6 Months

Little lady is 6 months old today! That’s half a year! What!? How is this possible???

Autumn’s sixth month was another good one. Mama went back to work full time, and Autumn handled the transition like a champ, and has enjoyed hanging out with grandma, Dennis and Ember everyday. She has continued to be just the happiest peanut around, and has been wowing us with how fast she’s learning and growing!

Likes
Short naps
Blackbird by The Beatles
Wheels on the Bus
Hanging with her brother

Dislikes
Daytime sleeping
Not much else - she's easy to please!

Milestones
Mastered sitting up!
Starting solid foods

Starting Solids

As we did with Ember, we waited as long as we possibly could before starting Autumn on solid foods. So last night, on the eve of her 6 month birthday, we went for it! Baby girl tried herself some oatmeal and absolutely loved it! She seemed to grasp the concept right away and eagerly ate two helpings. She got super excited when she saw the spoon full of oatmeal headed her way. Such a big girl! We’ll stick with oatmeal for this week and then move on to some other foods after that!

Jumper

Autumn is officially a fan of her little jumper! We tried her out in it a week or so ago and she had a blast once she figured out what the deal was. 

Rolling Over

Autumn has officially mastered rolling over from tummy to back! She was getting close for a while, and then I think sleeping in her crib gave her lots of opportunities to practice and now, boom, she can do it! Go peanut! 

Crib

We transitioned little lady to her crib about a week ago now. She had very much outgrown her co-sleeper, and seemed uncomfortable not being about to roll over and move about in her sleep. We suspected some of her nighttime waking was simply from being restricted in the co-sleeper. So we finally cleaned up and organized her room, and finished decorating it, and went for it! The transition was as smooth as could be. She slept like a champ right away and we’ve had zero issues since. She sleeps way better in the crib now that she has the space to roll and move. She’s quite a mobile sleeper, we’ve learned, rolling from back to front and back again, and scooting around on her belly. She’ll wake up in a completely different position than she fell asleep in! It’s nice to have her own space, and it’s also been nice for Mama and Dada to reclaim our room again (although mama still very much misses sleeping next to her little peanut!). More than anything it just blows our minds how quickly she’s growing up. In my head, she’s still a little newborn!