Ryleigh is Six Months!!!!!!

 Ryleigh at 6 months (April 15, 2011)


6 months.  Half of one year.  Where does the time go?!  When I look back at my pregnancy, I don't remember 6 months coming this fast.  It's amazing to look back at pictures from 6 months ago and think about how freaked out I was about caring for a newborn.  I was so protective and wanted to do everything by the book.  Heaven forbid Ryleigh start crying...we would drop everything and hold her.  Does she need a bottle?  How is her diaper?  Maybe she needs to burp.  Does she feel warm? 

Sigh. 

Now, 6 months later it's like we can read her mind.  I've learned her different cries and what each one means.  She has a daily routine that she follows, wake up, play, eat, nap, poop, eat, play, nap, yada yada yada.  Everyday seems to be the same, but so much happens in those days.  She has done so many things since we brought her home 6 months ago!  Hard to believe my little baby will be crawling here pretty soon.  I say it every month...man, time flies.

This past month has been a pretty fun one.  At the end of last month Ryleigh cut her first tooth (on March 12) and within the next week, her second one popped through too.  So now we have 2 bottom teeth!  Ryleigh is also enjoying tummy time a lot more now that she can flop onto her tummy by herself.  It's almost as if she doesn't want to be on her back anymore.  The second you lay her down, she flips right over, which is a huge difference from my blog last month!  She has also started to push up so that her arms are straight, so we're hoping she is gearing up to get up on those knees soon too. 

This month we also visited family in Jacksonville, NC for a baby shower.  It was great to spend time with family we don't get to see that often.  I blogged about it a couple days ago so you can see the pictures from that visit here.

Lastly, Ryleigh just had her physical therapy appointment for this month and Miss Flavia says that her Torticollis is all corrected!!  We are going to go back and visit her in another month though just to double check and also so Miss Flavia can assess Ryleighs sitting and trunk strength.  Just want to make sure she is on track and getting ready for crawling.  I find it very comforting visiting Miss Flavia every month and hearing her say that Ryleigh is "right on track".  It is also nice to have a professional tell me the things I can do to help Ryleigh develop her gross motor skills.  I'm sure I would be able to figure it out without her, but it's nice having Miss Flavia : )  I'll be sad when we have to say goodbye to her.

We don't go to the doctor this time until the 20th, so I won't have her stats until then.  I am very anxious to get them though.  I know she's a beast!  She is already wearing 9 month clothes, some 12 months outfits too!!  So once I get them, I'll let everyone know.  Until then, we'll recap the month in photos and videos : )

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Ryleighs first time riding in the big girl seat in the shopping cart

Her bottom chompers poppin' through!

now that she has teeth she has found a new way to play with her binkie

pushing up like a big girl!

giving Mommy kisses!

Ryleigh's first Easter basket (sent to her from Aunt Lori)

cuddling with her fuzzles (thanks Erin & Shaun!)



For some reason I took a lot of video this month, so I tried to narrow it down.  But because my child is so adorable, it was hard.  So please enjoy the vast amount this month : )

We gave this to Ryleigh right after her first tooth popped through.  It's a binkie that has nubs, so it feels good on her gums.  Apparently she thought it felt better when she pulled it in and out of her mouth.

That Daddy, he'll do anything to make me smile!

Ryleigh's first time playing in the walker she got from Yaya (don't tell Miss Flavia that we sit in it!)

making funny tummy noises

Mommy has been trying desperately to catch Ryleigh in the act of rolling over...she finally caught one!

Mommy finally figured out what can keep Ryleighs attention while she gets ready for work.  Dora.

Since Ryleigh now has her bottom teeth, I figured why not give her some solid foods.  She has this "eating teether" which is a net with a handle that you can put food in.  She gets to hold it and suck on it and chew on it, but since the net is there, you don't have to worry about big pieces of food getting in her mouth and choking her.  This was her first experience with it....and an actual banana.

Just can't stop from rolling over now!

playing in her crib