Turning 27 with a 6 month old

Cuteness at its finest

"Hey Mom, stop taking pictures"

6 Months. My favorite age so far, by far. So much has happened in the past month its hard to keep up. We eat two baby food meals a day, we have two teeth, we started sleeping in our crib more (Austin and I are suckers), we got told our first "NO" and hand slap (for pulling hair), we actually play with toys, laugh, smile constantly, try to eat our feet and the biggest progression is that Lily can sit up by herself. Kudos kid, you are growing up too fast.

This time last year we were just announcing that we were having a baby. In my 26th year I was pregnant for 6 months and then spent the next 6 months recovering and adjusting. It absolutely flew by. 

Ah, the big 2-7. Kind of one of those in between years. Not 25 anymore, but not yet 30. If you asked me what I thought I would be doing at 27 ten years ago, I probably wouldn't have said changing diapers and feeding my 6 month old while building my career. It's funny how over time your perspective of life changes. Now one might argue that I am "old for my age". I get told at work all the time that I have an old soul, and talk like a 40 year old. I think I'll accept 27. I think it's going to be a great year. I get to watch our little angel grow another year, take her first steps, say her first words, and meet all of our family in friends in Texas. A great year is probably a bit of an understatement. 

For those of you keeping track of our off the charts baby, here are your 6 month stats: 19 pounds, 26 1/4 in. long, and still a very large noggin. She's in the 90-95% in everything. Her rolls are contagiously multiplying, but somehow we aren't "fat" and still mushing into 6 month clothing.

 

We also attended our first birthday parties! 

(I have spent in inordinate amount of money on little kids birthday presents. I was in Target for 2 hours one night trying to buy presents for a 5 year old, a 2 year old and a 1 year old. I will be a pro in no time)

We got to be a "Super Lily"!

 We got to enjoy the pool in our very stylish hat.

We fell asleep at Audrey's birthday party, but we still had fun :)

The crib is not so scary anymore, even though she likes to see if she can make her way into our room after a few cry outs. So far we have only given in a little :)

How can you say no to this face?

 My favorite time to steal kisses is in the morning when we are getting ready for the day. I am very blessed to be able to make my own schedule, so I do tend to spend some extra time stealing smooches before I head off to work. But sometimes getting ready and being so cute can be very exhausting, see below.

This kid has eyelashes for days. Like her Daddy. I hope she never grows out of wanting to nap on me in the afternoons. I will never get sick of her baby snores.

She loves to play with her feet. Her thighs are too big for her to actually be able to chew on her feet, but she won't stop trying! :)


This post is a little late, but we have been one busy fam bam over here! We are very excited to begin the countdown to Kauai with K-Paw and Ya-Ya in September. It will be our first travel experience with this little munchkin. We also get to countdown to our trip to Texas for 3 WHOLE WEEKS of December! Get ready, Texas. There is some serious cuteness headed your way. We can't wait for Lily to meet all of our family and friends. It's CRAZY to think she will almost be 1!!

This Birthday will be the best one yet. Bring it on 27, lets see what ya got! ;)