Before I Forget

Here's another random, before I forget post:

-Last Saturday morning we were still getting ready so we brought Belle into our room and laid her on the bed.  We always place her head on a pillow like a "big girl" in the middle of the bed, and talk to her while we get dressed.  The next thing I know, Sean says laughing, "Look at her!"  All I see is a pillow with tiny feet sticking out from underneath.  Now that she's older she decided that it would be fun to slide off the pillow, wiggle around, and end up with her entire body under the pillow.  Oh, by the way, she thought it was hilarious.  We ended up making a game of it and everytime we would lift the pillow off of her she would laugh and smile.  I'm pretty sure this was her first attempt at playing hide-and-seek! 

These photos aren't from the first time she played hide-and-seek, but it gives you an idea of her new favorite game:

-I bought her this jumper that hangs from a door thinking that she would love it because she loves to jump when we hold her and let her stand up in our laps.  She doesn't know what to do when we put her in it and whines until we take her out.  (Update:  We have tried to put her in it more and she kind of enjoys it now, just not for long.)

-Sean discovered the other day that Belle loves to bounce on the bed.  He laid her down and started making the bed bounce enough to were she would lift up in the air a bit.  She thinks it is the best thing ever, and now I'm pretty sure she is a daredevil!

-This child is addicted to being outside, even in 100+ degree heat.  So we oblige and take her on walks every evening.  It works like clockwork, we put her in the stroller and she is asleep within 15 minutes.

-We figured out that babies get tired of eating the same thing, so now I'm trying to find new things to feed her.  We can tell when she doesn't like something because she won't open her mouth and turns her head away.  Green beans, no.  Sweet peas, no  Even fruits that are a bit tart, no.  A delicious baked sweet potato, no.  If she does like something she will open her mouth wide and makes noises like she wants more.  For about a week I was feeding her oatmeal with mushed up banana for breakfast.  She loved it and couldn't get enough.  Then a few days ago I would try to feed it to her and she refused to eat it.  So I switched things up a bit and gave her rice cereal and she gobbled it up.  Apparently, this child needs variety!  The hardest thing is trying to find foods that don't have too much texture because she doesn't have any teeth yet. I tried to feed her Baby Mum-Mums, but all she did was chew on it and would not swallow.  At Kid's Day Out they said she ate puffs, but I have my doubts.  I'm going to have to brainstorm a bit because I want her to be able to eat anything we eat pretty soon. 

Sorry for the random post, but I want to jot these things down before I forget!


Here are some of my favorite photos from her six month photo shoot:

Yes, we are wearing matching dresses, and yes I love it!  For some reason, Sean refused to match us ;-)