6 months

Well it's official... my baby is 6 months!! Holy cow. Time goes by way too fast. I can't believe that she will be 1 in six more months... so sad! I think she has grown up a ton this month! She is so much more mobile and suuuuuper busy.

6 month Stats:

Weight: 16 lbs 1 oz- 49%
Height: 27.25"- 93% (obviously Scott's gene)
Head: 43.5 cm- 83%

Hair: It's coming in! Super long and whispy then at the nap of her neck its thick haha. It seems like it's going blonde to me, but we get lots of comments that it has a reddish tint- so who knows!

Eyes: Crazy blue with long luscious lashes. Almond shaped liker her mama!

Clothes: Shirts she should is in-between a 3-6 and 6-12... her body is just so long! Bottoms she is more of a 3-6 still but I'm getting ready for the next size! I am excited for the warmer weather so we can see more of the chubby arms and legs... mmm my favorite!

Milestones: Goldie cut her first tooth!! It is a little razor blade, but so cute. She is now, more than ever, sticking EVERYTHING in her mouth. She can sit up by herself! She does so well until she gets distracted then just dives... she has no fear. She also started scoot/crawling this past week. She can get around fast! She doesn't do an army crawl with her arms, it's like an inchworm scoot with her legs. So funny.

Likes: 

- Food. Oh my goodness we have yet to find something she doesn't like. She's had applesauce, bananas, green beans, sweet potatoes, whipped cream :), Rita's ice, squash, veggie blends, avocados, water... the list goes on. She eats so well.

- Nursing. Still loving it.

- Attention. She will smile and look at you until you smile back. If you don't... she fake cries.

- Being busy. Always has to be moving and it is getting hard.

- Riding in the cart.

- Water. Scott will splash water in her face and she doesn't ever cry... that would make me cry.

- Her tongue. She likes talking with her tongue and making little lisp sounds haha


We are still working on the sleeping thing, she sleeps with us still (don't judge haha). She sleeps like a newborn baby... waking up every three hours to eat... and since she's been teething and in pain some nights are worse. Good thing she's cute. She's been much better at napping though. My parents got us a fun bike trailer for my birthday and she LOVES riding in that- plus it gets her to sleep every time :)

Goldie we love you and your sweet personality. You make me a better person! It is so fun getting to know you more each month. Love you Goldie girl.

Goldie

A lot of people have asked us where we got the name Goldie. I would say, oh we just sort of came up with it and liked how it was unique and had a vintage vibe to it. Well it turns out that my Grandma Susie was doing some family history and actually came across a family member with the name Goldie. I love family names so I was excited to hear a distant relative is named Goldie too! Thanks for doing family history grandma!

i love being your mom

First off I just want to let my mom, grandmas, aunts, and all the other important women in my life how blessed I am to have you. Mom.... you are nothing short of amazing. When I look back at my childhood, I wouldn't change a thing. You made everything so fun, and now I know how much work that takes. I really hope someday I can be half the mom you were to us growing up.

I feel so many emotions writing this. I will never forget the day you were born, and the first time I held you, and the love that filled the room. I was so happy you were ours forever. I know all I do is talk about little Goldie on here, but to me she is perfect and I could never stop talking about her! When I got pregnant I thought I wanted a boy.. but I am so happy I had a girl first! Goldie is my little buddy- sometimes we color coordinate (okay more often than not), play together, take lots of pictures, and even get the giggles together. I can never say how much I love being her mom. I feel so much love for her. Even though she still wakes up two or more times a night, and hates taking naps, I love her. Even if she wants to be held all day, some days, I will do it, because I love her so much.

My favorite part of the day is rocking her to sleep because she just looks at me while I sing and smiles and touches my face. It melts my heart every time. When she laughs at me, it is a total confidence-booster, even though she is giggly! She is so determined and loves to do things by herself. I always want to remember these things about Goldie.

I have been asked by some people what I do all day since I don't have a job...sure I don't get paid an hourly wage, but it feels like my job as a mom is important. Being a mom hasn't been easy, but it feels natural to me. Sure it's tiring, busy, messy, and a full-time job, but all you have to do is smile at me, fall asleep in my arms, laugh, pretty much just be you, and it makes everything so worth it.

I 100% know I look like death/chubby.

spring 2015 pictures

Our family pictures taken by my good friend Jess Tait. We love them so much! I need to do family pictures professionally more often because they turned out amazing! Thanks jess! Also don't mind my hair color... It was a little faded from when I died it purple.