Joy and Grace: A Tale of Two Sisters: 6 Months!

6 Months!

My baby is 6 months old today. I've now known this beautiful face for 26 weeks and 1 day. I cannot even put into words how fast it has gone. Just the other night I was, yet again, packing away clothes that she had grown out of. I even started thinking about when the next one comes (farrrr in the future), how I would unpack these clothes and think "awww I remember when you wore this..." Which is both a sweet and sad thought all at the same time. I remember so vividly when she was born thinking I didn't know my heart could love one little person so much, yet each day my love grows stronger and stronger. Each day she grows cuter and cuter. She is moving around constantly now, scooting backwards at times but making progress going forward. She gets up on her knees in crawling position and rocks back in forth getting sooooooo frustrated that she's not moving forward. She has mastered the fake cry which I must admit is precious and makes me and her daddy laugh and laugh. I know it's probably only a matter of time before she really takes off crawling.

We haven't started any solids yet, but will be probably in the next couple weeks. I wanted to make it to 6 months exclusively with breast milk and we have! I'm excited for her to start food, but can't believe it is already time. She is drinking water out of a sippy cup, which she loves, although sometimes I'm not sure how much she is actually 'drinking' or playing with it.

Our days are going well. I feel like I am finding a balance of working and time with Ava Joy. She is as happy as ever which gives me a lot of peace. As challenging as my students may be at times, I can tell in they are making progress even in the 6 weeks I have been back. I really do love what I do and that definitely helps. I love them people I work with also. I can be as blunt and honest with them and they completely accept me for me, or at least they act like they do. ;)

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks: