We have made it to 6 months and I feel like time is just slipping through my fingers!! Lillian is days away from real crawling. She can move 2-3 feel on her own but it’s more of an inchworm rock-n-roll than a crawl. Just last month she was already getting on her hands and knees and rocking, so I’m sure the real thing is not too far behind. But until crawling actually happens, we’re in this lovely sweet spot where I can leave her with toys on the floor and she can happily play while I get caught up on a few chores. Lately her biggest obsession is with noisy, light up toys, anything on wheels and anything in my hands. We are on a pretty awesome nap schedule at the moment. Sleeping for an hour and 15 minutes or so at 9am and again at 1pm. Then 40 minutes to an hour around 5 with a bedtime of 8. This is the first time in 6 months that I’ve been able to predict my day by the clock. It kind of rocks.
Here in the Cook house, we are pretty excited that the Holidays have arrived! Halloween decor has come down & we are ready to slowly start incorporating some Christmas stuff throughout the house. Super exciting that Thanksgiving is a week earlier than it was last year because that means it will be acceptable to put up the Christmas tree sooner! The down side? Waiting for hubby to join us. The up side? Having it all ready for when he comes home!!
We had a wonderful time this month with our best friends Lindsey and Adelyn who joined us for almost two weeks on Whidbey Island. We had such a blast; exploring the island, visiting Canada, crafting and spending good quality time together with our girls. We even had a few days of sunshine =) The trip could not have come at a better time for the four of us.
For thanksgiving we flew to Nebraska to spend with The Noble's. Lillian did wonderful on the flight and slept the entire time- round trip! What a breeze she was to travel with. Lillian had a wonderful time visiting with Aunt Brigitte, Uncle Jonny, my cousin JR, his wife Erin and their baby girl Sophia. It was wonderful to be surrounded by family and for us to be together on Thanksgiving. Lillian saw her first snow, rode her first merry-go-round and went to her first concert- a symphony. She really enjoys music.
It's true that once Halloween comes, November and December fly by in the blink of an eye. I wish I could slow time just a little bit and bottle up all of the sweetness that will come with Lillian's first holidays! I have always heard women describe their love for their children as like no other emotion on earth and I finally understand.
I have said this before, but I really no longer feel like I just had a baby. In fact, it all seems like a distant blur that happened years ago. Oh how I wish I had the time to write something about Lilly here every single day! Honestly, she is just such a good baby. She is so easily entertained, such a happy girl and a great sleeper. I'm sure our next child will be bat shit crazy.
She is changing at lightning speed and I can barely keep up weighing in at 15 pounds this month. Sweet little Lillian is sitting up on her own! I can hardly believe it! Just in time for her six month photo shoot that is right around the corner. She's also pivoting 360 degrees on her tummy and rocking back and forth on all fours- this new skill has been incredible for playtime and I can actually imagine her learning to crawl in the near future. She is always on the go, trying to do things before her little body is able.
I started Lilly on solid foods just a few weeks shy of her 6 month birthday. Research says there is no reason to start solids before 6 months, but I really thought she was ready. She was showing all the typical signs. Feeding a baby was scary and confusing at first! Our pediatrician recommended starting with super smooth pureed oatmeal and rice cereal. I have been making most of her food so far. I’m not an all-or-nothing girl, so I’m not putting pressure on myself to make all of her food, but I’d like to do the majority of it to save money and keep it as organic as possible. I have attempted to feed her at the same times each day to begin a routine-- with little progress. We decided to take a little break.
I never could have imagined how much more fun the Fall
season and holidays would be once we had a baby. I was able to capture some adorable fall themed pictures that I can embarrass her with some day. She was on cloud nine!! Her face in pictures are priceless and seriously cracks me up. I swear she was thinking that I was crazy for sitting her right on the ground with access to so many things she could put in her mouth! I don't even know if I can put words in this post that can express my excitement of her First Halloween. We ended up having such a blast! I always imagined that Halloween would be so much more fun with kids, but I had no idea! Of course she had to rock the most adorable Halloween outfit all day- a ladybug!
She is going to be one in the blink of an eye! I know people say this all the time, but it just gets better and more fun as they grow. What everyone keeps telling me is true. She is so entertaining, silly and totally surprises me every day with the new things she learns or does.
