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Happy 6 Months Old Lauren!

Wow - half of an entire year has flown by since you completed our little family - I cannot even remember what life was like without your smiling sweet face!

You are growing and eating beautifully. Current stats include:

Weight: 16.5 pounds (50-75%)
Height: 26 3/4 inches (75-905)
Head Circumference: 16.5 inches (25-50%)

You are up to three meals a day and are an amazingly good little eater! Your doctor even said that we could graduate you to stage 2 foods when we feel ready.

You are still in a size 2 diaper, but quite honestly, could be in a size 3 - I just want to use up all of the remaining 2's!

You had another big month!

You learned to sit up on your own - you are still a bit wobbly, but you certainly LOVE to sit up....

....following on the heals of sitting up, you graduated to the toddler side of your little bath tub....

.... we had some issues with constipation and had to bring out the prunes and prune juice - which you loved!....

.... we have to be extra careful these days because literally anything and everything you can reach from toys to jewelry to hair goes into your little mouth....

....you got your first two teeth....

....you went on your first really long road trip (2-days down and 2-days back!) through the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. You were an incredible traveller and slept the majority of the time.....

....and put your little toes into the sand at the beach for the first time....

See what I mean? Big changes and events for you this past month - and through it all you are such a happy, happy little girl - you rarely cry or fuss and have a giant smile on your face about 90% of the time.

I will say that your sleep habits still need some work. I literally cannot get anything accomplished these days, and let's not even start on your nighttime sleep! Man, oh man, this every 2 1/2  - 3 hour thing has got to stop! I know that at some point I should just be a little tougher and let you cry some, but I could never do it with the twins, and still cannot do it with you.

You and I have forged quite a strong bond. You are definitely a Mommy's girl. Dont get me wrong, you love your Daddy as well, but no one can make you happy the way Mommy can!

Sweet lady Lauren, please know just how much I cherish this time right now while you are still little. And how deeply grateful grateful I am to get to live in each moment with you, Ella and Aidan.