Elisabeth is 6 months old today!!!!!

Can you believe it??  Fastest 6 months of my life.  Half a year already!  I don't know if you can tell from the picture above but her eyes are becoming a beautiful sea-green.  So lovely.  Things are the best they have ever been and I was telling my coworker that I feel like I was only half the person before Elisabeth came along that I am today.  She has added such depth and new meaning into both of our lives.  We love it!

So here's what's new with her at 6 months:

• She loves sitting up.
• She sleeps on her tummy all the time now no matter if I put her to sleep on her back and when I come in to see her her cute little bum is in the air.  So precious!
• She can stand for a short time if I hold her up and she can kind of hold herself up if she holds on to a chair but not for long.
• She has been eating cereal now for a few days and took to it very very well.  I'm going to introduce real baby food tomorrow.
• She is finally on a real schedule and I love it plus she takes longer naps!  One hour in the morning, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours in the afternoon and then a short catnap before the end of the day.
• She smiles all the time now and squeals too and always smiles back when you smile at her and is a happy little girl.
• She still shuts down when she goes out although she will smile at strangers if she's not sleepy. 
• Everyone adores her and comments on how big and beautiful it is.
• She has the loveliest rolls all over.
• She laughs a little bit more now but especially if I do anything unexpected like throw her up in the air or toss my wet hair up and down.
• She hardly ever cries unless she is sleepy and she never cries when I put her down to bed in fact she does the cutest thing.  She gets kind of cranky right before I put her to sleep but the minute I put her in her crib she smiles again, pumps her legs up and down and babbles happily for a few minutes and then rolls right off to bed.  She loves to be put in her crib!  Amazing huh?
• She stays awake for longer periods of time.
• She is the apple of our eye and we love her soooooo much!

This last month with Elisabeth has been such a treat.  Paul and I never have "one-kid days" anymore and we just adore our sweetie pants.