Halloween is coming

I decided to try on Julia's Halloween costume this past weekend to be sure it would fit her and so I knew how to get it on her. Halloween costumes for babies are not the easiest to get them into! Someone needs to make them more like onesies... Anyways, Julia will be Tigger for her first Halloween. It was an obvious choice given my love for Tigger. Here's a sneak peek... (I took these with my cell phone)

More Baby Love...

A couple of weekends ago, one of my best friends (Lizze) came down to Austin for the weekend. Her sister (Katherine) was also in town, so we all got together for lunch one day. Katherine has a baby, Jayden, about two months older than Julia. Boy did Julia and Jayden hit it off well (see picture below)! Julia is into giving kisses these days, although she is selective as to who and when she gives them. It's pretty cute!!

Goodnight Moon

Julia loves looking at books! I swear she looks from left to right on the pages. She seems to enjoy our nightly storytime before bed, touching the pages, and sometimes even tasting them. Here are some cute pics I took one night. I love how she's holding the book.

Sweet Potatoes!!

Julia had her 6-month appointment this past Friday. She continues to grow like crazy. What she lacks in weight, she makes up for in height. Julia now weighs 14lb 14oz and is 26 1/4 inches long. She's in the 25th
percentile for weight, but in the 90th for length and her head is in the 98th percentile... that's courtesy of her daddy!! Thankfully, she doesn't look like she has a big head, but if she did we'd love her just the same!



We also started fruits and veggies this weekend. We decided to start with some sweet potatoes. Initially her reaction was more like this first picture, but once she got the hang of it she seemed to like it and enjoyed sticking out her tongue for the camera...

Retraction

So, we found out a couple of days ago, Julia does not in fact have two teeth. Turns out they were cysts on her gums, that are perfectly normal. Who knew?! I found out a lot of times babies will get these cysts before their teeth come in. I keep waiting to look in her mouth and see a tooth soon. She constantly has her fingers and, at times, a fist in her mouth biting on it.

Swaddle Free

As of this weekend, Julia is no longer sleeping swaddled. Andrew and I have tried to make this a gradual change because she has slept completely swaddled since she was born. First, we took one arm out, then the other. Last night was the first night not being all wrapped up, and Julia did really well. Here's her in her "big girl" pjs all ready for bed.

Another One...

I think Julia has a second tooth coming in. Teething is no fun! She sleeps good at night still (thankfully), but her nap during the day has recently disappeared. Argh! Just when we got a routine down, the past three days her naps have been hard to come by. I finally got her to sleep this afternoo by letting her sleep in my arms- right now I'm typing one-handed with her in my arms.

Today, Julia decided to help me feed her. She's getting used to her

rice cereal.