Happy 6 Months Ry-Bug

Rylee~



This is where I felt you kick for the very first time.....right here on this very hammock just a little over 11 months ago.

How surreal.


How incredibly beautiful.

I had no idea what was in store for us, our family. I also had no idea that I would ever began to fathom a love so deep and so pure.

You complete us, Rylee Bug....and as cliche as that may sound, it is the absolute truth.



At 6 months, you are so spunky.....our little squealy firecracker! You love being tickled on your belly and your feet. You want to be included at ALL times and you really speak (squeal) your voice. This past month we said good bye to our baby carrier and hello to our Big Girl car seat and wow! What a difference it has made. I used to dread having to drive anywhere for fear that you would scream the entire way....but not now sister, you love it! You kick your little legs in excitement when I buckle you in and it must be so cushy and cozy because you fall asleep easier. You love that you can see Bubba better and he will just entertain you and sing to you until your little hearts content!

You have tried rice cereal, pears, prunes, applesauce, sweet potatoes, and green beans so far and are practicing drinking water in your sippy cup. Rylee, you make Mommy laugh so hard while eating.

Most babies let their Mommies feed them with a spoon....you, my dear, see that spoon coming your way and grab it with your little paws and shove it into your mouth yourself! Ha!

You are nursing about 6 times a day and are sleeping from 8-midnight and then midnight to 7 a.m. All we have to do is make sure you are dry and that your tummy is full and then walk you into your room, lay you on your tummy with a sassy and your blankie and say, "Night Night" and you're out! Just.Like.That.




You take a morning nap from 9-11, and then an afternoon nap from about 2-5. You really are an easy baby. Yes, we have our bumps and bruises sometimes, but for the most time you are just happy go lucky!

We had to take you to the doctor this past month for a little cold that you just couldn't seem to kick. Both you and Mommy ended up with an upper respiratory infection that lasted about a week. No fun!



Rylee, at 6 months you are weighing in at 17.7 lbs and are 26.5m inches long. That puts you in the 85th % tile for both!! Dr Terry was so impressed! You are rolling all over the place and can sit up for about a minute before tiring out. You are wearing 6-9 months in clothes, size 2 shoes, and size 3 diapers. I put you in a size 4 at night.

You are sitting up in the stroller and when we go out to eat, you sit in a highchair like a big girl.

Grayson is still your biggest fan and oh, how you love him!! You two can entertain each other for hours. Sometimes he's a little rough with you in my eyes, but you just squeal with delight!



Some of your favorite things at the moment are:
your blankie (it was Great Grannie's doll blanket)
your sassies
your two middle fingers
your thumb
necklaces
Daddy's beard
Mommy's nose and chin (you like to give them kisses)
your activity table
bath time
sitting up in the stroller
being in the Mommy Wrap
walker
and jumperoo

Oh the bitter sweetness of my babies getting older.


Sigh.

My view for so very long was all wrapped up here.
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing From above the big belly and all about what was inside.





And now my eyes gaze upon the purest of pure, made in the most Perfect image, nursing at my breast, secure and certain of my love, as this crazy world goes on around us.




Yesterday I stepped outside and looked up. When was the last time any of us really observed the sky?
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo PrintingRylee, you do it all the time. And you remind me to breathe. In and out. It's a lot to take in... it goes on forever. It has stories to tell. It's so big and will make you realize just how small you are. And also how real. And alive.

We are just walking around His brushstrokes....remember that, angel.


And it's so beautiful, this life.