Edith turns 6 months

Edith turned 6 months old this weekend.  For the past week she has really improved her attitude.  She is more content to play with toys for a few minutes by herself.  She is really getting good at sitting, and has now tried peaches, sweet potatoes, green beans, and mango (green beans were rejected.)  Edith loves standing in the grass and swinging in her baby swing.  She really likes to be outside and it usually helps her mood when she is getting cranky!  Edith still likes to nap in her car seat.  She likes to cover up with her rainbow blanket.  She sometimes chews on the blanket and sometimes sticks all of her fingers through it.

At her 6 month appointment she weighed in at 15 pounds, 1 oz, and she was 26 inches tall.  She got 3 shots and a clean bill of health.

We went to 3 graduation parties this weekend: Cousin Makayla, Cousin Emily, and Daddy's boss's son all invited us to celebrate.  Edith is partied out!  Whenever she got grumpy, whoever was holding her at the time would return her and say, "I think she is hungry."  No, not hungry, just particular! 

Family photos

Nora's preschool graduation

Nora had her last day of preschool on Tuesday.  Monday the kids sang the Tom Pease song "When I grow up" then they received a certificate and a frisbee from Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Eberle.  Mom, Dad, Grandpa Steve, and Edith came to the big event.  Nora is happy to be done with preschool and daycare.  She had more and more mornings where she did not want to go to daycare, but she always enjoyed herself while she was there.  She is doing a great job with her letters and numbers.  She is supposed to work more with playing with friends.  Her best friend from preschool was Bernadetta.  We went over to Bernadetta's house Friday for a playdate.  Once they got going they had a lot of fun together.  Too bad she lives so far away; it might be the last time the girls get together.  I am sure she will make some new friends once she gets to Kindergarten. 

A visit from Cousin Otto

Aunt Julianne visited with Otto and Alice.  The big kids had a great time playing with each other.  The babies also seemed to have fun.  Otto is so easy going compared to Edith.  I put them on the same blanket together and Edith really enjoyed herself.  She had more fun than I have ever seen her have when no adult was holding her.  Some of her cousin seems to have worn off on her!

Daddy and Nora try out the baby carrier.  Surprisingly, Edith did not care for this carrier.  She still like the Baby Bjorn at least.

Rice cereal

We decided it was time for Edith to try rice cereal.  After the rest of us ate supper, Daddy fed her 5 spoonfuls.  She did a great job of swallowing it and seemed pretty pleased with herself.  That evening she became very mellow and snuggled with me.  This was very abnormal for her as she is usually pretty fussy in the evening.  It was so sweet to cuddle with the little girl, and Daddy got a nice picture of me with all of my girls.  We have found that she likes sleeping with a blanket.  She likes to grab it and rub her face in it before falling asleep.

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day the big girls wanted to make me breakfast in bed.  Daddy suggested they just make breakfast for me to eat at the table because I don't like crumbs in my bed!  They helped make pancakes, eggs, bacon and fruit.  Then I was showered with gifts.  They both made me pretty drawings at school and bought me a new suitcase and lawn globes. 

We went to visit Grandma Dee after breakfast.  Aunt Kristina made brunch for us to enjoy and then the women took a walk at Marr Park.  Grandpa was finishing up planting beans and Daddy, Alena, and Nora rode in the tractor with him.  The girls managed to find Grandpa's candy stash.

Alena caught a toad by the pond and named it Squeaky.  Grandma Dee helped her write out a poem about Squeaky, then she released him, but not before he received quite a few kisses!  

Edith gave the gift of diaper failure.  She managed to poop and pee on the carpet through her diaper on Grandma's carpet two times in one hour.  Don't tell Grandpa!

Bever Park farm

For the first year, we are finally able to pet the animals at Bever Park.  The girls and I walked through the woods after school.  Alena loved being able to pet all of the animals.  She even managed to pet a chicken after quietly pursuing them for 10 minutes.  Two of Nora's preschool classmates were there.  Nora knows more people in this city than I do!  Nora thought the piglets were pretty fun.  They were less intimidating than the bigger animals. Edith rode in the Baby Bjorn and we didn't hear a peep out of her the whole time.  I guess she really liked the animals, too.  Daddy was on the ball and made sure the girls observed Star Wars: May the Fourth.

Five months

Edith is now 5 months.  Actually, I didn't get the pictures until a few days later.  I was waiting for her to be in a good mood.  But I decided to just capture her the way she is.  Edith is still pretty fussy in the evening and you never know how she will act at Connie's.  I think it is just because she loves her mommy so much.  As long as I am holding her she is pretty content.  When she is in a good mood she likes to look and me and make gurgling sounds and smile.  We think she just wants to be able to do what everyone else is doing and is frustrated by her baby body!  Her nickname is "Little Round Head."  Everyone who meets her is impressed by the perfect ball shape of her melon.