Emma's 1/2 Year Birthday

December 1~ Emma's 6 month birthday.

Photo op. w/ Mommy & Daddy in our back yard (or garden, if you're English).

Daddy loves baby Emma!

Emma got a Pack & Play for her 6 month birthday gift. Just in time to get used to napping in it before the holidays. She is definitely a baby who loves her crib! Normally, on Sundays, we have lunch at my parents and put her down for nap in Nana's Pack & Play and she cries and cries! This was she can nap in it at home occasionally and be better prepared for Sundays and the upcoming Christmas events that will keep us in Hobe Sound for extended hours. That first day, we put her in it just for some play time. While we were right there, she was ok, but as soon as we walked away she let out a wail. She is used to having "alone" or "solo" play time, but the P & P threw her for a loop!

I just can't get over that she is 6 months old. Half a year. It seems to have gone by so quickly.

She has reached all previous milestones at least 1 month ahead of what "the books" say she will. She can roll over front to back and back to front. She is eating solids now and loves green beans. She is trying really hard to sit up right now. She can do it on her own for just 1 or 2 minutes. And toys??? She loves her toys! Especially Mr. Cow and her cold teething toys. She loves her Touch & Feel books, as well. Her Daddy has read to her since week 1! We try to read to her each and every day at least during one wake time. Oh, she is also ticklish now. But the funny part is that she can choose when and how long she is ticklish! When she is done, She is done and you get no more reaction or laughter at all! As a kid, I would have liked to be able to turn it off and on like that!!