My sweet girl is 6 months old. I won't tell you how fast it went by because you already know. We are at the half way mark until her first birthday and it brings tears to my eyes. She officially turned 6 months old on the 11th but in true Caitlin fashion the post is late. Who knows I may surprise yall and post on time next month!
Tenley Hope, you are 6 months old my dear. It won't be long and I will be planning your first birthday soon. I'm not sure what your weight and height stats are, you have your 6 month appointment on Monday. Hopefully I will come back and update the blog! You are mostly in 6 month clothes and still wearing a size 3 diaper. You are trying so hard to sit up. You can with a little support but sometimes you topple over. You are the sweetest baby. You love hanging out in the Baby BJORN and people always want to stop and talk to you. You usually smile and show that big personality I know is hanging out in there. You love your walker and are getting around pretty good in it. You like to chase Gus even though he's quite a bit quicker than you. I rock you to sleep every night after "bath, bottle, bed" and that time is so precious to me. You fall asleep and I hold you while your Daddy and I watch TV. I lay you in your pack n play and you sleep there until midnight or so. Then you get in the bed and cuddle the rest of the night. I would be lying if I told you I didn't look forward to you waking up at night.
We are doing the purees and some baby led weaning. Your daddy panics every time you actually ring your mouth, he's convinced you are going to choke. He's a little protective;)
I posted this picture on Instagram yesterday, it is one of my favorites of you. Your features are changing and you are starting too look like a little person. I captioned that you mostly "gummed" your food, well you showed me because not 10 minutes later I found your first tooth. I may or may not have cried a little. I sure will miss that gummy smile but it's amazing to see you progress and change.
As a part of your bedtime routine we do "spa day" after your bath. I think MiMi came up with that term! But I rub you down with my favorite Johnson's bedtime lotion and sing the "spa day" song. I do this every night and every night when I start spa day you look at me and smile the biggest smile. In that moment you think I'm the greatest thing ever. Last night I got pretty choked up. How many more times will we do spa day? How many more times will you let me rock you to sleep and I get that extra hour of cuddle time? And when that last time does come, will I know it? Will I appreciate it for what it is? Most of me wants you to stay my little baby, my innocent, sweet, beautiful girl. But the future is going to be so good for you baby girl. I see you playing in our back yard, I hear you walking down the hallway to my room, and I dream of you saying "I love you Mommy"...man what a time that will be. I can't wait to watch you wrestle your daddy and I have no doubt you two will gang up on me all the time. You two already have such a great bond. So as much as I want you to be little, I look forward to the changes that the future brings.
I love you Tenley Hope, more than you could ever know.
