6 month wrap-up

As I lay in my crib nearby and dictate to Daddy what to write, I must first apoligize for the lapse of time since my last post -- we've been busy!

At the beginning of April, I spent a night with Mimi Carol and Papi Carlo. It was a lot of fun, as always. When Papi and Daddy came to get me, we went with Mimi Carol to the playground and I had my first swing!! It was a nice warm day and I loved it!

The following weekend, Nana and Papa came to visit and we had a great time! I showed off all my new tricks - and my teeth! My two bottom teeth have continued to grow in and I'm looking pretty dapper! Our weekend was short, but I'll get to see them again in just a few more weeks. While they were here, Papa and Daddy built a really cool plant box out on the deck. Papi has been planting away and it's looking really great out there. When the weather is nice, Sofia and I love to play out there with each other.

I turned 6 months old on April 14, which is also Aunt Dona's birthday. Her and Tio Dave came over a few days before that and we had a nice dinner together (okay, so I was asleep - it was still nice!). I look forward to sharing this special day with her every year. On my actual 6 month-birthday, Daddy made chocolate cake and we all loved it - well I was actually asleep again, but he and Papi gobbled it up!

I had my 6 month doctor's appointment and it was confirmed that I am GROWING! I weighed 19lbs. 1oz. (75th percentile), and I'm 28" LONG (91st percentile!!). My head circumference is 48cm -- which come in as a "High" percentile - meaning that it's so big they don't give it an actual ranked percentile, just 'high'!! Luckily, I am growing into my head! I had three more shots too, but I did pretty well.

I've started eating more complex foods and I'm really good at opening my mouth when the spoon is coming - which has certainly helped things out. I'm rolling around and getting much better at sitting up on my own. I still need a little supervision in case I lean, but I'm getting there! I really enjoy this block toy - I'm able to move some of the pieces around and it's just fascinating to look at. I'm also starting to grab two separate things with each hand - which Daddy thinks must be a milestone. We have finally been having some beautiful weather here - which means that Papi has creatively covered my head some days when we're out on the deck - I think I look cute, so that's all that matters! We've had a few cookouts on the deck with some of my favorite people too. Papi and I went for a walk this week and the nice woman at the florist gave my my first balloon! I loved the string especially! You can see I also wore my cool handmade poncho -- thanks Sinje! And Aunt Dona and Tio Dave babysat me yesterday -- there will be a special blog coming soon about that.

For now, I'll leave you with a video of a silly time Daddy and I had a few weeks ago - he makes the silliest sounds sometimes that just CRACK me up! See you soon!