, stiff arming him if he gets too close and pulling him near if he starts to get too far away.  She holds tight to her dolls and puts up a struggle when he tries to take her toys.  She loves when he gives her kisses and hugs and often laughs as he snuggles her.  She really enjoys bouncing in her jumperoo or laying on her play mat.  
This face.....

Lila is fairly good at sitting if she is on a hard surface.  On the carpet she can sit up for a minute or so, but then rolls over and makes her self comfortable.  She can roll across the carpet like her pants are on fire and gets a real proud look on her face after a series of rolls.  When she's on her tummy she has begun the process of trying to crawl.  She can get her legs stiff underneath her but hasn't figured how to get her arms to push her trunk up.  Hopefully she figures out the arm portion soon or she's going to get rug burn on her chin.  Two little white slivers of teeth are visible in the bottom gums, but haven't made any movement in awhile.  They aren't even close to cutting through the gum and they aren't swollen.  Lila has great hand eye coordination and grabs whatever she wants.  Most things she grabs go straight to her mouth.  She has recently discovered her toes and loves playing with them.  Not only does she play with them but they usually end up in her mouth.  And she said "Momma" this month.  Not once, but twice.  Both times it was when she was starting to fuss and she looked at me and said it clear as day.  Thank goodness Scott heard her say it or he wouldn't have believed me.  

Sleeping continues to be an area that we haven't quite found our niche yet.  I will nurse/rock her to sleep at 7:30.  She gets up to feed anytime between 11-1 and again between 2-4.  Then she's up for the day between 7-7:30am.  This is making me one tired Momma.  
Peek-a-pie

Likes
Her stuffed Dolly
Chewing on her fingers and toes
Chewing on other peoples fingers
Listening to Mommy sing
Hearing herself babble
Bath-time
Being Naked
Playing peek-a-pie

Dislikes
Strangers
Having clothes pulled over her head
Bottles
Not being as mobile as she'd like

I can't imagine falling more in love with our little caboose...but I have a feeling the next 184 days will prove otherwise.  

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