Dear Lilah,
Good morning beautiful! We have been together (earthside at least) for ½ of a year now, and I have to say, life is just getting better and better with you around. I feel like I just woke up this month and you were a big girl all of the sudden. I thought I would be envious upon seeing newborn babies, but I’m not! You are so much more fun now than you ever were before.
We started out this month with your first ever horseback ride; for your 5 month birthday, we headed down to Alvin, where Napoleon, the uber-friendly miniature horse, graciously allowed you to sit upon his back. You loved it! You smiled and laughed the whole time. I foresee many more rides in your future!
This month you started sitting up on your own like a champ! You literally went from falling over constantly to sitting up unassisted in one day! You love sitting in the floor of my closet playing with toys while I get dressed in the morning. You have become slightly mobile this month; if I leave you on the floor you can flip over and launch yourself forward a few inches at a time. It isn’t the most graceful movement I have seen, but it seems to work. This month, you can now string together multiple consonants including, “bababa”, “mamama” “gagaga” and “nanana” Your favorite word the other day was “mamababa” you kept repeating it until you were nearly hoarse that evening. This month you went to the park for the first time; you went down the slide with Daddy and got to go on the swing as well. You had so much fun, that you passed out in daddy's arms on the way home.
This month you took your first visit to the Brazoria County fair! It was here that you bought your very first cow in the heifer auction. Daddy helped you with the bidding, but the card had your name on it! Your cow now resides at Grandpa’s in Alvin!
This month you had many visitors; Nana and Grandpa came down from North Carolina to see you, and you also got to meet Grandtom and Emily! You have now officially met all of your great-grandparents!! Despite Nana’s attempts to feed you everything from limes to cinnamon raisin bread, you still haven’t given solids foods a try just yet. Hopefully in the next few weeks, we can start playing around with some new foods. You are still nursing around the clock, but have spread your feedings out to about every 3 hours (sometimes more, sometimes less).
I am not sure what your weight is right now; I believe it is somewhere around 16 pounds. We are delaying your 6-month check up due to the fact that the Dr.’s offices are filled with patients infected with seasonal flu and swine flu. Since, we are all happy and healthy at home, we would like to keep it that way!
We are rounding out this month with Halloween preparations! Nana and I took you to the local pumpkin patch for pictures, and your costume is ready to go; it is so stinkin’ adorable I have to stop myself from dressing you up in it everyday!
As we get closer to the holiday season, I find myself getting more and more excited about having the chance to share these special times with you. You are growing so fast, and I never pass up a chance to squeeze you real tight and nuzzle my nose into that sweet neck of yours. I love you Bean, and I can’t wait to see how you will continue to amaze me this coming month.
Love,
Mom
