Pics and Updates for June 2011

June was an exciting month for Daddy! He turned 32 and had his first Father's Day. Allison-Rae loves nothing more than to hang with her Daddy.

And smiling...with her Daddy

...Even when Daddy thinks it's funny for her to wear a doo-rag

...and pile all the toys on at once

And Allie turned 6 months old on June 25th!!!!

I had to post this one. I have been waiting for so long to have her wear this outfit...and her head is so giant that the hat only made it to this picture and was right back in the drawer!

Hanging with Niki!!!

This is Allison playing - she is so funny with the faces and noises she makes!

So, Allison-Rae is now eating cereal at least once a day and some sort of fruit or vegetable for one of the two meals. So far we LOVE sweet potatoes and bananas. Pears are good too and luckily she doesn't hate the cereal either so that is easy. She's still back and forth with the formula amounts, but man does she take it down! Some mornings she eats 2oz, others 6 and then at day care she usually takes down at least 12-18 just during the day!

She had her 6 month appointment on June 24th which jumpstarted the food adventure. She had been getting cereal about once a week before then and now once if not twice a day. AR did fantastic with her shots, she got all hot and red in the face screaming (like the kind where no noise comes out but they are screaming inside) at first, then was easily distracted and was way more interested in eating than crying. She wasn't as sleepy as she'd been in the past after shots, but we made it through the day with no major pains (punn intended). Allison-Rae was 16lbs 10oz and 26 inches long. She fits into the 75th  %ile for her height and weight and is 80% with her head! haha! She's healthy as can be though and progressing according to every chart out there!

Alli-Rae started sitting on her own last week and is so strong! In just a week she went from falling over more often than not to me getting her from daycare yesterday and the toddlers were shaking the stroller and she just sat up the whole time! She is buzzing her lips (spitting), making all sorts of cooing sounds, smiling and scrunching her nose, laughing a little bit, and still a great sleeper!

We are so lucky to have our little bug. She is a great baby and for some crazy reason makes me want another one...soon...but not too soon!