6 Months

Here's Hylie at a half a year old!  She's getting better and better at handling solid foods, she's rolling from side to side and every once in a while she'll actually roll all the way over, and she's becoming more and more curious about everything around her.

Isn't that little stool darling?  Some friends of Geoff's family gave that to us when Hylie was born.

At her Doctor's appointment this morning she weighed in at 18 lbs 13 oz (She's officially doubled her birth weight!) which is the 88th percentile.  And it looks like she's going to be a pretty tall girl--she's at the 96th percentile with her 27 1/2 inches in height.

Hylie also took her immunizations like a champ.  She had to have three shots today and was done crying by the time they started putting the band-aids on!  She definitely did NOT get her shot tolerance from her mom...

All in Due Time!

So as first-time parents I think we can get a little eager and have Hylie try new things a little too quickly.  Some friends gave us a bouncy seat that suspends from a door frame and the box indicated it was for ages 4 months and up.  Needless to say, I pulled it out around her 4 month mark and was excited to see Hylie bounce away in delight!

It didn't take long to figure out Hylie wasn't quite ready for this adventure!

So we tried again a little after 5 months old and she seemed to enjoy it a great deal more this time!

Geoff's Hair Cut

This Sunday I decided to finally be brave and cut Geoff's hair.  Over Thanksgiving Break Andrea gave me a tutorial on how to cut hair and then just before I pulled out the clippers, I skyped Mom and Dad so they could refresh my memory.  It took way longer than Geoff's average hair cut at Sports Clips (but it was FREE!), but all in all I'm pleased with my first attempt and hope I'll only get better with each cut!

Here's Geoff, who can't take a normal, smiling picture

I was so anxious to start cutting that I forgot to take a "before" picture, so here are all the "afters"!

Making Some Milestones

This past month has been sprinkled with a few of Hylie's achievements.

 

Look who's learning what a spoon is all about!  Yes, we've been trying to give Hylie some solids...slowly but surely she's figuring things out.

 

She's also been a pro at scooting around on her back.

When Hylie's not moving and shaking, she picking things up and playing!  She loves the stacking bowls Aunt Janna gave her for Christmas.

If the toys don't amuse her, her toes will!