Aislinn l 6 months

Wow, half a year has already flown by since Aislinn came into our lives. Half a year! I'm loving this age and looking forward to all the fun milestone we get to experience in the next 6 months. At the same time, she's so small and snuggly still and I just love that.

At the 6 month appointment, Aislinn weighed in at 13 lbs 1 oz (5%) and 24 1/2" (25%).  Teeny tiny little girl!  She is still in 3-6 month clothes very comfortably (which is great because she has a great wardrobe in this size!).  She had another round of shots and did AMAZING! I was so thankful for the timing of her appt. because was just getting over a cold. She was so stuffed up and had such a nasty cold, I felt so bad for her. (I felt a little sorry for myself too due to some pretty rough nights!). Luckily she checked out great at the dr. Yay for good health!

We started Ais on solid foods right at 6 months and so far so good! We're hoping this will help her crawl up the charts a little bit.

I think I've mentioned it before, but Aislinn LOVES music. She gets so excited when we sing or snap or clap, especially when it's directed at her. She starts to wiggle and shake her head - we have another dancer for sure! She loves dance parties.

I'm not sure why it's clicking now, but Ronan is has started getting more jealous of Aislinn. Almost every time Patrick holds her, Ronan declares "my daddy!" and if I'm doing anything that looks remotely fun with Aislinn he says "my turn!".  I think he sees her as more of a person and therefore and threat than just a baby doll. But he still loves her to pieces and likes to make sure she's taken care of. He's such a big help!

These photos are a little late. I couldn't beat to make her suffer through photos while she wasn't feeling good, and even the first couple tries after she started feeling better did NOT work out. Nonetheless, she was so cranky, tired and still a little sick when I finally went for it. I was going with a Christmas theme and had grand plans, but I feel lucky to get the few shots that I did.  It's pretty obvious she was tired in the last few photos. :) I especially love the last one of our sweet binky-loving-still-loves-a-good-swaddle-girl.

A classic Ais look

Still not a big tummy fan

An early Christmas present :) I thought I got some great head shots of her in the seat but they  didn't turn out :( This is the only semi-non-blurry one I got:

See what I mean about cranky? :)

Snow bunny and a Bumbo

I've been wanting to share these photos with you, they are from a few weeks ago. First up is Aislinn's first trip out in the snow. It was SO much work getting the kiddos, myself and the dog ready for an outing in the snow. A short outing. But fun nonetheless. :)

Plus she looked so stinkin' cute in her snow gear. :)

Aislinn gets to be the first at something - sitting in a Bumbo! :) We borrowed it from a friend, thinking it would be the perfect way to have her interact with us during dinner, cooking, crafting, etc. The only problem is, she doesn't really like it. She looks happy here but big brother is entertaining her. She'll only last a few minutes before she arches her back and tries to get out. Maybe she'll get used to it??? I think Aislinn would much rather hang out on her play mat.

Real Food

Aislinn ate her first bites of real food today! She did so well, just a little bit of funny tongue thrusting, but she is quickly getting the hang of it.  At 6 months, we're getting a later start than with Ronan (experts say 4-6 months is when you should start). I just wasn't ready to accept that our baby girl was old enough for solids already, but she was giving us all of the signs (grabbing for our food, opening her mouth when we ate) so we knew it was time. I'm so thankful she likes solid food so far, I hope she's a great eater!

Not so sure about that first bite

loving it now though!