Late Night Write

This past Christmas was the first we had together in our new home and with our new daughter! We miss my father terribly, I don't think I'll ever get over not having him here with us, but we definitely felt his spirit. Bebe was so much fun on Christmas and as cliche as this may sound, she truly is the greatest gift we have ever received for Christmas.

It's 230 in the morning and I'm going to make this brief... all my time since the day Bebe was born has been consumed by the wonderful time I am having with my daughter! The only time that I have the time to blog is around this time! I need my sleep, but this night, I chose to stay up to work on adding to the blog.

Real quick: Bebe's now 6 months and 10 days old and she's so much fun! Even moreso now than ever and I hear it only continues to get better and better! She's sitting up on her own, but we have to assist her, of course, into the sit-position. She's doing complete rollovers and we thought that she would have trouble getting over that beautifully chubby arm of hers, but we were wrong! She's right on target with all the milestones typical to that of her age thus far. She's been trying to walk when we have her in the stand position! She has always loved to stand, however, since I believe even within her first month!

Bebe weighs 26lbs and is close to 28 inches long! She is such a happy baby and is really teething now, too! She's been teething for awhile, but now it's more noticeable. She's drinking water, but to avoid water intoxication, we only give her a few ounces. She's not really downing it like she does the breastmilk, but I think she enjoys the coldness of the water and is able to grind on the bottle's nipple. Thank God she's not doing that to mine! But, I hear that it is most likely going to happen! Ouch!

She babbles alot and even says Mama and Dada, but I don't think she is identifying us as such and is more likely just practicing her sounds! She squeals alot, too, sometimes for joy, sometimes because she wants something or perhaps because her teeth are hurting her! She is going to other people more easily now, too. Before at 3 months, that was a challenge, but things have gotten better.

So much to share, but for now, I must go! I have church in the morning and a long day with Bebe.