Loving the Sixth Month

We are absolutely loving the 6th month!!  Don't get me wrong, every month has been great but this one has been especially fun.  Since we're in between the infant and toddler stage we're getting the best of both stages.  She still LOVES to be held ALL THE TIME but she's also developing a very independent big-girl attitude.  She has even started demonstrating some of the the terrible 2s (ugh!!).

Here are some of the things Savannah is doing this month:
1. She is such a busy body--constantly grabbing and reaching for everything! She's always in motion.
2. She has finally learned to roll from front to back and back to front but she still favors one side.
3. She loves eating any and every thing! She is partial to fruits and of course she loves her cookies.  And watch out if you're not quick enough feeding her because she'll start yelling at you! What can I say, she likes her food :)

4. Unfortunately she's still not sleeping through the night but at least she's on a steady schedule.  She's asleep by 8, up at 1 and 4, and ready for the day by 6:30.
5. She has become an excellent trainer for Mommy.  Every morning within an hour and a half of waking she's ready to get in the jogger and head for the roads.  Even on mornings when Mommy would like to go back to bed, she throws herself a fit and won't stop until we're out.  She's definitely the most consistent training partner I've ever had!

6. She loves to give open mouth kisses!  I love when she lunges at me with her mouth wide open--she's like a little vampire :)
7. She is quite the water baby.  She has always loved taking baths and now she loves going to the pool.  She kicks and splashes wildly and she loves to be bounced up and down in the water.  I can't wait for our Mommy and Me swim lessons next month (pics to follow)!!

Just another day in the life of being a baby.

Seriously Mom! I'm kinda busy here!!

8. She loves her early morning cartoons.  We may be doing something in another room but as soon as she hears the Mickey Mouse songs she starts jumping all around trying to find the TV.  Her little face just lights up to the HotDog Dance and to the Special Agent Oso song.  I think musicals are going to be a big hit in our house pretty soon :)
9. We've got a little chatterbox on our hands.  She may not be talking with words but she's talking nonetheless.  And she does it VERY LOUDLY and usually at the most inappropriate times.
10. She's never been attached to her paci but she used to take it at night to help her stay asleep after nursing.  Not anymore! She absolutely refuses to take it and she screams through gritted gums waiting for me to back down and pick her back up.  Usually it's a fight that she wins but I'm slowly gaining on her.
11. She can sit up without support but because she's so easily distracted, she still sometimes falls to the side.

12. She loves doing the Super-Savannah pose.  Let's hope she's not like her Uncle Harlan once was and think she can fly. I can see it now--my little princess running around wearing a pink cape :)

I'm SUPER SAVANNAH!!

Notice her first boo-boo....of course that's a princess band-aid.

13. I finally left her alone with someone other than Grams or Daddy.  Yes, I left her in the nursery at church and it was the longest 65 minutes of my life.  I have absolutely no clue what the sermon was about because I kept staring at my watch.  Of course she did wonderful and the nursery workers didn't want her to leave but that's all I could handle for one day.

14. We had our first play date last week with my friend, Jansey's two girls.  She was on her best behavior the whole time and even came home and took a 2 hour nap--all that interacting must have worn her out.

Here is how my big girl stacks up this month:

        Age: 6 months 10 days

        Height: 27 inches (80%)

        Weight: 20 lbs 13 oz (still off the charts >97%)

         Head cir: I forgot this one but I know it's 76%

Such a big girl!

Wow! I really am getting big!!

So we slowed down from our usual 2 lbs a month gain but we're still one chunky bunny.  The doctors say we're totally healthy and we're good to go until the 9th month.  Savannah is still in size 3 diapers and for the most part still wears 6-12 month clothes (except swimsuits--she's in 12-18month...ugh!).  I can't believe how quickly she is growing!  It's hard to believe we're halfway to a year already!