Bath's and early mornings

I am noticing her presence a lot lately, she is a little person squirming in my arms, totally fascinated with the world she's watching, no longer the sleepy baby she once was. She is a very squirmy little person, must be my genes again, always spinning and spinning in my arms. She won't let us hold her facing in, she always insists on facing outwards so she can see better, which is harder for us, I've been trying to convince her the last few days that inwards she can still see, but she just has her arm bar against my chest the whole time. She also refuses to be held horizontally, like a baby. So when she fusses in the evening, I rush in there to try and quiet her. If I'm fast enough and subtle enough she can be patted back to sleep, but if she realizes it's not Mama she gets upset and starts thrashing and arching her back. She has a cute little wiggle all her own when laying on her back, side to side shift shift, kind of mechanical like a turn signal. Lately she has a new funny smile, that's all in the scrunch of her nose between her eyes, but she seems to be teething for her upper teeth right now so maybe that's what that's about. She has had a few big girl baths recently and thinks they are very fun and interesting, sitting up in the tub with a big smile Splash a splash a splash a . Have I mentioned how much she loves animals? Always jumping when she sees our cats, unfortunately hasn't figued out how to pet gently, she tends to grab tight to fur (she's still working on motor skills, can't coordinate her arms that smoothly.) Dogs also she really likes and thinks it's really funny when they lick her hands. Still a champion thumb sucker, first of our children to really go for that, or failing a thumb she likes the zippers on the front of her pajamas. Reaching further and further while she sits playing, trying to those frustrating toys that keep slipping out of arms reach. Very frequently she wakes up at 6, often lately with loud babbling mamamamama, and then sits there playing wapping my face and tugging on my hair while Francesca and I pretend we're still sleeping. Very sweet.

6 months

Latest thing is FOOD!  We've started letting TillyRose try tiny bits of mashed up food and she likes it a lot, she glomps down on the spoon, she thinks it's a super fun game. Hasn't even made bleh weird tasting fasces. Otherwise she's growing great, sitting up strong, always grabbing at the toys we give her. We have a shallow little basket and one of her favorite things is to unload all the little wooden toys out of it. She is always chewing on something, usually something wooden. She still likes to chew on her toes when we change her diaper. She's reaching forwards while sitting, so we're trying to encourage her, so she can figure out how to crawl. She doesn't like to be layed down, fusses almost right away, and if we put her face down she flips to her back instantly. She gets really excited about the kities, usually laughing and kicking and trying to grab them. She is also fascinated with her brothers, laughing when they jump around, she spends a lot of time with Finn while Oliver is at school. No longer can I put her to sleep, if she fusses before we go to bed she just gets angry when I try and comfort her. We are super glad that her eye has cleared, since she was born she had a blocked tear duct, which we were worrying about having to surgically get it cleared, but it's finally cleared up on it's own. She's still cheerful, but can be pretty serious in new situations. We're all doing well and busy busy all the time. So much laundry!

 

with Caeser Chavez farm workers Champion

 

with martin luther king

 

with the first woman Nobel Peace prize winner

new christmas swing