Kate - 6 months

Wow, 6 months! I don't know where the time has gone, but it's sure been fun! I have learned a few things over the past 6 months:

• I know it's cheesy and cliche, but what they say is true. I never knew it was possible to love another human being so much!
• Brian is the absolute best husband/father I could have ever imagined. He has always been a wonderful husband, and I knew he was going to be a great dad. I just didn't realize how great.
• I can function on less sleep than I thought possible. We've gotten a little spoiled now that Kate sleeps so well at night, but there was a time that I felt like a new woman on just 5 hours!
• The smallest things are so exciting when a baby is involved! When Kate put her foot in her mouth for the first time I talked about it for days. :)

Length: We go to the doctor on the 14th, so we'll find out then

Weight: Around 14 lbs

Clothes: We're making the transition to 3-6 month and 6 month clothes now. She's at an awkward size; her 3 month outfits are getting too small, but most of her 3-6 month stuff is too big.

Sleep: We've got a pretty good nighttime sleep routine down. Kate is asleep by 7:15 and wakes up around 6 or 6:15.

Likes/Dislikes-

• Food: Formula is still Kate's main source of food, but we have had fun introducing solids. So far she seems to really like green beans, carrots, apples, and avocado. We have learned that Kate will not stop eating just because she's full. She's not so enthusiastic about her formula, but when we give her something she likes she'll eat until she makes herself sick. We learned this the hard way. :/

• Toys/Games: Kate has started to interact with her toys much more. She loves to shake her rattle, but her favorite activity is her exersaucer. Peek-a-boo has become very entertaining for Kate as well. Anytime we make faces or funny noises she giggles and squeals; it's adorable!

• Other: Bath time is still one of Kate's favorite times of the day. I have just noticed her getting excited after her bath though, when I get ready to put her lotion on. As soon as I rub my hands together she knows what's coming and gives me the biggest grin. Kate also loves to stand and bounce. I don't know that she'll ever learn to sit or crawl, but she'll be walking before we know it! Another favorite of Kate's: her fingers! I feel like she's been acting like she's teething for weeks now. Constantly sucking her fingers, never-ending amounts of drool...but no teeth.

Developmental Milestones: Kate finally rolled from her back to her tummy about a week ago. Of course she chose 4:30 in the morning to do this, and then got really mad when she couldn't get herself rolled back over. I was still excited though! She has also made tremendous progress with her leg and core strength. She loves to stand up. When we try get her to sit she pushes herself up to standing. She is doing great with standing, but I worry about sitting. I don't think she'll ever learn to sit if we can't keep her down on her bottom.
      We have seen a lot of language development in the past two months. For the longest time it seemed like we heard the same one or two sounds over and over. Just recently Kate has started to experiment with "r," "b," and "d". She loves to talk!