Another Month Older

What is it with these children? They keep getting bigger! I just finished cleaning out the clothing drawers again. Taking out all of the clothes that no longer fit and putting in the bigger sizes for the winter. It's truly shocking how quickly they go through clothes. Why can't they stay the same sizes forever?

This ladybug learned to crawl last Tuesday, the day after she turned 7 months:

She also learned to stick out her tongue, sit like a champion, answer to her name and she finds everything around her endlessly fascinating.

I took her out last week and put her down in the grass for the first time. She immediately started picking up leaves and pulling up grass and trying to stick it in her mouth. This took me by surprise. When Buddy was this same age, he wouldn't have dared touch the grass let alone put it in his mouth. I'm always discovering just how different these two children are.

Classic Jellybean Smile

Jellybean is an enthusiastic eater, to say the least. The cracker I fed her yesterday was probably the-best-cracker-ever and the berrytastic banana baby food with oatmeal mixed in...heaven.

Mr. Incredible is 28.5 months old.

Here's the man of action himself (though he was too busy coloring to pose for pictures).

He is in love with my ipad, the alphabet (of course), cookies, and is becoming rather quotable.

His imagination is blooming right now. Everyday he becomes a new creature. Today he came up behind me and said, "I'm a monster and I'm going to get you!" Buddy also loves to draw and his creations are starting to have stories behind them. I love to see how creative he is becoming.

He continues to be a good big brother. I left the room and when I came back, he had laid down on the floor to play with Jellybean.

Aw, I love these kids.

Quote of the Week

Me: "Buddy it's time to go inside."
Buddy: "I don't want inside. I too big to go inside."
Me: "I don't think you're too big."
Buddy: *pause* "I too little to go inside."

6 month stats

75% for height

38% for weight

I'm discovering more and more that Jellybean is an extremely impatient child, she gets bored easily and she is about the grabbiest little thing I've ever encountered. Her thought process is pretty easy to figure out. Basically, she zones in on everything and anything that she can't have and then tries with all of her might to get it. It's really fun, I can't wait until she's crawling.

Accomplishments this month:
-First tooth popped up the day after her 6 month check and another one is right behind it.
-Getting great at rolling anywhere she wants to go, though she usually doesn't have a destination.
-She can sit unsupported.
-She is starting to get up on her hands and knees and rock back and forth. I think crawling may be up for next month.
-She started eating rice cereal and loves it. She also loves bananas. I'll be starting her on more solids soon. I've been slow introducing solid foods, but she is raring to go.

-I love hearing her talk to herself. I've started hearing her use more "d" in her babble. Occasionally, she whispers, "Dada." However, spitting and breathing out while sticking out her tongue are her favorites sounds right now.

She loves her mama. I sometimes like her adoration and I'm sometimes embarrassed by it. She will go to her dad, but will immediately turn to make sure I'm still there. Forget about her going to anyone else unless you want to see the waterworks. I hope this stage ends soon. This being a "mama's girl" is getting old fast. Just watch me miss it when she doesn't want me anymore.
Peek-a-boo and "I touched your tongue" are her favorite games right now. She especially likes it when I put a small blanket or burp cloth over her head and she will pull it off herself with a big smile.

She is my sweet, smiley, temperamental, cries when I leave the room, pretty wonderful girl.
Buddy likes to come up to her and say, "oh, she's so cute, I like her." He also likes to play with her ears while going, "squeak, squeak." Jellybean thinks Buddy is hilarious, though she isn't terribly fond of headlocks, she puts up with them.