{i love this picture- it shows the utter distaste she had for making her wear the 1/2 birthday crown,
which describes her personality perfectly this month ;) }
little bug-
i will say it every month.. but seriously, i cannot believe you are SIX MONTHS OLD!! i always thought that six months sounded so old, and now that you are six months, i feel like my little infant is no more. you have grown leaps and bounds this month and your personality is hilarious. your dad and i just laugh and laugh at the things that you are doing now. crazy girl!
-you discovered your voice a couple of months ago, but something clicked in your head that screaming is fun, so you do it all. the. time. and i dont know if i've ever heard a scream at such a high pitch! man, you have lungs, rowan! even strangers will comment. (but mostly your uncle boosa comments on the high pitch, he doesn't like it so much.) and you are singing more than ever. but my favorite part is when we sing together- you look straight into my eyes and sing with me. its so funny, and so sweet!
-you are talking talking talking. not just whaaaaaaaaaaaa. its yah yah, wha, dah, gah. hopefully we will soon understand the meaning of your words. ;) the jibber jabber is really funny!
- we moved again! we finally got into our own place, and you get your nursery back. its so nice to be in our own place, although im sure grandpa and grandma staples miss you lots. we reside in the land, bountiful ;)
- you got your first haircut. it was a must. and your aunt joey wouldn't let me forget about it, so she cut it for me and it looks adorable. much more manageable.
- your aunt lulu got engaged! wahoo, we are so excited for parker to join the family!
-you are fascinated with drinks. if anyone has a drink around, you stare and stare and kick your legs.
- we got you going on rice cereal. and you were veeeery ready for it. when you started reaching for everyone's food, we knew you were ready for the next thing. at first you didn't know how to work the spoon, but now you're a pro! and you love it.
-your auntie steph and cousins madison and soph came to visit before we moved, so we got lots of cousin time with them and did fun stuff. they love having a cousin on this side. and you were so intrigued and entertained!
- its starting to get colder outside (october) which is such a bummer cause you love nothing more than being outside. you are fascinated by everything outside of our house.
- one of my favorite things you picked up this month was reaching out to momma.
- you are handling your hands very well. you like to turn pages of your books. you are holding your bottle better and better, and you can pick it up and put it in your mouth, and take it out and put it back in! i love seeing you learn new skills.
- you have become quite fiesty this month. if you like it, you want it- if you don't like it, you let everybody know about it. thats when you have me and daddy rolling over in laughs.
so your six month apt didn't go so well. we decided to bypass your shots this month, so i thought we would both leave the dr. office with smiles on our faces for a change, to no avail. i know it could have been worse, so we are feeling grateful. your six month stats were:
weight: 13.4 lbs (5th%)
height: 26 1/4 inches (65th%)
head: 41 cm (11%)
so pretty much, everything shrunk. you are almost to the "failure to thrive" category, which made me feel horrible. so we are fattening you up LOTS this month baby girl. that metabolism of yours is going way too fast! some other not-so-great news was them wanting to send early intervention over and check you out. cause they thought that you should be crawling and talking back to me... which is a little too early if you ask me. so i put a stop to that one. and the other not-so-great news was that you have severe brachycephaly. your head is more wide, and not long enough. we knew that this was a possibility, but you have to get a helmet. so the next few months or longer are going to be a little rough. but we are so grateful that you dont have to have cranial surgery- what a blessing!
we can't wait to see what tricks you learn this month rowan. one thing is for sure, i love being your momma more than words can say. you are such a joy to me and your daddy. love you sweet girl.
the world is yours, rowan.
love momma
