6 Months Old

Audrey has reached her first half-birthday! She weighs 14.5 pounds and is 25.5 inches tall. We have started solids and so far she loves rice cereal and pears. She tolerates mangoes and does okay with sweet potatoes. She gags like crazy on banana baby food, but if I give her pieces of a banana she loves it. Yesterday I gave her some water in a sippy cup for the first time. She doesn't quite know what to do with the sippy cup, but with some help she drinks the water. We still have quite a bit to introduce, so hopefully she starts enjoying solids more. Audrey still loves to be outside and she of course loves it when Rachel entertains her. She's sitting up really well and loves to play with her toys. She is still taking three naps during the day, but I'm hoping to wean her down to two soon. Every night is a guessing game with her. Some nights she only gets up once, other nights she's up several times. We are still hoping she's going to surprise us one night by sleeping a straight 10 hours. Last night we decided she was trying to wave at us. It was very cute! Audrey loves to smile and it's so much fun to get her to laugh. We can't believe how fast the past six months have flown by. Before we know it we'll be celebrating her first birthday!