6 Month Stats

Miss Bridget had her 6 month check up this morning. She weighs 14 lbs, 9 oz (25th %) and is 26 inches long (50th %). We got the go ahead to start the Stage 2 baby foods and have to wait until she can sit up on her own (which she is very close to doing) before we try fruit puffs and cheerios. Dr. D said that since her eyes are still so blue at 6 months of age, they should stay that color or they may turn green like Audrey's and Andy's eyes.

I talked to the pediatrician about how Bridget doesn't really nap, and it's nothing of concern. Her doc said that when she gets a little older, her little cat naps should morph into two long naps - I hope so! Since big sis is phasing out her naps, Mommy needs some kind of break!

Bridget hasn't been sleeping well the past couple of nights and it turns out that it's because she has her first tooth! It must have just popped through overnight because it's barely out and I hadn't noticed it yet. The pediatrician was looking in her mouth and said "And there's your little tooth." I was like "What?? She didn't have that yesterday!"

Here is B's picture from her 6 month birthday:

And here is Audrey's. While looking back at the blog for Audrey's 6 month stats (she was close to 16 lbs!), I noticed that she was already sleeping with Puppy tucked under her arm by that age. I didn't realize she was so little when she became attached to that little dog!

It's amazing to me how different the girls are. Audrey was much more active (wiggling around her crib, etc) and smiley than Bridget. B is very serious and you have to work a little harder to get a smile from her. She still sleeps on her back and rarely rolls around. She is a champion raspberry-blower though! She does it whether she is happy or mad - it's cute seeing her little furrowed eyebrows while she's angrily blowing raspberries!

We have an exciting week this week - cousin #5 is scheduled to arrive via C-section in the morning! We can't wait to meet Baby Bryant!

I leave you with this *charming* video of my big princess. Andy found a turtle shell and brought it home to show Audrey. He didn't notice that it still had some "stuff" inside, so when he showed Audrey, there were maggots in the shell. She thought they were SO cool! In case you don't speak Audrey, she is talking about how she loves maggots and they are so cute. She kept running up to the back door and trying to get Mommy and Grandma Carol to come and look at the maggots. Hooray - maggots!

Time for Tea

Audrey held her first tea party with her sister today! I set Bridget down in Audrey's big blue chair and came back to find them with the Disney Princess tea cups and tea pot. You can see the tea pot on B's lap.

Bridget got tired of sitting in the chair, so I moved her to the Bumbo seat where Audrey brought her some plates.

Here is B and her bodyguard, Roscoe. Whatever Audrey served must have been tasty 'cause Bridget is licking her plate clean!

I think Bridget is going to be an electronics geek like her cousin Ryan. She loves to watch TV and has a new fascination with my iphone. The other day, I had her on my bed with two baby toys. She stretched right past the toys and grabbed the remote control to play with! Unlike cousin Ryan though, she will not have her own iphone at age 3 ~ sorry Bridget!

I just love watching the girls interact with each other. Bridget gets a big old smile on her face when she see her big sis and Audrey is such a sweetie pie. When she gets a toy, blanket or book, she usually grabs one to bring to Bridget too. I found Bridget with my copy of Twilight (which is a pretty thick book) laying on top of her the other day.

One day, Audrey walked up to Bridget and started laughing really hard. I asked her what was so funny and she said "She don't have no teeth!"

As cute and funny as she is, she is also SO ornery! We've been trying "time out", but now when she doesn't want to do something, she says "I go to the corner" and just sits in the corner and pouts!

Bridget must be hitting a growth spurt because she has been an eating machine for the past week. Last Friday, Grandma Mary ran out of pumped breastmilk right before I got home and I used up my freezer stash on Saturday (Andy was home with the girls while I went to Jenny's baby shower and out with Christy afterwards). She typically comes home from daycare with a half to a full bottle left over, but on Monday, they were very happy to see me at 6 because Bridget had consumed everything I sent by 3 pm!

I'm too lazy to get photos off of my camera and phone, so I promise lots of pictures in the next post!

Some Quick Pics

I thought I would pop in with a couple of pictures off of my phone. This one is what my poor girls are subjected to over at Grandma Carol's house. Since she had all of her grandson's first, all of the extra clothes and bibs at her house are blue. Here is Bridget in her "Daddy's Boy" bib:

Here is punk rock mohawk Bridget. Doesn't she look tough with the 'hawk and her ruffly pink bee shirt? I think I'm going to start gelling her hair up like this from now on. ;)

And a quick Audrey quote... I was making brownies a couple of weekends ago and she was going to help. She kept running in and out of the kitchen, so finally I said "I thought you were going to help me make brownies?" She looked at me and said "I thought so too" and ran back off to play!