Six Months

Time is going SO fast!! Amelia had her six month painful visit to the Doctor on Monday. She did a lot better with the shots this time, but I think she is becoming more aware of things because as soon as I put her on the scratchy paper of the exam table, she started to stress out. But we have a great pediatrician and Amelia seems to really like her. They are doing a literacy program there too which I think is awesome, so Amelia got a book about colors and dinosaurs at this visit - she loves books already and was happy to have a new one. Amelia is still in the 100% and is growing so fast! She is 27.5 inches and 19.2 pounds. She lost 2 ounces this past week because she has had a little cold. She must be teething too because her new thing is to grab your chin and bite down as hard as she can. It's hilarious - and it hurts! She has been eating a bunch of solid food and seems to like carrots the best. She has had a bit of a reaction to peaches and apples, so we are going to lay off those for a while. But she loves real food...obviously! Anyway, enjoy the pics and video of my little chubber!

Bath Time

Amelia LOVES her tubby. She is fascinated with water right now and loves having it run through her hands. And the second she sees her washcloth, she takes a nosedive trying to grab it so she can shove it in her mouth. She has also figured out how to splash - it can get a little crazy! It's the cutest thing I've ever seen! But of course, SHE is the cutest thing I've ever seen! Which is the reason for the amount of pictures in this post. And just as a side note...she went to the doctor the other day and she is weighing in at 19.4!! I was wondering why my back was hurting lately. And it also explains why she is in all of her 9 month clothes and she's not even 6 months yet! Oh I just love my little girl!

Sunday Best

Amelia looked so dang cute yesterday for Church that I just had to share. Too bad she only lasts in a dress for about an hour though! She gets that from me. And too bad she is growing so fast because this will be the only time she wears that dress.

Baby's first trip to Bear Lake

We decided to get out of town for the 4th of July weekend, and in hindsight I would have much rather stayed home. Pictures are great, but nothing has been more exhausting. (Well, childbirth maybe!) I can't believe all the crap we have to pack just for a few days! The swing, the bumbo, the stroller (and not the good one), a bazillion diapers, 50 changes of outfits for her 50 blow-outs a day, her sleeping container, etc. etc.!! And, Amelia is turning out to be a bit of a home-body, which means she isn't really too much like me. She was all sorts of "off" all weekend. Didn't sleep hardly at all, which meant I didn't sleep at all! She started getting sick our last day there, and was just all sorts of cranky. The pics we have though don't show it - it's amazing what a verse of ABC's will do! But we did have fun with my family. Mark's Dad is out of town for the whole month, so we took my Mom, Adam, Marianne, and Holly along. Oh, and of course Tuck! He was a little out of sorts as well and couldn't figure out how to get down from the upstairs so he just stared at us through the railing. Melissa and the kids stopped by for a visit as well and she thought she would feed Amelia her first Nilla wafer. Hhmmm. Obviously she is her Daddy's little girl because she loved the dang cookie! I'm sure we will look back on these pictures and remember what a fun time we had, but as for now, I don't think I will be travelling anywhere anytime soon! And I will for sure check the weather better because it was FREEZING in July. No lake, no beach, no water skiing. Major bummer. She pretty much stayed in the same outfit all weekend. I'm realizing that with a baby now, I won't be celebrating my "Independance Day" quite the same way anymore!