6 Months!

I can't believe it's been half a year already! Time really does fly! Molly was 11 lbs 10 oz and 25 1/4 inches at her 6 month appointment. She's still a little peanut, so we're trying to pork her up. We have started supplementing with formula and it seems to already be making a difference in just a short amount of time. She's still nursing in the morning and at bedtime, but it's hard to tell how much a baby takes in when they exclusively nurse. Now we can monitor how much she's getting during her feedings. We also upped her solids to 1/3 a cup two times a day. She loves meal time!

Molly is quite the chatterbox and she is quick to let us know when she's not happy with something. She just yells, "Na na na na na na na!" It is quite comical. She has also become a master at sitting up by herself and will spend a lot of time on her blanket just playing with toys or banging on her little piano. If she topples over she rolls onto her belly and tries to scoot around. She'll be crawling before we know it! Eek!

Now that she's figured out how her hands work she likes to grab at anything and everything within her reach. We have learned to pay close attention at the grocery store while holding her because she will knock things off shelves if she can!

Molly is SO much fun... full of smiles and giggles. We just love watching her learn and discover the world!

Here is her 6 month photo (and her 5 month, because we forgot to put that up!)

They're gonna put me in the movies... ♪ ♫ ♪

We have FINALLY created a YouTube channel as a place to share our videos with family and friends. There's only one problem: Nikki and I now have almost 6 months of footage to edit and upload. While we work on this daunting task, kick back and enjoy this video of Molly snarfing down a jar of sweet potatoes.

Big Girl!

We cannot believe how big Molly is getting! She's starting to sit up on her own... right now she can sit up for about 20 seconds before dive bombing face first into the blanket, but she loves it! She's also talking up a storm. Ba ba ba da da da... eeee! She loves making lots of noise and has discovered that her hands can make noise if she bangs them on the table, her piano or even Mommy and Daddy. She's eating solids twice a day now, however we've had to learn the hard way which ones don't agree with Molly's digestive system just yet. :)

This month Molly attended her first birthday party! We drove up to PA for Addison's birthday celebration. It was a lot of fun and Molly liked watching all the big girls crawl and walk around. She was also introduced to the show Yo Gabba Gabba! and LOVES it. Her giggles are the best!

We are enjoying the warmer weather with lots and lots of walks through our neighborhood. Molly loves watching the wind blow all the bushes around. She also likes fountains and all the babbling creeks we come across on our adventures. This week she had her first ride in a swing! She had a ball! We'll post pictures once we get them up on the computer, but for now, here's a picture of Molly enjoying her first Easter! Look at that blonde hair!

Memories

Exactly one year ago today we had our first sonogram!! Time sure does fly! Today we are heading down to the tidal basin in DC to show Molly all the pretty cherry blossoms. I'm sure she'll love looking at everything. We are lucky to live in such a beautiful city!

YAY!

Bananas!

Molly has taken a huge interest in eating solids, so we decided to start her off with some banana. She LOVES it and gets very excited when she knows she gets to eat! She ends up eating more off of her hands and arms than the spoon, but I'm sure she'll get the hang of it soon enough.

First Tooth!

Molly's first tooth is coming in with a vengeance! She's a good sport about it, but is definitely experiencing some pain. No more sleeping through the night for us! We weren't expecting a tooth this early, but she seems to be on the fast track with her milestones. Along with her new tooth she has decided that she no longer wants to sit... standing only for this little girl. As soon as you try to sit her down in your lap she immediately puts her feet down to stand! She'll be walking before we know it.

Four Months

Sorry for the lack of posts... I was recently laid off from my job and have not mustered up the energy to post until now. It has been a blessing in disguise because I was truly unhappy there and missing my Mollybean. Now I have a couple months to figure things out and spend time with my baby, so I'm happy about that!

At Molly's 4 month appointment she weighed 10.1 lbs, however since a week has gone by she's definitely put on some more weight. And she's 24.5 inches tall! Growing girl! She's also very strong and I wouldn't be surprised if she was an early crawler. Our doctor gave us the go ahead to start Molly on solids if she's ready. She's taken an interest in watching us eat, so I think within the next couple of weeks we will try some solids! I can't wait to watch her face. :)

Molly is officially a tummy sleeper! She immediately rolls over on her side when we put her in her crib and within a few minutes she usually makes it over to her tummy. (Maybe her hair will grow back now!) She's reaching and grabbing for everything in sight, including my hair and my mouth! She likes singing and dancing to our Raffi Pandora station every night as well as having long conversations filled with goos and gaahs.

She is very interactive and always has a smile on her face. She's soaking up the world around her and wants to explore everything. We try to take her on a walk every day that the weather is nice so she can enjoy all the scenery... and Mommy can get some exercise!

Molly finally has given us some giggles and it is the cutest sound I have ever heard! Don't worry, we caught it on video! That is our next project... uploading her videos! We are very behind :)