Well, folks... we've made it to the 6 month mark! On Thursday, we celebrated Maria's first 1/2 birthday and brought her to the doctor on Friday for a run-down on how she's developing. All is well! Not surprising, Maria is in the 90% percentile for her weight, height, head size & cuteness (okay, we made up the last one... but we're pretty sure that if they measured cuteness, she'd be off the chart!) Basically, this means that we have a fat, tall, smart baby. We love it.
She is continuing to make lots of new sounds and movements. As you can see in one of these pictures, she can sit up by herself for a short period of time. Maria has become attached to a few of her favorite toys... especially the Elmo doll that was a gift from her cousin, Kayla. She also cannot go to sleep without her little security blanket - a.k.a. a simple white burp cloth. She rubs it on her face, sticks it in her mouth and wads it up between her cute little fingers. She has many beautiful, decorative and even some hand-made blankets, but she's happiest with her little simple white cloth. :)
Sleeping and eating are going well. Her new favorite food is sweet potatoes mixed with a little oatmeal!! Yummy.
She's been very busy lately with lots of family engagements. All of her cousins had birthdays recently. Alex & Adam turned 1 and Kayla turned 4.
Maria would like to send a special "shout out" to uncle Dan. She hasn't seen him in a while but she hopes that changes soon!!!
