Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!
Magnolia is 7.5 months old! Amazing that she's growing so quickly! Before you know it she'll be shoving her face into her first birthday cake! (I wipe away a tear as I type those words).
There have been some significant changes in our little girl in the last month and a half. I've always heard that the 6 month mark brings lots of change and now I'm a believer! She has really come into her own in the last few weeks! She knows her name - Magnolia AND Noli, is really starting to show some strong preferences for what she likes and she doesn't (what a huge surprise - Annie and Jordan having an opinionated child...ha) .
She is getting stronger physically every day as well. She has learned how to sit up on her own and is reaching for EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. If she can put it in her mouth, that is a big bonus. When you hold her face close to yours - she comes at you with open arms and a WIDE open mouth and, if given the opportunity, will lick your face and suck on your cheeks. Not good for you blush wearers, but good for those of you who need a hug - even a baby hug...with tongue....
Another thing about this change in Magnolia is that she has pretty much become impossible in restaurants and movies are out of the question. We really pushed the movie thing for a looooong time... The last movie I took her too I have no idea what happened the last 25 minutes because we were in the lobby watching the video game lights - no fun.
She loves being outside - when all else fails in the land of crying babies - the stroller will generally do the trick, if not just walking outside and touching the leaves of the trees. I think she's gonna be a biologist. Maybe not. Last week I thought she was going to be a chef because she likes to watch me cook.... maybe she'll be a scientist... who knows? Jordan and I agree, as long as she's not a politician, she can be anything she wants to be! (Except for a politician... did I say that already?)
Here are some of Magnolia's favorite things:
Jumperoo - still the best thing ever. She jumps and jumps and jumps and JUMPS.
The dogs - Trousers - a mutual love between these two. Noli has - tragically - licked Trousers more times than I would like to admit. Trousers even likes being pulled on and kicked.
- Mazzy - not too interested in Magnolia but occasionally lets her grab her ears and gives her diaper a couple serious sniffs from time to time.
- Disco - still hates babies. In fact he hates ALL babies... and.... toddlers.... and small children, maybe midgets, anyone with skin darker than him, strangers, the trash guy, the mailman, Trousers and Mazzy, and squirrels...oooohhhh those dang squirrels.
back to magnolia.....
teething rings - bite sized and easy to hold - check and check.
the remote control - no idea why. probably because they are notoriously the dirtiest things in an entire house.
food! - she eats all fruits and veggies! sweet potatoes, squash, zucchini, apples, bananas, cantaloupe, carrots, green beans, peas - everything! She prefers the orange veggies and that is unfortunately very clear when you look at her orange little nose... oops. I'm incorporating more green stuff into her diet now. She seems as though she is preferring food to breast milk - which is tough because there's a reason she's still nursing! Oh yeah - and she sucked on a tortilla at a mexican restaurant the other day and LOVED it.
sleeping - wait.... she doesn't love sleeping!
blah blah blah blah.. I could honestly talk about this kid all day long but I'll spare you all and give you PICTURES!
1st time to park with best friend Kairi! Kai is having so much fun! Magnolia is....sleeping.
2nd time to park! She's awake this time and trying to have fun...
trying on hats today. I really wanted this one but wasn't ready for everyone to say, "what a cute little boy!" over and over.
Going through hand me downs from cousin Ava. This is a super tall and funny hat.
Hello Trousers I can sit up!
The token "mohawk in the bathtub" pic
She wouldn't drink from it but holding it was super fun!
Was super happy 5 seconds ago...now is super sad.Anyhoo... thanks for reading! Peace out!
