Mommy & Me!

Just hanging out!

Sweet potato

As Teagan was wearing her sweet potatoes last night she wanted to know "Does this color look good on me?" Clearly, she seemed to enjoy the sweet potatoes. Although, I'm not sure if she actually ate any! She is also really into drinking water out of a glass right now. If it is on the table in front of her, she tries her best to reach it. We use a little glass to give her sips and she also likes to put her mouth on the side of a glass of ice water that we are drinking out of.

6 months

We took Teagan for her 6 month check up today. It's hard to believe how fast she is growing. The nurse said Teagan was so cute she could be in commercials. I agree with the cuteness, but she really doesn't take direction well! Not to mention how shy she gets when we are around other people. Here are her stats. She is now 18 lbs and 27 1/2 inches tall. That puts her at 89th percentile for weight and 96th percentile for height. She's tall like her daddy! We won't say who she takes after for weight. She has a little bit of a cold so I decided not to do any immunizations today. She still brought on plenty of tears for the doctor. How dare he try and look in her ears.

Mmmmm......Avocado!

I had been planning to start introducing some solids to Teagan this weekend since Paul was home, but I changed my mind when Teagan seemed to have her first cold. I thought I would go ahead and wait until next weekend when she would be feeling better. However, when I was slicing up some avocado to put on my turkey burger for lunch today, Paul talked me in to giving Teagan a little taste. Taste of the avocado that is, not turkey burger! I put it on my finger and let her lick it off. She really seemed to like it at first. I will probably keep letting her taste avocado as I eat it this week and maybe start some spoon feeding soon.

Hat?

Sewing project gone way wrong! Enough said. Teagan and I are enjoying having Paul home with us today after his crazy busy hours for the last few months. We were just playing around today and I was trying to decide if there was any reason to keep the first fleece diaper cover that I made for practice. Hat maybe? Always the baby model, Teagan thought it was pretty fun to try on the "hat" while Daddy took some pics.

Crafty!

Usually my dreams about what I can make are bigger than the finished product. However, I have been quite proud of my craftiness lately. I'm on a roll making things for Teagan. She's actually been sitting on the floor with some toys while I do a little bit of sewing. I've made her some babylegs (cute little baby leg warmers that you use instead of pants for those of you who aren't in the know about the greatness that is babylegs), a fleece diaper cover, and some embellished burp cloths. When I am holding her as she sleeps, my mind just goes crazy thinking about all the things I want to make. We'll see how long I stay on this sewing kick.

Having fun

Now that she's a sitter, Teagan loves to sit in front of a basket of toys and take them all out one by one. She can actually entertain herself for short periods of time doing this. I was looking for something in her closet and she actually sat on the floor with her toys for about 15 minutes. I was quite impressed! Notice how many more toys are around her in the second picture. She did that all by herself and seemed quite proud.

She's a sitter

Teagan's newest accomplishment is sitting on her own. She does very well with just a little bit of support, but will sit for brief periods all on her own. She now prefers to sit up to play rather than lay on her back or tummy. Now that she is pretty steady, Paul and I were actually able to eat a quick meal tonight at a restaurant while Teagan sat in a high chair. A meal without a baby on my lap, now that's progress! She did very well and only got a little upset at the end when somebody sitting near us sneezed. She still hates that!

Friends?

Teagan and the kitty are definitely very aware of each other. The cat certainly gets a lot less attention since Teagan took over. I was actually hoping that the cat would be afraid of Teagan like she is of other kids, but unfortunately she is quite curious. We don't have the friendliest cat around so I definitely don't ever leave Teagan alone in the same room as her. I was taking a picture of Teagan and the cat having a stare down, but quickly intervened once Teagan started reaching for the cat.

Diapers on the line

Strange as it may sound, I actually like washing diapers and hanging them on the clothes line to dry. Something about it is so easy and relaxing, compared to boring laundry like matching socks and folding clothes. So, thank you Teagan for introducing me to my new hobby, cloth diapering. Yes, I did say hobby. Clearly I don't get out much!