Happy Half Birthday!

 6 months. 6 months.  My baby girl is 6 MONTHS old.  I honestly cannot believe that so much time has already passed.  Before Evelyn was born, people would often tell me that time will fly by and my baby go from crawling to driving in the blink of an eye.  I’d politely nod my head and agree.  But silently, I’d tell myself that it was going to be to be different for us.  I was going to appreciate second and remember EVERYTHING so that time didn’t pass by so quickly.  Fast forward 6 months and…I’m wondering where the heck time went.   It feels like just yesterday that we were picking out baby gear, wondering which types of diapers to use, and washing and folding teeny, tiny baby clothes.  Now, Evelyn has out-grown all of those tiny outfits and she’s starting to get too big for some of our baby things (like her swing).  As for diapers, we don’t care what kind we use as long as they don’t leak!  Evie is starting solid foods and while I’m excited about all of the yummy messes this entails, it also makes me sad that she’s already at that point.  Don’t get me wrong – I want her to grow and learn and have new experiences, but with each passing day she becomes a little more independent of me and needs me a little bit less.  I’m trying to cherish this baby time – the snuggles, the gummy smiles and lullabies.  But no matter what I do, it just passes much too quickly.  As far as remembering everything goes – sometimes I think I left my brain at the hospital when we brought Evelyn home.  I can’t remember anything unless I write it down – and sometimes I forget where I wrote it down so that doesn’t help much either!  Luckily I can reference on of the hundreds of pictures we’ve taken when I want to remember Evie at a certain stage.  I look and think “oh wow.  I barely remember when Evelyn’s feet didn’t dangle off the edge of the baby swing.  She actually used to look tiny in the thing”.  Or “Look at that – Evie did have ankles and wrists at one point instead of rings of lovely baby fat.”  It’s hard to believe that Evelyn is the same baby we brought home from the hospital.  She’s no longer a little newborn that we can just sit and rock all the time.  She’s a busy, wiggly baby that is fascinated by the world around her. 

I can’t wait to show you more of our world baby girl! 

Happy Half Birthday!  

Mommy and Daddy love you Sweetheart!

I love my books

 

First time using a sippy cup!

I love my cereal! Yum!