Happy Half Birthday

Aubrey turns six months old today! Our little daddy's girl has gotten so big....

She loves to sit and play with her toys. She talks to them and will sing and bang on things. Her babbling is so cute: the way she opens and closes her mouth like she is actually saying words is funny. I know she is imitating us.

Laughter and squealing are very frequent: especially at Dexter. I don't know what she finds so funny about him but he entertains her to no end. She has learned that he will look at her when she makes noise, so she will sit and "call" him and when he looks at her, laugh. If he chews on his bone or plays with a toy she thinks that is hilarious. Dexter is a very patient "big brother" and puts up with the ear grabbing and smacking on the top of his head very well.

Aubrey is a girl who knows what she wants--she has started crying when we take something away from her or move something out of her reach. She loves her baby cereal, which she just started last week. She still hates being on her tummy; she can roll over from back to front and front to back but usually chooses not to. It is much easier to just scream until Mom moves her or gets her what she wants. It is pretty funny how a person so little knows exactly how to get what she wants. If I am not paying attention to her she will fake crying until I look at her and then give a smile and a belly laugh. Her sleeping is going very well: she is fairly consistent with two hour-long daytime naps and sleeping from 8pm to 7am with one night waking. She is a big girl with two teeth just about growing out of her 9 month size Carters clothes and 6-12 months Baby Gap and Old Navy. Her 6 month checkup is on Thursday--I will update then with the stats.