Happy Half Birthday!

Can you believe this girl is 6 months old already!?! It seems like she is growing up so fast, but at the same time I can't remember what life was like without her. She is a very happy baby and her giggle is the best sound in the world (I realize I may be a little impartial).

Here are some Molly facts at 6 months:

Weight: 17.5 pounds

Eating: 6 oz. bottles every 3-4 hours. Absolutely REFUSES any type of cereal (rice, oatmeal, etc). Likes green beans, peas, and carrots but is very finicky about eating and some days will clamp her little mouth shut for anything but the bottle. We are going to work on introduing fruit during the next few weeks.

Likes: Harvey! She loves watching him and when we go anywhere away from home she will lean down and look around the floor for him. Daddy! Molly loves Daddy a lot and he can always get a smile out of her. When she is tired or cranky she prefers Mommy, but for entertainment purposes it's all Daddy. Baths. We are still using the baby bathtub in the sink, but she will outgrow that soon and I'm sure will love transitioning to the big tub.

Dislikes: Getting strapped into anything, particularly the car seat. She is fine once we get going, but the strapping in is torture. Her high chair. I think this is because of the whole strapping in thing, but we have only had success feeding her if we are holding her. Little turkey! Getting dressed. Our little girl prefers to be naked and wrangling her into clothes can sometimes be an adventure.

Activity: Molly is rolling from back to tummy easily, but hasn't quite figured out how to go from tummy to back. She is sitting up pretty well on her own, but can tip over when she chews on her feet (yes, she's very intelligent). She isn't crawling yet, when she lays on her tummy she looks like she's swimming with her arms and legs moving, but she hasn't learned to lift that little midsection yet.

Health: She still takes Prilosec twice a day for her reflux. We thought about trying to ween her off because our doctor said that they sometimes will outgrow reflux, but after 2 days without the medicine it became apparent she definitely hasn't outgrown it yet. Molly has had several colds this winter and 5 ear infections. If she gets one more we go to see the ENT to see about tubes. She is finally getting over the cold that started the week before Christmas and we are hopeful that she will stay healthy!

Sorry this is kind of lengthy, but I want to be sure I remember all this stuff! All in all, she is the greatest gift we could ask for and we are proud to be her Mommy and Daddy.

Daddy kisses always make me giggle!

I love my exer-saucer!