*Today I took Allie in for her 6 month well-baby check up.
Here are her stats:
Weight: 18 pounds
Length: 27" long
She is doing all the 6 month "things" on the doctor's milestone checklist:
Rolls over on her own.
Sits by herself (as of this past week).
Has two cute little teeth. (I should say two SHARP little teeth!)
The doctor gave her the "go ahead" to try some solid foods. Butternut squash will be her first to taste. We'll wait for tomorrow night when everyone will be home for dinner. Her brothers have been looking forward to watching her take that first taste for a long time now! So exciting!
Other cute things she likes to do:
Gets the hiccups often when she laughs at her brothers.
She found her feet and likes to suck on her big toes. This kid is so flexible!
It is getting tricky to talk on the phone while holding her. It all started one day last week when I put Travis on speaker phone. She absolutely LOVES that telephone now and won't stop grabbing at it.
She gasps with excitement and kicks her arms and legs in anticipation of seeing the boys as I carry her down the hall or downstairs.
*Tyler and I did a little photo shoot with Allie in the afternoon light. I'm having fun experimenting with my camera. I'm trying to learn the settings on my own right now. I'd like to take a beginning digital photography class at some point when I can leave Allie for a longer amount of time. In the meantime, does anybody know of a good online course I could take from home?
* Tonight we went to Justin's "Blue & Gold Banquet" for Cub Scouts. Travis was just called as the Cub Master. So, he and the previous Cub Master planned a "time travel" skit to introduce Travis to the boys in a fun way. Jared went into the time machine and Travis came out saying, "I feel 10 years younger!" Which he is. It was clever and funny. Then Travis led the program with awards, skits by the boys and games for everyone. I think he will have fun with this calling and Justin is thrilled to have Dad helping out with him Cub Scout activities.
2 comments:
She is so cute! Look at digital photography school, pioneer woman has a photography section, and look at the book "how to photography your baby" by nick kelsh (?)...that book just dives in with creativity and light, and not settings. I am sure there are better ones out there. Go to the book store on a date night. =)
#1 most important thing is light. Look for pretty catch-lights in her eyes. Soft pretty shadows usually equal pretty light too.
She is just darling! For some great digi classes, take a look at JessicaSprague.com. She has all sorts of online digital classes, lots on digital scrapbooking, but I think she does a self-paced photography class too. I've done several of her classes over the past couple of years, and they're really fun!
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