ohhhhhh, we're halfway there...

well, it happened.  phelan turned six months old yesterday.  holy cow!  time has gone by so quickly, but it also seems like we've been a little family for years and years.  a tribute to our cute little munchkin, the pk babycheeks...

new stuff in phelan's life :

* real food!  she is now eating rice cereal, squash, bananas, pears, sweet potatoes, and carrots!  there was an adjustment period, but now she likes them all!  *note* this video is from early on -- we don't see as many funny faces these days!

* scooting!  she wants to crawl so badly, but for now, rolling and scooting will do!  she soooo wants to chase the dog.  if anything gets her to crawl, it will be dylan!  i'm constantly amazed at how strong she is.  she can get into this plank position that i haven't been able to get into since high school!  she looks like she could do a push up from that position.  when she is on her back, she holds her feet up at a 30 degree angle.  man!  she also has this side yoga pose.  parker thinks she's trying to go from her stomach to sitting up (and i think he's right), but it is so funny!  she's a strong little one.  underneath that bottle belly is a killer six pack!

* the walker!  she has a new bouncer/walker that she loves.  she can cruise all over the place in this thing!  it took a couple of weeks, but now she practically runs in it!

* babbling!  she has all kinds of stuff to tell us.  she gets in these moods and just talks and talks and talks and talks!  so sweet.

* sitting up in the bath!  she loves bath time.  now that she can sit up in the tub, it's even more fun!  her favorite things to do are chew on the toy monkey, and splash.  i think it's her favorite time of day!

* look up and back at us from her car seat.  love.

* giggles.  she is getting smilier and gigglier ; )  so much fun, and so adorable!

dearest phelan, you make us so happy.  it's hard to imagine what we did before you.  thank you for making us smile, laugh, and love you more every single day!