6 Month Updates and More!

ROCK CHALK!!!! Mila's first FINAL FOUR!

Mila had her 6 month appointment ( a little late) and all is well!

Weight: 15 lbs 6 oz; 27th percentile

Height: 25.5 inches; 28th percentile

Head Circ: 16.5 inches; 25th percentile

This month has definitely brought about the most changes in our little Mila. She started crawling and hasn't looked back since - the other morning I walked into her standing against the railing in her crib (OH MY)! Patrick and I have been scrambling to make our little apartment baby-friendly. It's amazing what she gets into - the other morning I loaded laundry and before I could count to 5 she had found the cat food!!! She is a wild woman! Her personality develops more and more every day and I'm already nervous for her teen years. She is a firecracker. Mila LOVES food and we haven't found much that she doesn't like - pears, spinach & avocado are some least favorites. She likes peas (surprisingly), sweet potato, squash, banana and blueberry. Mila loves making new sounds - "mamamama," and "bababababa," and even screams and growls! I swear a new sound comes out of that girl every day! Here are some fun videos/photos from the past couple of weeks. 

We brought Mila to Johnny's West for a little pre-game (and pre-bedtime) cheering!!

NO NAPS: too excited about the KU game!

Hazy shot with the girls!: Auntie Whitney & Auntie Mary

Mila loves to..ummm...GROWL :)

Mila GROWLS & CRAWLS

All dressed up for cousin, Ruby's birthday party!!

Enjoying 80 degree weather!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day & More!!!

Mila got to experience her first ever St. Patrick's Day Parade in Lawrence! I have such fond memories of watching Lawrence parades while I was growing up, I cannot wait for Mila to experience them as well! Although it was smack dab in the middle of nap time, we survived and she really seemed to enjoy watching all of the floats and people course. Such a fun and beautiful day!

Mila's first St. Patrick's Day Parade! She loved it (really) although
Aunty Alessa and I look like we are having way more fun.

Mila with her Grandparents. Love this photo!

Mila and Daddy ..she is getting her first tooth! 

Peeking in the windows at her grandparent's and Daddy having lunch

Spring err SUMMER came early this year!

Beautiful baby girl

We had to lower Miss Mila's crib already!

Mila with Whitney and Ansel (Whitney's nephew born on 9/7/11)!

Ba-Ba-Ba-Baby Talk!

Watch out world...Mila has found her voice!!!!

6 Months Old!!!

Our beautiful baby girl is 6 MONTHS OLD! This is such a fun age! She has turned in to such a happy, smiley, always active and talkative girl. So far this month Mila has been....

sitting (very wobbly still)

getting up in crawl position but no crawls yet

rolling all over the place

her first tooth is poking through!

sleeping through the night (life is good)

eating cereal & oatmeal, carrots, squash, peas, prunes & bananas (so far she loves everything)

taking 3 naps a day

riding in her car seat without screaming for 30 minutes straight (again..life is good :)

Mila is so very active and loves her exersaucer and just rolling around on the floor. She is becoming more and more talkative every day and squeals with delight when she sees mom and dad and other family members. Her favorite toys are bowls and cups from the kitchen and my old Clean & Clear facial cleanser bottle (ohhh Mila). She LOVES drinking from a bottle and I dare anyone to come over to our house and try to take it from her hands while she is drinking (she is one strong baby girl). We have had fun comparing old photos of Mila with more recent ones - my how she has changed!

First Newborn Pic!

One Month!

6 Months!

Trip to AZ!

Mila finally met Auntie Jaclyn in AZ!!

These pictures are long overdue but here are some favorites from our trip to AZ! My mom, Mila and I went to Scottsdale for a few days to visit friends and SHOP of course. Mila did great for the most part! Sleep was not a big part of the week but we made it through:) Such a good baby! Here is a video of how she spent most of her time on the airplane.

Such a good Aunty!

Mila and Eric

with Heidi

Had such a fun time with Grandma!

Lunch time!

HAPPY Valentine's Day!!!

Mila loves her Baby Bjorn! 

My happy little snuggle bug :)

All dressed up for a night on the town in Scottsdale

Pretty Girl 

Happy Baby

After a long day (which included work with a baby who woke up at 5:45am and refused to nap allllll day) this was the perfect ending! Nothing makes me happier than hearing our baby girl giggle.

Creepy Crawler

Mila is getting on all fours into crawl position! She has been doing this for a couple weeks....
Patrick and I are holding our breaths....mobile already NOOOOOO :)

Happy 5 months Mila!

4-Month Checkup

Mila finally had her 4-month check-up at the doctor's office. Her immunizations were painful (for both mom and baby) but she was a brave little girl! As expected she had a fever for about 24 hrs. but after a little baby tylenol and a lonnng night, she was fine! Here are her stats:

Height: 25 inches (63rd percentile)
Weight: 12 pounds, 13 ounces (19th percentile)
Head Circ: 15.75 inches (13th percentile)

As you can see her percentiles are a little bit across the board but I personally believe that percentiles were invented to scare parents :) She is doing beautifully though and was even laughing and playing with Dr. Riordan!

This month we started Mila on rice cereal! She is taking to it so well we have already doubled the serving size and are now giving it to her both in the afternoon and in the evening. We will be starting veggies soon! Mila is laughing more, rolling all over the place and is gaining more of a personality every day! She is super alert (as she has always been) and loves new faces and just looking around and taking things in. We have been having fun taking her OUT now that she tolerates her car seat and has a more predictable schedule.



4 1/2 Month Beauty!



Nom Nom Nom - Rice Cereal! More on her face than in her mouth! Cannot wait for the "peas" picture!

All laughs with Lisa! They share a bday - 9/9

Mila finally starting to notice Lola (she doesn' t move around much so she's not super eye-catching:)

Mila at sleep at work with Mom! Yes - I have gone back to work and yes - Mila is working with me and YES - I am EXHAUSTED but it is totally worth it!!

Pretty new outfit from Aunty Alessa!

Smiles! Where did she get those dimples??!!

Mila has discovered her feet and they are always in her mouth..yum :)

Watching the KU game with Dad!

Mila's play date with Ruby Mae! Ruby was born on 9/10/11 at the same hospital. Her mom went to Lawrence High School with me! It was fun to see a baby almost exactly the same age as Mila. Ruby is 14 pounds but about the same length as Mila.