Buckets of Insight: Annelisa is 6 Months!

Half a year, 26 weeks and 2 days, 181 days until she turns 1! Simply crazy!

Annelisa's 6 month milestones:

She is wearing size 3 diapers...I'm liking Pampers Baby Dry best these days.
Her wardrobe consist of some 3-6 month size onesies, 6 month size onesies and outfits (or separates), 6-9 month size dresses, and 6-9 month size onesies. Lots of variety depending on the brand. I need to re-organize her clothes and remove the items that are too snug. My newest fear is waking up one day to it being cool outside and not having appropriate clothing items for her!
She started wearing PJ's! Up until this week she had just been swaddled in a blanket with her arms free. On our beach vacation it became apparent that it was time for footed PJ's and they are just so stinking cute! :)
She is sleeping 11 to 12 hours at night
She is napping twice a day...however, naps are becoming a struggle almost daily of late. If she actually will take a good nap once a day I'm thrilled! Due to these struggles, her bed time has moved up to 7:00 PM most nights.
She is nursing 5 to 7 times a day.
We have decided that she doesn't like rice cereal or oatmeal...I've given her some mashed banana and sweet potato...both of these went way better than cereal. Her pediatrician wants us to wait until her 6 month well baby exam to really begin solids.
She is smiling, giggling, and babbling tons!
She discovered her feet!
She is grabbing intentionally for all sorts of items. Play time has gotten a lot more interesting! She likes to pinch your neck when you are holding her or pull your hair! Watch out for your glasses, too!
She rakes her hands to grab items on the floor or hanging on her play mat.
Everything goes in her mouth! Teething is ongoing! You still can't see them, but her discomfort is increasing.
She is still sucking on her thumbs to go to sleep...she splits time between the right and left.
She likes to guide our fingers into her mouth, too.
She is beginning to tripod...or sit up with support! She really enjoys the view!
She is consistently spending about an hour and fifteen minutes a day in tummy time. Thankfully she has gotten a lot more comfortable on her tummy again.
She is a "happy spitter" ...meaning she spits up a ton and it never phases her! Needless to say, we go through tons of burp cloths around here daily!
She shows zero interest in rolling over on her own...she has daily practice with minimal help from mom and dad, yet, she won't initiate it herself. She likes sleeping on her side though...she seems to be somewhat stubborn in this regard!
She is now pushing herself up by straightening her elbows during tummy time.
She has started pulling her knees under herself during tummy time....the beginning of crawling!
She likes the Jumparoo and Exersaucer more and more, but after about 20 minutes she's done!
She and Farley are still checking each other out! He seems to care more about her though...maybe because we went out of town without him and distance made his heart grow fonder.
She loves her bath...in her bath tub. Learned this in a big way on vacation.
She doesn't like the ocean...or the sand, although the sand was better than the water!...She does like the pool. :)
She has started kicking her legs by raising them up as high as she can then slamming them down on her mattress or the floor...it's really funny because it makes a thumping sound on the monitor!
Her car seat is on the largest harness setting...we are beginning to shop for her next one!
Her Fighten' Texas Aggies are 1-1.
She has been on her first BEACH Vacation!