Six Month Photos

And here are her 6-month photos. We hope to be more timely with her 7-month pictures and updates because I will be on vacation from work that week. But of course, it's all up to Julia. :-)

She's having so much more fun playing on the floor (on/off her tummy):

Started solids this month. She wasn't sure what to think at the beginning, but she's getting the hang of it:

Still loves her "Bumbo" seat, but now she's learned how to throw herself out of it. Hence, the "caught in the act" expression:

Happy First Thanksgiving!

Julia was thankful for yams:

Julia doesn't look too thrilled, but Jonathan and I sure do (we're thankful for our greatest blessing!):

Julia was able to reacquainted with Gramma and Grampa Wessler over Thanksgiving:

Julia seems to like Grampa's beard:

Never still:

With Jonathan after his second doctoral recital:

Julia met Unk (who was in town for Jonathan's recital):

Discovering her toes:

LOVE this face... what an adorable stinker she is!

Hugs for Jamaica Monkey:

And she finally sat still long enough for her official 6-month picture:

Five-month photos

Here (finally!) are Julia's five month pictures:

Julia really started holding her head up well this month:

Practicing her pedal technique with Daddy:

Look at me hold my head up!

Her love for gnawing her fingers continues:

First time she rolled over! This is "after":

This is "before":

Looking all sweet and innocent (haha we know better!):

Checking out her new high chair:

Julia was a flower for Halloween (thanks Marmee!):

On Mommy's birthday:

Holding Jamaica Monkey's hand:

So precious:

"Official" five month picture with Jamaica:

Doing such a good job playing on her tummy:

This is NOT how Mommy put her down for her nap:

Six-month update

Hi all… here are some current facts about Julia now that she's six months old!

• She weighed 15lbs 6oz at her last doctors' visit and measured 26.5in long.
• She can eat some solid food! Apples are her favorite; yams and rice cereal less so. She doesn't seem to like bananas at all.
• She developed a skin infection on the back of her head. She's taking an oral antibiotic to get rid of it, and it's working nicely, so it's almost all gone.
• She rolls over ALL the time—every which way, ending up sometimes on the opposite corner of her jungle gym facing a different direction. Now that she can grab and hold things more or less deliberately, she's been having a really good time there!
• Speaking of grabbing stuff, she loves paper. She's quite good at ripping it:

She's going to LOVE Christmas!

Also, regarding the five-month photos, etc. promised last time around: "They are coming!"