6 Months Old!!!

As of January 28th, Brinleigh is officially SIX MONTHS OLD!!!!  Also, Gunner turned 2 years old that day as well.  Oh man, my kids are growing so fast.  Other big news in the Foreman household..... Brinleigh started rolling herself over from her back to her tummy a little over a week ago.  Now anytime we lay her down on her back she immediately flips herself over.  I have a hard time even changing her diaper these days.  She has also grasped the concept of holding her own bottle and keeping it tipped so that the milk flows out.  It's crazy how much she has grown and learned in just the last month.  

Tuesday we had Brinleigh's six month well baby check up.  She weighs 15 lbs. 6oz. and is 25 1/2 inches long.  The doctor was very happy with her progress and growth and kept complimenting what a calm and content little thing she is.  *Proud Momma moment*  Brinleigh received an oral vaccine, which she sucked down like a champ, and then two shots, which of course pissed her off and made her cry.  On the bright side, she did calm down fairly quickly afterwards and didn't seem bothered, cranky, or bruised for the rest of the evening like she normally does after getting her shots.

She is absolutely loving her new exersaucer and has figured out how to jump up and down in it and turn herself around to play with all the toys.  I have also started reading some of her new books to her during the day and she seems pretty entertained by that as well.  For Christmas her Aunt Paula bought her a whole baby einstein library with books that make noises and play music and so we read some of those and she actually sits and listens to the story or the noises.  She also tries to grab the books from me so she can chew on them so for the time being we are playing it safe and only reading the board books so she can't rip the pages out.   

Over this last weekend we got a few inches of snow and decided to bundle Brinleigh up and take her out to play for a few minutes.  She of course, was more entertained by Gunner who was prancing through the snow like a fairy and trying to catch the snow in his mouth that Daddy threw at him.  We only stayed out for a few minutes because it was really cold and I didn't want her to get uncomfortable.