6 Months

Ari is six months old today! I can't believe how fast the last six months have gone and how much Ari has grown up. Here is one of her first pictures:

And (about) six months later.

Ari's been learning and growing like crazy. She's 26 inches long and in the 75th percentile for her age. (Can you say basketball scholarship?) This past week we've been working on sitting up. She's almost got it. She can sit up well on someone's lap, see below, and almost do it by herself on the floor.



She's also become kind of a mama's girl. Daddy gets to spend lots of time with her after work because he gets off a little bit earlier and picks her up from the babysitter. I think by then she's had her dada fix and is ready for mommy and the food. She loves playing with my hair, especially when it's wet, and necklaces, and earrings. Here she is cuddling while getting ready for bedtime.

This picture is somewhat of an afterthought. We wanted a picture of her on her actual six-month birthday, however she had her doctor's appointment today and had to get her shots. Between the exhaustion of the crying and the medicine because she had a slight fever, she was a little out of it. we'll try for a cuter picture tomorrow.


And of course, I had to throw this one in there. She's been really interested in Batman lately. He's a scardy cat, so he rarely goes near anyone but me and definitely stays away from young children. Ari loved touching his soft fur and we're working on being gentle. Batman didn't really enjoy it, but he was a good kitty and let Ari touch and pull for a while. Don't worry, she's not actually eating him, even though that's how it looks, and we all washed our hands really well after petting the cat.