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It is hard to believe, but Michal will be six months old this Tuesday. It is a bit crazy how quickly time flies. We decided to go get her six month photos taken, so the entire family headed out to our local photo place for some shots. When we first went for her newborn shots, we decided to get the photo club package, getting discounts and free photos throughout the year, with the intention to go every three months.
This was, by far, the best visit, even if her general good mood and smiley nature was not perfectly captured by the photographer. The pictures are cute, and it was difficult picking just a few to purchase. She even showed off by managing to sit solo for a bit (although I was mere inches away to help grab if she started to topple).
Here is a sneak peek behind the scenes of the shoot. Since that is me in the picture, steadying Michal, I was obviously not the photographer! Josh took this one, and it was such a fun picture that I stole it for the blog. What amazes me most about this picture, is that when I'm close to Michal, she doesn't seem small at all, and yet, in this picture, she looks absolutely tiny.
Tonight's photo comes courtesy of the camera phone, as we spent most of the post-Day Care portion of our evening out and about. With Grandma still in town, we met up for dinner at our local chain restaurant. Michal happened to fall asleep in the car, as she is wont to do, and slept for a good long while. While we waited for our drinks to arrive, she started to wake up.
There are not many gestures that Michal makes that belie her moods. Back in December when she had her ear infection, there was no ear tugging or rubbing to clue us in. One consistent gesture, though, is rubbing her eyes when she is tired. It is adorable...
It's another food picture but really only because she's so cute. Today we had mashed bananas with rice cereal again - definitely a Michal favorite - and she just could not get enough. She is funny about eating, though. If you bring the spoon up to her mouth, she cannot get it in there quickly enough.
So far we have tried sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots, avocado, and bananas. We still have tons of frozen cubes in the freezer, but I do want to keep playing with different options. I'm planning on making apples, pears, and prunes soon, but for now, we keep playing with our food.
I cannot take credit for this great picture (especially since that is my hand feeding her) - Josh took this one.
Michal got mail yesterday from a baby friend - it was not the first piece of mail addressed to her, and while I like to think that it would be pretty cool if this had been her official first piece of mail, I don't think it was either. In any case, I picked up the mail yesterday after she was asleep, so I did not have a chance to open it with her until this morning.
I have mentioned before that I found a great group of moms online, all with babies around the same age. I have gotten closer with a few of them, so our babies are now "friends." Well, Michal received her first Valentine in the mail today, and it was from her friend Lauren. Hopefully some day Michal and Lauren can have a play date - especially since Lauren currently lives in San Diego, which sounds amazing on the very cold, windy day we had today in DC.
Here is Michal, attempting to open her Valentine in her own special way...
I'm going to eat it open, Ima!
I'm still not sure what I want Michal to call me. Mommy seems easy, since it is what the dog has called me forever, but I love the idea of her calling me Ima. It's a work in progress... but that felt right there.
I think Michal might be teething. I have been saying this for weeks now. For the past few weeks, she constantly has her hands (and now feet) in her mouth, often gumming just a finger or three. She has also been a drool machine - if you decide to lift her up into the air as if she is flying above your head, make sure to watch out for the glob of drool sure to descend quickly towards your face.
It definitely seems to be ramping up lately, especially today. While at work today, she was Little Miss Fussbuckets, fussier than her normal hardly-fussy self. And while she enjoyed chewing and gumming on her toys, her new favorite teether is a little unorthodox.
Check out her new Bic Mark-It (read: fake Sharpie):
Just try and take it from her... just try...
Today's big event was the Super Bowl, with the match-up between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers galvanizing fans into a junk food frenzy. Well, maybe the teams that faced off did not garner the biggest excitement in recent NFL history, but it was still fun to gather with friends, watch the game, and critique the commercials. Unfortunately we did not have a chance to switch to Puppy Bowl (I was voted down every time!), which is a shame as I am sure Michal would have loved watching their canine shenanigans. Decked out in her most non-team-colors-specific outfit - I figured pink was a safe choice - we watched the game with our normal crowd of friends, with one special guest - Grandma. My mother is visiting from California, so it was nice to have so many of our loved ones there for the gathering.
Here is one quick picture of Michal with her Uncle Roy - it's obvious she has him wrapped around her little finger.
For the most part, Michal was only minimally interested in the football game - I like to think it was because the Ravens were not playing (she's a loyal fan already). Unfortunately, with the game starting later, it only took two Packers touchdowns (and the accompanying roar of excitement with our mainly anti-Steelers crowd) to make this overtired baby's face absolutely crumple and dissolve into tears. Before the tears, and the subsequent trip upstairs to go to sleep, here is Michal with her grandma, watching the game.
(She's more interested in seeing what people across the room were doing than pay attention to the score!)
A few days back, I posted about some of Michal's best baby friends - including the reliable Baby in the Mirror. While we still try to visit with that baby friend whenever we happen across her, she no longer is Michal's favorite part of her bath time routine. Michal LOVES the light switch. No idea why. We step into the bathroom and go to the mirror to say hello to the Baby in the Mirror before heading on to the tub. Her eyes rarely go to the mirror; she is fixated by the light switch. Tonight, she even managed to flip the switch and turn off the light. After giving her the opportunity to do so again, we decided it was just luck that she managed to do it, but it was still amusing to watch her try.
Here she is, trying to figure out how to make the magic work.
On another note - 10% of the way through this project (well, with one more half-day) - looking forward to keeping it up for 329 more!
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