Six Months!

Ashley, I can't believe you turned six months old yesterday!

At six months you:

•  Like to lift your chest and tummy off the ground, fully straightening your arms.
• Want to grab anything around you that you can see-- and you usually find a way to get at it!
• Enjoy watching the dog and the cat, and will occasionally grab their paws and tails.
• Smile at everyone, and laugh very easily.
• Have started eating solid food.  You really enjoy your rice cereal.
• Are starting to go to bed earlier at night, and take shorter naps during the day.
• Love playing in your UltraSaucer.
• Are still a very quiet, patient, and sweet little baby!

Here are some photos from your six-month birthday:

You spent the morning playing on your play mat for a while, as usual.

"Don't touch the camera lens!"

A well-known technique for getting a baby to smile is to bark like a dog.  A lesser-known fact is that this technique also works on moms!

You've been lifting yourself up like this a lot lately.