Six Months

Dear Lilah,

Just a few days ago you turned six months old. I can barely believe I'm typing those words. Yesterday you went for your six month checkup with Dr Jeanie, of course your brother who is Dr J's biggest fan went along with us. You did so good! Even after getting 5 shots, you only cried for a minute. I am sorry to tell you that you have to go back in a month for the 2nd half of your flu shot, but you are one tough cookie so it should be no sweat!

Carter got his flu shot yesterday too. He wasn't expecting anyone to be coming at him with a needle and spent most of the visit telling anyone and everyone who would listen to him that "Lilah not want any shot today." He is your biggest advocate, second only to Mom. He didn't cry when she gave it to him, but he glared at that nurse with the fire of a thousand suns....and for a long time after too! Not you though, you were smiling and "talking" before your tears were even dry.

You are sitting almost unassisted now, and rolling most anywhere you wish to roll off to. You have also recently started doing this inchworm type crawl that pretty much gets you anywhere you want to go....even if it does take a while to get there!

You have the most laid back personality I have ever witnessed. Rarely do you ever fuss! This doesn't mean you are quiet though. You are finding your little voice. Chattering and squealing.....sometimes I think you are just trying to see how loud you can get!

One of your favorite things to do is to ride in your walker. When Carter was a baby Mom tied a string to it, mainly so that I could pull him as I went from room to room and minimize any fussiness when I was out of his sight. That same string is still there and Carter loves to pull you around the house. You love it too, because you are laughing and chattering at him the whole time he is wheeling you around (and he only clotheslines you occasionally). I'm sure this goes against any and all regulations for walkers and how they are used, but it happens to work for us at this moment and you are never out of my sight in the walker....especially when Rambo is awake.

You have become quite the little model of late. You had your photo shoot for the hospital, and did so good! She got what she needed in just a few minutes. My favorite photo shoot was when your Aunt Crystal came to do Mom/baby photos of us a week or so ago. You did so awesome...as we knew you would! We were able to get some pictures of you in a dress that your mom wore herself 32 1/2 years ago! How awesome is that?

When I was pregnant with you, I couldn't imagine how I would divide my love between you and your big brother. Turns out, I don't have to divide anything. God has given me more than enough love to go around, and I am so very grateful to Him for trusting me with caring for you and your brother. I love you so much, and I am so very thankful to be your mom.

Love,
Mom

This isn't the pic Crystal took, it's just a quick snapshot I took. I'm sure you can figure out that the second picture is me.
...at the end he is saying that he's gonna go get his drill. Yeah, his drill.