5 months was spent at my sister's house in South Carolina with my niece and nephew. They absolutely adored Brynnley and I would be lying if I said she didn't throughly enjoy every bit of attention she got from them. Adjusting to coming home where it's usually just me or grammy at home was...interesting. Anyways our trip there was fabulous. It was just before Christmas so we got to see Christmas lights, listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, drink way too much hot chocolate. All the things that make Christmas the most wonderful time of the year. It was also refreshing to have some cooler weather since Florida has been, as always, unseasonal.
While we were there Brynnley was trying to figure out the crawling thing. She had been up on her hands and knees rocking back and forth since she was about 4.5 months so naturally we thought it would happen anytime. Well...not so much. Though she did sit up by herself unsupported for the first time while we were there. The kids had so much fun just watching her and encouraging her to crawl and I have to say I don't think she cried once while we were there.
Christmas passed without any incident. Since it was her first Christmas it was fun, but I cannot wait for next year when she'll be 18 months and really be able to enjoy presents and the entire holiday spirit. And the food. She has been food obsessed since she was 4 months old and doesn't completely understand why she has to eat baby much while I get normal food. In time baby girl.
So the 6 month update
- crawling, sitting and pulling herself up on things is an every day activity, and no big deal...to her.
- I have lost her around the house more than once in the past 2 days alone
- bath time is her absolute favorite time of the day. She will play and splash until she's don't, then she'll try to climb out.
- she usually sleeps 6pm-6:30am and takes 3 naps a day...I'm so lucky I know
- she still only has those 2 teether she's had since she was 4 months, but she is cutting teeth now and is still the sweetest thing
- she has found her whining voice.....can't say I'm a fan
- she loves that she gets to actually sit in a shopping cart now and flits and talks to anyone who will pay her any attention (which is usually everyone)
- she devours food and prefers it to her bottles...we're trying to work on that
- anything and everything goes into her mouth
- she knows her name and responds to it
- she knows what "no" means and listens to it...for about 5 seconds then tries to do the same thing again...it's a process
- she cries when she really wants something and I tell her no...such a drama queen
- she is obsessed with mirrors
- anytime I come back into a room she crawls over to me and all over me. I must admit...I love it
- she loves her books and my kind of music. She has no patience for baby lullabies or slow songs
- her favorite song is "Let he go" by The Passenger. If she's upset for any reason and I play it, she calms right down and listens.
- she loves when I play the piano for her
- she is still the happiest baby I have ever known!
Pretty much obsessed with this little one. She makes and laugh and smile every single day.
My update:
- School has started again. I'm taking 2 5-week classes the first half of the semester then I'll take two more the last half. I love the short schedule, keeps my from getting burnt out. It has been a little more difficult since I don't have as much free time with Brynnley getting into everything now so I mostly do homework at night.
- I have been determined to eat healthy and exercise everyday and I officially weigh less than I did when I got pregnant. Could I be happier? Probably not
- Aside from school and Brynnley I attempt to have a social life. Some days its going well, other days I don't want to see a single person, I'm such a ray of sunshine on those days.
- I've gone back to playing the piano, its definitely one of those things I do when I need to decompress, the fact that Brynnley loves it and keeps her happy is just a huge plus!
- Year markers are coming up in the next month or so and it's made me reflect on last year. Out of the three huge things that happened last year, I can honestly say only one of them makes me sad. February 4th it'll be a year that my dad died. It does not seem like that much time has passed. But I think our family handled it well and we are all doing much better.
- I am so excited for this year. I love the age that Brynnley is and I think i'll love each stage from here on just as much or more as she gets bigger and able to do more things with me. I really can't believe she is 6.5 months and before I know it she'll be a year old.
Warning: photo overload
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