6 Months...

Miss Annie's been busy this month learning to sit up on her own, rolling, trying out new foods, and meeting the Pauling side of the family.  Her sweet yet feisty personality continues to emerge...she both laughs and cries with gusto.  Favorite toys include her stacking rings, sparkly butterfly, folded laundry, and anything she can bang on her high chair...

"I'm old enough to hold my own sign now, Mom."

mmm...paper.

loves to pull off the rings one by one and "taste" each one

getting ready for the summer!

starting to think about crawling

mom's official sprinkle-holder

Annie and Oompah

hanging out with Uncle D

Annie and Auntie Brie

smiling at Auntie Brooke

Katie and Kylen

Kylen's going to be a great mommy one day!  She was so sweet with Annie.

love my Ya-ya!

Oompah, the grandkids, and the great-grandkiddos

Jabber jabber...

Solids

Here are a few of Annie's favorite (and not so favorite) new foods:

rice cereal...decidedly more interested in the spoon

sweet potatoes (not quite a fan...yet)

sprinkles!!

not sure what this was, but note her "dive bomb" approach

peas for Valentine's Day <3

Sitting Pretty

Here are a few of Annie's favorite things at the moment...  sitting on her own, sticking out her tongue, and playing with her ark (video 1) and splashing around in the bathtub (video 2).  Her cute little swimsuit reminds us that spring and summer will be here soon (but not soon enough!) 

New High Chair & Giggles

My first time in my high chair!

I wasn't ready for that flash.

Annie had a case of the giggles...

Snow Day

We had our first big nor'easter today, dumping about 18" of snow on us!  I took Annie out in it for a few minutes... she seemed to enjoy it, looking around at the snow plows and smiling at our neighbor.  She got cold and tired after a few minutes, so we brought some snow inside to play with...

in memory of Gretel!

Quick update from Annie's 4-month appointment at the end of December... she's 15lbs. (70%ile), 26" (90%ile!) and head circumference in the 40%ile... she's definitely taking after us in the height department!  Her pediatrician confirmed a milk protein intolerance, which is being managed well by mom maintaining a dairy/whey/casein free diet.  We'll start solids (is rice cereal really a solid?) in a few weeks, at 6 months.  She's developing right on track...beginning to giggle and sitting with decreasing support, reaching for toys and putting everything in her mouth (toys, clothes, blankets, fists...) - it's been a fun stage.  Her laugh is still somewhat elusive, but we'll do our best to post a video clip of it soon!

Jumpin' Jenny

Annie tried out her friend Juliet's "Jenny Jump Up" (the girl-version of a Johnny Jumper) last week and loved it so much that we went out and got her one this weekend...

Annie and her best friend Juliet :)

"Look at my cool cell phone, Annie!"

giving Mom a hug