Holy Cow! We have a 6 Month Old!

May I just say that I should be cleaning the kitchen right now, but I thought I'd rather blog... I dont get around to it much these days, I don't even get on to read others that I really like.  Some days I just feel overwhelmed and others I would rather spend time with that sweet baby girl of mine and sleep.  I mean what is sleep anyway?  Now I must say, that I have truly been blessed with a sleepy child- She sleeps all most of the time. And she sleeps good at night too, but I guess half the time I am doing house work and laundry when she's down... If only I could hire a maid? 

Anywho onto much more interesting news....

I can't believe it has been 6 months since Kensleigh's birth.  Its pretty amazing how fast time goes by.  She has truly changed our world! As my Dad, Big Daddy Handsome, as Kensleigh "calls" him, put it tonight she only has 171/2 more years before she goes off to college. I'm guessing those will fly by too.

Nothing too exciting going on here except Kensleigh constantly changing.  She just started sitting up by herself, like today- as in tonight.  Not for terribly long or anything but much longer than the 2 seconds before toppling over on her side.  We have started solids.  And may I say its been a bit of a challenge. I guess I suspected it to be easy and for her to pick it up right away.  I mean she's been such a "good" baby I just thought she would LOVE baby food.  UMM, not so much. Her pediatrician wanted her to start on oatmeal.  So we tried that at 5 months. Did not like it, so I tried again, and again, and again.  I even put some in a bottle thinking she would take it, but she refused and would have rather gone to bed hungry.  So then I tried rice cereal, nope, didn't like that either.  So at about 6 months I tried avocados and bananas.  She did much better with that and from there she will now eat sweet potatoes and apples. However, still not very interested in eating, but the doctor said not to worry because she gets most of her nutrition from my milk.  I am making her baby food too, I actually enjoy it.  It's definitely easier and less time consuming than I thought.  Though, I'm not opposed to some store bought.

I also started giving her a sippy cup to use play with.  It's fun to watch her because she knows it goes in her mouth but she just chews away on it.  Then tosses it on the floor and terrifies the dogs with it.  ( I mean it is the size of one of their little heads)

Kensleigh 6 month stats:

27" long (87%)

15.10 lbs (42%)

16 1/2 head circumference (33%)

She loves her musical sea horse, her blanket, and her paci (when she's sleepy). My best friend Abby  actually gave her the blanket she sleeps with.  Its not one one pictured above, it was dirty and in the wash this particular night, but its part fuzzy and part silky and Miss Kens loves snuggling it. She's in 6 month clothing and still has no teeth, but loves chewing on anything and everything she can get her little hands on.

Okay, onto tackle that Kitchen..... 

Am I crazy?

Am I crazy that I just started to look at things for Kensleigh's 1st birthday?  I mean, baby child is not even 6 months old yet.  I went to a Gender Reveal party on Saturday for my good friend, Talie, who blogs here.  And everything was so cute, I just loved it.  Therefore, I thought to myself, "I need to get my act together and start planning!" (or maybe I can just get Talie to plan it for me??? Okay so yes I am crazy, I admit.


Nothing too new around here.  Kensleigh has adjusted to two naps a day.  Normally one around 9am-11:30am and then anpther around 2pm-5pm.  She still is not a big fan of oatmeal or rice cereal.  And I did try avocados one night, didn't like those either.  I'm starting to wonder if she'll just drink breast milk the rest of her life? Kidding....No teeth yet either, but she is chewing on her fingers a lot more and loves her teethers, (especially when frozen).  


I can tell she will be a handful.  The past week we have taken her out a few times and let me just say, she is not sure of other people anymore.  Several people went to hold her and she got a HUGE pout face, you know the one with the big ole frown, bright red, and screamed.  I'm sure China could hear her.  But then there are several people who she loves to have hold her.  So if you want to hold her and her not scream just stop by the house more.  


I am also starting to sign to her in hopes that she will sign back.  We will see how it goes.  So far we are learning, mommy, daddy, milk, and all done.  The key for me is remembering to do it all the time.  If you have any pointers or have been successful with baby sign language, please let me know and give your advice for what worked for you.


Well since little miss Kens will be awake in about an hour I need to go shower for the day. 


Happy Tuesday Ya'll!