This year, you're celebrating your 6-month birthday on Girls' Day, March 3rd. Actually, you'll always celebrate your half-birthday on Hinamatsuri! Your Aunt Ryuko sent you a small Hinamatsuri set just in time!
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| Hinamatsuri set - March 3 |
Height: 67 cm
Weight: 15 lbs.
YOU ARE HALF A YEAR OLD! Wow, six months. You grow and change so quickly, and everyday is an adventure. When we go in to give you your dream feed, I am in awe of how much you've grown and matured. We pray for you every night!
Lately, you seem to have grown tired of your toys, and now want to play with anything that isn't a toy! You love to put things in your mouth, so we have to be really quick to prevent it if you end up grabbing something (which you do...you grab EVERYTHING!).
If we put you down for a nap without your two blankies, we are in trouble! You often sleep with one in each hand, and will snuggle your face up to it when you're trying to get to sleep. You learned to sleep longer overnight, but still wake up once at around 4 am to feed before you sleep through to 7am.
You still don't like being on your tummy, so you haven't really practiced rolling over too much. You do, however, love to stand and can stand if you're holding onto something. I have a sneaking suspicion you'll try to go from lying down straight to standing and bypass the whole crawling thing. We're putting you in the jumparoo so that you have time to strengthen your leg muscles in preparation. You've learned to sit on your own, although only for a little bit. When you play while sitting, you tend to lean to the right and end up on your side.
We started giving you rice cereal right before you turned 6 months old, and you love it! You'll even grab your spoon to feed yourself, which is great for later, but ends up being quite messy right now. You're also practicing sucking with your sippy cup and can drink water through the straw!
You're becoming more patient, and can play by yourself for longer periods of time. When you get bored or tired, you'll grunt and whine until someone comes to pick you up. Before we pick you up, we'll say, "Up", and you tense your muscles in preparation for being lifted. You are so smart! :)
You still give your grandpa Osakabe the most giggles. He knows how to play with you to get your smiles. He even took you outside to play in the snow for the first time! You seem more and more happy, which we love.
Gosh, we love you!
Love,
Your mama and your papa
