Ava is 6 months old!!!!

 

What an absolute blessing these past 6 months have been watching this little lady grow.  Every day she brings such joy to everyone she comes in contact with.  She is very social unless she has just woken up.  It takes her a little while to get with it after a nap.  However, there are times when I get her from the crib and I see this:

Life does NOT get any better than this!   So as you can see, she is sitting up on her own now.  She loves to sit up and  play with all her toys.

 

 

She can entertain herself for quite a while for a 6 month old.  I am quite impressed and hope it is a sign to how attentive she will be in school for her teachers. 

This month she got to go to Ohio for her great grandmothers 90th birthday!  She was so good on the drive and during the trip.  She hardly took any naps and was still so pleasant.

 

 

She has also been going to the pool!  She seems to enjoy the water and doesn't mind it all in her face and eyes. 

 

She has been moved from the BUMBO to a highchair.  I couldn't take anymore of her bending over in the BUMBO and eating her toes while I was trying to feed her.  She does well in her highchair.  It is also nice because I can put her in that with some toys and she will sit there while I do dishes and clean the kitchen. 

 

Some of mommy's favorite memories about Ava's 6 months:

~sitting up  independently for the first time

~loving on mommy when she was crying because she was sad

~her sweet little voice

~her face when she tries a new veggie

~how cute and chunky she looks in a bathing suit

~her first temper tantrum when she got the remote taken away from her

~her cuddles before naps and bedtime

~her giggles at her silly mommy

~her excitement over a few, select songs

~how distracted she gets when she is drinking her bottles

 

Here are some of my favorite pictures from her 6th month: