Hattie is 6 months old!

 

Hattie Jeanne is 6 months old today. It is really hard to believe that she has already been in our lives for 1/2 of a year. She'll be celebrating a birthday in another 6 short months!

 

• Hattie is now sitting up. She sometimes falls over so we always have her on a soft surface. She is typically very steady though.
• She has a new tooth! As of July 27th we noticed a few white dots pushing through and it has now come fully through. It is her bottom right tooth. She has not been extremely fussy with this tooth and is very good at manipulating teethers, which make her feel better.
• Hattie rolls onto her tummy all the time. We can't keep her on her back for more than 1 minute. While we still always put her down to sleep on her back we find her on her tummy 100% of the time when getting her out of bed.
• She has been enjoying eating cereal 1x per day at lunch time and is now up to 1-2oz. We are starting to introduce some baby food too. Tonight she tried a little sweet potatoes. She wasn't quite sure about those!
• She also has her own high chair now and loves it. I had put Emmett's chair away for a few months hoping he would sit in a booster seat at the table. However, when I brought it back up for Hattie to use recently he exclaimed, "My chair!". Now we have one at each end of the table and they love looking at each other during supper every evening.
• At this point Hattie is on a pretty regular schedule. As of last weekend she goes down much easier for naps and bedtime (hardly any crying, yay!). She typically takes 2 naps a day - one from 9-10/10:30 and another in the afternoon with Emmett from about 1-3:30. They actually sleep in the same room at Dragon Tots. It is awfully sweet and I think they enjoy that. She goes down for bed around 8pm and gets up typically around 5:30/6am.
• Hattie is a very smiley and happy girl. She is starting to express how well she knows her Mommy and Daddy. She likes to be able to see Mommy, but Daddy always makes her smile and laugh.
• She doesn't do a lot of talking at this point but is very interactive with her facial expressions. She says MMMmmm at times but we are still waiting on any "dadas" or "babas", etc.
• Her favorite place is still the floor for playtime. She is very active and is getting stronger every day. She is content in her jumperoo and her high chair as well.
• Hattie still nurses 6x per day: once in the morning, 3 bottles at daycare, once when we get home and then once before bed.
• She still fits into 9 month clothing but some are pretty tight so we mostly have her in 12 month clothes at this time. She is wearing size 3 diapers. I would guess her weight to be in the 20 lb range but we will find out at her six month appointment next week.

Hattie is so much easier now at 6 months of age. As long as she is fed and well rested she is a super happy little baby! I am reminded each day of how much I love this baby stage. Life doesn't get much sweeter than having our little girl in your arms!

Sitting Pretty

Little Hattie Jeanne is sitting up all on her own at 10 days shy of 6 months! Tonight I also saw her go from laying on her back on the boppy to sitting up and then turning as if she was going to go down on her tummy and start crawling.. this girl is going to really take off soon!

 

Look Mom, no hands!!

 

 

Here is a video of her in action..

Picture Catch-up (June and July so far)

Hattie's first time swimming.. We are at the YMCA in Waukee.

 

 

Swimming was no big thing for Hattie. She loved kicking in the water.

 

Daddy's attempt at rocking her to sleep. Notice her eyes are still wide open. :)

 

 

Pretty girl!

 

Father's Day weekend.

 

 

Emmett has recently learned to take his shoes off and then tries to put them back on.. or someone else's! Will he ever be big enough to fill Daddy's shoes? :)

 

Reading together before nap time.

 

 

What Emmett made Daddy at Dragon Tots for Father's day.. #1 Dad mug! Also the cutest paper tie I have ever seen. Not pictured was a frame with pictures of the two of them holding the letters D-A-D. So cute, I don't know how they do it all!

 

 

Mommy's first week back at work full-time, June 17th. Still a happy girl!

 

 

Tummy time, cheese!

 

 

Back time! Hattie has scooted under the coffee table.. luckily her head is still small enough that she hasn't run into it.. yet!

 

Ready for bed!

 

 

Hattie ready for bed after her bath. Trying to sit up so hard!

 

My friend Crystal's wedding - June 29th.

 

Adventureland - July 2nd.

Riding the train with Daddy.

 

 

Riding the carousel with Mommy!

 

In the chuck wagon with Mommy & Aunt Katrina.

 

On the convoy with Daddy.

 

In line for the teacups.. our last ride before heading home for a 4 hour nap! We have a good little sleeper. :)

 

We came back in the evening to hit up a few more rides and brought Hattie along too.

 

4th of July! Watching the Urbandale parade..

 

 

Amanda, Dawson, and Baby W! :)

 

Hanging in the backyard on the 4th.

 

A little baby pool time..

 

The water table..

 

Celebrating Bob's retirement with a family picnic.

 

 

 

We had a busy past few months to say the least.. and I wouldn't have it any other way! The kids are changing so much.. It is so much fun to see. We are really enjoying being a family of four and are completely settled in. Life is good.. :)



Hattie is 5 Months Old!

Our baby girl is 5 months old as of June 30th. She is so much fun. She loves to kick kick kick, arch her back and smile at Mommy, Daddy & Emmett.

• Hattie can now roll over as of June 24th. She will roll from side to side on the floor and rolls over periodically.
• Her favorite place to play is on the floor, mostly on her back but she also endures playing on her tummy. She can scoot on her back quite a ways. When we leave her to play for a few minutes we sometimes come back to find her under a table or across the room. :)
• She has recently found her feet and holds onto them frequently.
• Hattie is talking more. She opens her mouth wide and makes noises moving her tongue around. She has recently started in with "Mmmms". Maybe she will say Mama soon!
• She really wishes she could sit up on her own. You can tell that it frustrates her that she cannot see everything around her. We help her sit up often with minimal help but she cannot do it all on her own just yet.
• Hattie enjoys playing much more now. She is always interested in what her brother is up to. She likes to play in her jumperoo. Her fine motor skills are improving rapidly and she can spin and grab all of her toys. She is also entertained by her mobile in her room and the ceiling fan.
• Her night time sleep is pretty good. I really shouldn't complain because once she goes to sleep she is down until 4:30am at the earliest. She usually goes down sometime around 8pm and gets up between 4:30 and 6:30 for her first feeding.. then usually goes back to sleep for a short time. The problem we are facing right now is that it takes some time for her to settle down. For the last 3 weeks when I put her down she always gets back up - sometimes up to 4 times before she is finally down for the night. Starting today we have decided to let her cry herself to sleep so she can learn to self-soothe. She has this issue at nap time as well. Today she cried for 15 minutes before finally falling asleep for her morning nap.
• Still no teeth but she has started to gnaw on her hands and wrist more so they must be coming soon.
• Hattie is eating 1 oz of cereal per day and still nurses/takes a bottle 6 times a day. We'll plan to introduce more baby food once she turns 6 months old.
• She is still in size 3 diapers and 9 month clothing although she does wear some 12 month as well.

We look forward to a better and more consistent sleep schedule without rocking her to sleep.. :) I hope this next week or so while she is learning to self-soothe goes quickly. It is hard to hear your baby cry! We'll get through it though and it will be better for her in the long run. And I hope Emmett can sleep through it too! :)