The Sosbes: Rayna {6 months}

Happy 6 months, Rayna Elyse! I can't believe you are already halfway to your first birthday! Where has the time gone?? We love you and your happy little personality. You are the happiest baby (just like your sister was) and have the most infectious smile that takes over your entire face, you have the most kissable cheeks, so many tickle spots, and the craziest 'Donald Trump' hair! You're the best and we can't get enough of you. Love you sweet girl!!

Measurements: You are still wearing size 2 diapers and some 3-6 month clothes but mostly 6 month clothes now. At your 6 month check up you measured 25 in long and weighed 15 lbs 14.5 oz.

Sleeping: You are still sleeping through the night (between 10-12 hrs) and occasionally will wake up if you lose your pacifier, become unswaddled, or need to be repositioned. You nap about three times a day (first nap in the morning is about 30-40 min, second nap is mid morning for a short period of time usually when we are running errands but you skip this nap at times, and the last nap is around 1pm when big sis naps for about 2-3 hrs). This month during bedtime and naptime you have gotten in a 'bad' habit of waking up and wanting Mommy to hold you while you sleep...usually happens about 5-6am in the morning and every nap lately! Working on this but for time time being I will take advantage of the extra snuggles ;)

Eating: You are now eating 4 bottles a day. You started skipping your 4pm bottle (between nap and bedtime) so we began substituting rice cereal instead. At first you were very unsure of eating with a spoon but with practice you are getting a lot better!

New Tricks/Activities/Accomplishments:

Learned how to eat from a spoon (ate rice cereal for the first time)
Just discovered textures and likes touching/scratching/grabbing different things to feel them.
Went to the zoo for the first time and had a great time!
Found your feet
Can sit up by yourself (for short periods of time)!!
You know and respond to your name
You are into everything around you that you can reach
Getting stronger in your little gym class! You are able to now start putting your hands flat down on the mat while I hold you in a wheel-barrow.
Went swinging for the first time and loved it!
Went to your first pumpkin patch
Celebrated your first Halloween (dressed up as Boo from Monsters Inc)
Lots of belly laughs this month
Plays with toys independently when they are in reach
When laying on your tummy you are trying so hard to move by kicking your feet and squirming! You have not figured out how to put your knees underneath you yet...close!
When you get excited you throw your hands up and down or throw toys ;)

Likes:

You absoloutely LOVE your sister and watching her every move - you light up when she walks in the room, being swaddled for bedtime (still...which I am over now), running errands with Mommy & people watching, going on walks, sucking on your pacifer & thumb (when you can't find your pacifier), being outside, swinging, being tickled (cutest belly laugh), being social (you do NOT like to be alone), playing giddy up horsey, sitting up like a big girl while playing with your toys & sister, watching Mali & the fish, and being talked to.

Random:

Pretty baby<3