I want so badly for the last 7 weeks of this crazy school year to go by quickly so that I can soak up the summer with my little angel, but at the same time I want to be able to enjoy and remember this very fun stage she is at right now. This 6th month has been a month of tremendous growth and excitement!
Avery got her bottom, front two teeth this this month and is working on more. She was a trooper through the teething process too. She had about 2 days of fussiness and fever per tooth but it wasn't nearly as bad as everyone makes teething sound at all! I actually got more cuddles than usual since she is usually a little squirmy worm trying to get into everything. I haven't been able to capture a photo of her teeth yet because her big lips hide them plus she is very dramatic about anyone looking in her mouth, so it just makes her too mad. I'll get a picture once they grow in a little more though!
This month Avery has pretty much mastered sitting up completely unsupported and for longer periods of time. She is even working on getting from tummy time to the sitting position all on her own. She's amazing! She's started getting on all fours and attempting to crawl too. She gets to rocking back and forth, but when she takes a "step" or two she splats and gets back up to try again. The last three days however, she has figured out that she can get going where she wants pretty quickly by army crawling on her elbows! It's so fun to watch her but her little elbows and knees are taking a beating! My bet this whole month has been that by May 1st she will crawling all over the place. She's already so close and definitely has the strength, just lacking a bit of coordination!
Each day she gets more and more vocal, talking, babbling and singing but is still pretty calm and quiet most of the time. She does most of her talking to herself as she winds down in her crib to go to sleep. We just watch her on the monitor and listen. :-) Her latest noises are blowing raspberries, and doing an excited panting sound. She is laughing and giggling so much more now too. It's still our favorite thing ever!! We live for those moments.
At six months Avery's favorite things are:
PEEK-a-BOO! So much fun for both of us!
She laughs so hard!
CHEWING on EVERYTHING in sight! Gotta test out those chompers and they are sharp!!
DINNER TIME! She loves sitting with us at the table and trying new foods and can even sit in the wooden highchairs at restaurants, which for some reason is a milestone in my book. It just seems like such a big girl step!
ANYTHING WITH BUTTONS! Her favorite toys are the remote, PS controller, and my phone right now. We're in trouble with this one!!
THE MIRROR! Just like her mom.. LOL for those that don't know, I was obsessed with mirrors as a kid. I got a full length mirror for my 5th birthday so I could perform dances for myself instead of using the glass of our home stereo and it was my favorite thing in the world.. Haha!! Anyway, she just cracks up at herself in the mirror and if course it's adorable!
EXPLORING THE WORLD! Everything is new and exciting to a 6 month old, and Avery loves to see and touch and chew on it all. She loves listening to people talk and watching everything around her, as long as she's in a safe proximity to Mama and Daddy. :)
Some things Avery doesn't like at 6 months:
Getting dressed, changing her diaper or putting on lotion.. She's too busy for that! It's like trying to wrestle and and dress a fish! We pretty much have given up on the changing table because she's going to flip right off while trying to wriggle away.
Washing her face after dinner...she loves the washcloth but if I take it from her while she's chewing on it so I can wipe her face and hands she flips out. She wants to do it herself. Miss independent!
The carseat.. Still. She hates getting in and being strapped down but once we get moving she's ok. Now that she's a little bigger though, it's that much harder to get her in because she fights it so hard. :-(
We love this little girl so much! She is the light of our lives and can turn the worst days around for me with her contagious smile. We are having so much fun being her parents. Now time to start baby proofing because this baby is about to be unstoppable!
