Happy 6 Month, Luciana Elisabeth

Oh my goodness....Our baby is 6 months old!!!

 

Tonight we talked about how incredibly FUN and how extremely fast these past 6 months have gone by with Luciana in our lives.  We have enjoyed every.single.second with our little Luci :)  Becoming parents has brought a new and exciting perspective to our daily lives.  Life is just so much more precious as a family of three.  Not a day goes by that we don't thank God for giving her to us.  Life is really good.

 

Ok, here is Lulu's six month snapshot....

• We guess that you weigh around 16 or 17 pounds.  We take you to your 6 month appointment on Wednesday so we will find out for sure.
• You wear 6 month and a few 9 month clothes
• You are in size 2 or 3 diapers
• You nurse every three hours and towards the end of the month had cereal and green beans for the first time.  You are loving food and know exactly what to do!
• We worked on the bottle at the end of this month as well and learned that you have a mind of your own (which is good little lady :)
• You threw your first fit and screamed for 3 hours after we attempted to give you a bottle
• It took 3 days of screaming, throwing your head back and attaching yourself to my shirt before you realized the bottle wasn't going to hurt you
• You are now taking one bottle a day and there are less tears
• It has taken 6 months but I can now say that you are on a schedule!  I go back to work this month so we want you me to have a smooth transition ;)
• You typically go to bed between 8 and 9, wake up at 6:30, nap from 8:30-10 and 12:30-3 (you usually sneak in a little evening nap still) :)
• You have not been sleeping through the night consistently this month.  Sometimes you make it until morning and other times you wake up once or twice.
• You have become so strong this month.  You love to roll and play on you belly.
• You love trying to get Peyton 
• A couple of days before your 6 month birthday you learned to sit up on your own.  You are such a big girl now!
• You take your passy when you go down for your naps but you don't use it any other time during the day
• This month your favorite toys have been your exersaucer, sophie, mirrors, crinkle square and all of your stuffed animals
• You still do not have any teeth
• Your giggle is so stinkin' cute
• You take water out of your sippy cup
• You love to grab our faces and give us wet kisses.  We melt every time.
• You love to chat with me during the day but when there is a lot going on around you you prefer to observe
• You went on your second plane trip to Colorado this month when we vacationed with the Rumohr family
• You went to your first wedding and were on the dance floor until 11, hehe!
• You love your baths and have begun splashing when you are in the tub
• You have started to reach for us
• You love the front carrier. As long as you are with us you are as happy as a clam.
• Seriously girl....you are just so precious and we can't wait to enjoy the rest of your first year with many firsts with you!

All of our love, XOXO
Mommy and Daddy

 

We introduced Luciana to rice cereal yesterday and she loved it! Something tells me we will have a good little eater on our hands. So thankful for our healthy baby girl!

Colorado

We're back...and it has been a busy day. A day filled with laundry, yard work, grocery shopping, extra time loving on our girl, cuddling the pup and getting reacquainted with home.

It feels good though. It feels good to have had eight days with my hubby and little one. I love our family and any time I get to spend with them is cherished. We had a blast with our friends. It was a really good vaca...so thankful we were able to get away and just be. This family needs that.
Before we get back into the grind we must remember all the fun that we had. Well, the fun officially began after Chad got over his altitude sickness :) Not fun for Chad or the rest of us in the mini van waiting for the pukes to subside.

Bain, Laura and Wesley, thank you so much for inviting us out west. We are so thankful for your friendship and the memories from this trip will provided lots of laughter for the future.
So...we took around 500 pictures over the week. Here are just a "few" ;)

little lady on her 2nd flight

so excited to be reunited again

baby love

thrilled about our mini van

the seating situation for the week....by the way, LOVE the van :)

waiting for her daddy to feel better

one of many wrestling matches

first hike

agness vaille falls

adorable onsies laura made the kids

attempted baby pic

buena vista

trail west pool

breckenridge pizzeria

loving the mum mum

gondola ride

the wagon loop trail

happy to be done with a long hike

lunch in salida

on our way to aspen

jkb ranch

buena vista music festival

the head shake....thank you sarah ray!

playing at trail west

had to get a chapel pic....just in case