Lily is 6 months old!

Wow - I can't believe it's been six months since we brought Lily home. It's so hard to imagine life without her and at the same time I am a little sad when I think about how quickly her babyhood is passing. It's all so fleeting...and amazing. Here are her latest accomplishments...

• She is almost sitting up on her own!
• While not frequently, she is rolling over onto her tummy. Her arm occassionally gets stuck, making her look like an adorable little manatee flailing on her side.
• Sing-offs happen a lot. We'll look at each other and exchange ahhhhhhhh's. Hopefully she's wind up with a much better singing voice than moi.
• Dexterity - it's improving everyday and now include mom-n-dad nose grabbing, glasses pulling, etc. She's also obsessed with petting things - the sofa, burp cloths, even Paco!
• Kicky La Rue. My new name for her....she really loves to kick and flail about, which included slapping her dad with a loud SMACK the other night. He was stunned, I nearly fell off the couch laughing.
• Finger and thumb sucking...not new, just more frequent.
• Smiles, smiles, smiles - she's still as generous with them as ever.
• Drool, drool, drool. I've been saying that I think she's teething for the past 2 months. Now I REALLY think she is and hope the tooth comes soon and stops tormenting her.
• Chunky Monkey! She's now almost 17 pounds of pure joy. I love her every pudgy inch of her - especially how her little arms are tubes with a crease and then a hand...no wrist!
• Lily. I said her name the other week and she looked up!
• Feet are awesome. Lily has discovered hers and loves to hold her toes like a wee yogi.

She really is the best baby ever. I am so, so proud of her and can't seem to stop bragging and giving thanks that we were so blessed. What they say is true - a mother's love is an incredible thing.