Month 6

My Dearest BabyJuJu,

Well, we are 6 months in now and I have already forgotten about you. Well, not so much you...more like I forgot that you turned 6 months old yesterday and not so much today. Please don't take it personally. It is just your mother's way. I am forgetful. I have good intentions most of the time...I will in fact buy a thoughtful birthday card for someone near and dear to me weeks, if not months in advance of said birthday, come home and write something sweet inside, smack a stamp on and address it only to find the card a year later in some pile of papers on the desk. Get used to it. I'll try to remember to pick you up after soccer practice. Maybe I'll send Daddy.

So. Here we are at the 6 month mark. It's pretty exciting. You can officially start eating all of that yucky mush that comes in a jar...you know, that stuff I have already been trying to feed you in hopes that your belly would be full enough to sleep all night long? That junk that you refuse to swallow and instead spit out all over yourself? Yes, that is the stuff. I'm hoping that you will learn to like it one of these days. Also hoping that you will learn to sleep all night long because, you know, YOU STILL ARE NOT DOING IT. I promised myself that I would not mention the sleeping thing. I forgot. (See paragraph above)

You sure are a happy kiddo during the day and take nice naps for me. You've been loving the exersaucer and will sit for very long periods and play with all of your gazillion, trillion baby toys. You will play until each toy has been thrown onto the floor at which point you will look to me like, "Hey lady, don't you see that I've got nothin here? You better come pick them or me up before I get bored....", and then you will make these noises that are merely sorry attempts to sound upset.

You are still so in love with your big brother and so curious about the cat. Everytime she walks by you get  so excited and focused...you watch her so intently, like you just can't figure out why that toy is moving all by itself. She doesn't have much patience for you and will only look in your direction if you happen to be beside the fridge when I open it.  You will also look around the room when I ask you, "Where's the kitty?". You are such a genius. I hope you and the cat will become friends one day. There is no hope that she will ever like your brother.

Daddy (that guy that you look exactly like) and Mommy love you so much...we can't believe how much you grow and learn each day and it kills us that your grandparents cannot see you as often as they should.  You deserve to be marveled at each second of the day and Mommy can only do so much. Where are the reinforcements??

Welcome to Month 6...please do not learn to crawl this month like your big brother did, ok? That would maybe make up for the lack of sleep...maybe.

I love you, baby girl!

Mommy xo

Comments

[Mom]

Happy 6 month Birthday Baby JuJu. Nana and Jerry Love you SOOOOO much and miss you. We hope you get that binky thing down pat soon. And eat your vegetables for Mama.
xxx ooo
N & J.

[Becky]

I can't belive it has been 6 months already... I can only imagine what you must be going through!!