6 Months Old (26 Weeks)

This past week Emma had her half-birthday.  It's hard to believe that she is 6 months old! She started to eat apple sauce and rice cereal again, and this time it's been a success.  She just wasn't ready at 4 months, and we didn't want to push it.  She is really involved in grabbing the spoon; the doctor said that as soon as she can sit up on her own, we can start giving her soft finger foods since she is very independent and wants to do things on her own (I have NO idea where she gets that from).

Emma can start using a sippy cup and drink water as well-we ordered the sippy cups that have a nipple, and the company we ordered her bottles from make a conversion kit to convert the bottles to sippy cups so we don't have to spend a ton of money.  Emma also tried peas for the first time today, which was not as popular as the apple sauce and rice cereal.  We have to keep exposing her 10-15 times before she really forms an opinion about it, but right now, her opinion is yuck!

Emma had her 6 month shots and the Flu Shot, which affected her the same way her 4 month shots did.  She was very fussy and spiked a fever at day care, so she had to go home Wed. and stay at home on Thursday as well.  I left work Wed., Liza played with her Thursday morning, and Dan was with her Thursday afternoon.

We're loving the swim class on Saturday mornings.  Unfortunately the other mother in the class is crazy and judgmental, so we won't be hanging out with her anytime soon.  I get stuck talking to her about day care, cloth diapers, and baby food, while Dan and Emma sneak away and swim around.

It's public knowledge now, but Dan god a new job!  He's starting to work full-time as the director of Camp Daybreak and the Vermont Association of Mental Health after Thanksgiving.  This is a big change for him, and I'm so proud!

We're looking forward to some apple picking next weekend if the weather's good!

I forgot about this video...it's pretty long but it's so cute!