Six Months Old

It's a bit hard to believe that our little baby will be six months old tomorrow. Time has apparently passed right by while we were busy with other things! It was impressive to me to see how much she has already outgrown, including every item in the photo at right (not counting her mommy.) She is now over twice her birth weight. She still isn't wild about "tummy time" but this week she did manage to accidentally work her way backwards about a foot. Not quite a genuine crawl, admittedly, but I think you can see it from here.

With both parents working during the day, she's been enjoying her time with Nanny G. In the past her attention would quickly wander when we read books to her, but now she usually follows along. Her favorites are the "baby faces" books, and she enjoys playing "peek a boo" with them. No teeth visible yet, but she's been watching us intently as we eat so I'm guessing it's time to try solid (well, mushy) foods. She plays more with toys, and I think it's easier to get her to smile now. Her favorite activity is hopping up and down, in her bouncy chair or any convenient set of arms- her uncle's, in this photo.

Everywhere a Moo-Moo

Has it really been almost a month since my last post? Time has rushed by. The new job is fine, but with the 35 mile commute each way, it is an adjustment to be getting home just as RR is going to bed each day. She is doing well with the nanny we have to cover the time that both of us are gone. During the weekend, I get to slow down enough to notice how much RR has grown- she's up to 7.5 kg (16.5 lbs), often able to sit up without support, and can (briefly) hold her own bottle. She seems more aware of things, and enjoyed a game of "peek a boo" with T this evening.


One of T's friends donated an activity center with several different distractions for the curious baby. One of these is a set of five buttons which make different animal sounds when pressed. If pressed often or long enough they also play a little melody. Four of these melodies are short pieces of familiar classical music, though the fifth one (under the "cow" label) is for some reason "Old MacDonald had a Farm". That button is on the inner side and apparently, by far the most easily pressed. So there's one tune that we've been hearing a very great deal of recently.... E-I-E-I-O.