Olivia--Six Months Old

Happy Half Birthday, Olivia!

Olivia is getting so big!  Half a year old already, I can't believe it!

She is getting so strong.  She can sit up by herself now, and she can get from on her belly to sitting in a flash.  She can roll from her back to her belly, finally!  She is getting better at scooching and crawling, too.  She can really get where she wants to go.

She still loves her saucer!  She really gets into the bouncing up and down.  She is really interested in her toys, and things that are not her toys!  She figured out that technology is cool - the laptop, the cameras, my cell phone.  She gets really upset when you take them away - as she did while I was taking her picture:

Olivia has switched to two naps, 10 and 2, and she still sleeps about 12 hours in the night. She was sick this month, so I was nursing her in the middle of the night again.  But during the day she's still a solid every three hours. 

She has fully switched from the paci to her thumb for falling asleep.  It was a transition; we used both for awhile, but it seems like she has finally settled on just the thumb.  She also likes blankies!  Especially on her cheek or over her head, they help her calm down.  Just like sis!

I have been letting her taste banana pretty consistently for the last week or two, and we are ready to try it again!  I think she is really ready to eat.  She's been watching us closely when we eat, licking her lips, and she really enjoys her tastes of banana.