6 months

Well my baby is half a year old. Time has flown by and she is definitely not a little baby any more. She is starting to get around some on her own. She can't crawl but she rolls herself over to objects. Just a few minutes ago I placed her rattle about 2 feet from her and she rolled over and over and over to get it. Now she is happily waving it around.

She has also started eating cereal and applesauce. The doctor said to wait until she was 6 months old to give her food but I started a week or so ago. She was always so hungry at night; I thought some real food might help. She loves it. Every time she sees me with her little bowl and spoon, she starts kicking her little feet and squealing. She is a much better eater than Madeleine was at this point. Even though I just started feeding Miriam food, she is already eating about 3 Tablespoons at a time (right now I am only feeding her once a day). That is a lot of food for a baby.

And, as everyone who has talked to me on the phone lately knows, she is very vocal and very loud. She definitely communicates with me. She is still pretty monosyllabic but I get the gist of what she is saying (and it is usually "Mommy pick me up!").

Now that she is older she and Madeleine are really having some fun together. Madeleine plays pick-a-boo with her and they both just get so tickled by it. I keep warning Madeleine that pretty soon Miriam will be crawling and getting into her toys. Madeleine still isn't doesn't believe me but she will see for herself soon enough.