6 Months Cont....

Fake coughing while playing.

Look at me crawling!

Quietly sitting and watching baby einstein.

Four generations!

Cora had her 6 month checkup and she is a healthy little girl. She weighed 15 lbs and was 26 1/2 inches long. I was off work for a week and it was so nice to spend time with Cora. While I was off Cora learned how to sit up on her own and how to get into the crawling position. The following Sunday my mom watched her while Josh and I went to the Gary Allan concert and she said she thought Cora would be crawling by the end of the week. Well Cora started crawling two days later! Now she crawls everywhere. She also loves to just sit and play. I don't think it will be long until she's walking. Her favorite thing to do now is have you hold her hands so she can stand up and walk around. She gets so excited! Josh's mom told him today that she pulled herself up on her diaper bag. It's just amazing to watch her learn new things everyday.

So far no teeth. Foods she's tried lately are green beans and peas. Tonight I gave her two bites of carrots and she gagged and didn't want anything to do with them.

This past weekend we went shopping for our outfits for our Christmas pictures. I can't wait to see how she reacts to the Christmas tree and all her gifts.

Also this weekend my family got together for my grandma's 87th birthday and some members of my family got to meet Cora for the first time. It was really nice to see everybody.

6 Months

Cora as a bunny and her friend Tyler as a monkey.

Happy Halloween!

Sitting up all by herself playing!

Cora continues to be a good eater. She's had bananas, pears, apples, sweet potatoes, avacado and green beans. Avacado was the only food that she made a face on but she likes it now. I took five days off work to use up some vacation time. During my time off with Cora she mastered sitting up and playing on her own and getting into the crawling position. She knows if she wants to get a toy that she needs to get in the crawling position. She hasn't gotten the coordination down yet to actually crawl but I know it will only be a few more days!

Happy days and Happy nights

Last weekend we went to Rader Farms and Cora got to see and pet some of the animals. She loved watching all the people and the other kids. She also got to hang out with her friend Haddie. After the farm we went to Josh's cousin's baby shower and Cora got to spend time with her great great grandma, great grandma, grandma and many other family members.

So Cora has slept through the night for the past two nights! I think my mom was right...Cora was cold. The warm, soft jammies are working!

Tonight I made more homemade baby food for Cora. I love doing it because it's easy and I know exactly what she's eating (no preservatives). Tonight I made pears, sweet potatoes and bananas. Cora had bananas for the first time tonight and she loved them! I'm so glad that so far she is a good little eater.

5 Months Old

Cora playing in her exersaucer at grandma Frink's. She has so much fun in it!

Tryin' out juice in the sippy cup.
She did really well and actually knows to suck on it instead of chew.

New things...

Cora has tried and loves pears and sweet potatoes.

Cora used to sleep through the night but suddenly isn't. She now gets up every 2 -3 hours every night to eat. So tonight I dressed her in warmer jammies, read 3 books, gave her a massage, put her bumpers back in her crib and sprayed lavender on her sheet. For the past two nights I did something I didn't want to do...gave her a bottle with cereal before bed...it didn't work. I'm so glad because I don't want to get her in that habit. So we'll see if she sleeps better tonight. I'm also going to try to not run in and get her when she wakes up. I want her to learn to self sooth herself back to sleep. I'll keep you updated on her progress.

4 1/2 months old

Grandma showing Cora how to get her foot in her mouth

Eating in her high chair

4 months old

First time eating cereal.
Chillin' in the stroller

Cora and Addy

At Cora's 4 month checkup she weighed 13 1/2 lbs and was in the 50th percentile for all her measurements. Her doctor said she is really strong for her age. We started cereal last week and she has done really well with it. I'm so glad! She loves her juice too. Cora also started taking scheduled naps and has no problems with that or with still sleeping at night. I'm so blessed to have such a happy, healthy baby!

3 months old

Cora with grandma and uncle Scott at the Krell reunion. This was the longest trip Cora had ever been on. It was a 2 1/2 hour car ride and she slept the whole way up there.

Playing in her Jumparoo. Her legs aren't long enough so we put a pillow underneath her feet so she can push off.

Miss busybody always wants something in her hands. Lately she started needing a blanket, burp rag or bib to hold on to at night to go to sleep.

Tummy time!