{ Dear Blair :: 6 Months Old }

Happy 1/2 Birthday my sweet baby Blair!  What a wonderful day it's been.  Mommy was so good to you and let you cuddle in her bed all morning, took you swimming, shopping, and played with you all day long! It was a very Happy 1/2 Birthday indeed!

Your Mommy and Daddy are so grateful everyday that Heavenly Father picked us to be your parents!  We love you so much.  You are such a sweet little girl with so much personality, always making us laugh and smile!  Here's a little re-cap of all the things we want to remember most about our sweet little Blairski...

• We are excited to go to your 6 month check-up at the doctors next week.  We can't wait to find out how much you have grown.  I'm guessing you're about 18 pounds now and have grown another 2 inches or more!
• Your best new trick is sitting up!  You no longer find laying down on your blankets an acceptable position.  You prefer sitting (or standing with the help of mom and dad) at all times.
• Your hair is coming in slowly but surely.  Everyone always asked "What color is her hair?"  I can't believe you're 6 months old and we still don't know.  Some days it's blonde, some days it's brown.  We may not know til you're one!
• Daddy calls you his little Blairski Animal and we find it oh-so-fitting.
• We sleep trained you a couple weeks ago and you were sleeping like a champ! Almost 11 hours a night straight!  That is, until we went on vacation this week.  OH! MY GOSH!  You were such a terror.  You refused to sleep!  But all that changes tonight  because tonight we go back to crying it out!  Yup, time to get back to our good sleeping habits, pretty please!
• You've started teething.  AHHHHH!  As if going on vacation and screwing up your sleep patterns wasn't enough, you had to go and start teething on vacation too?  Oh Blair!  What ever are we going to do with you. ;)
• Shopping for you is just out of control fun.  I can't believe I wanted all boys!  Oh the fun I would have missed out on!
• Meal times have become quite messy around here.  You are now eating just about every baby food out there.  Your favorites still seem to be peaches and mangoes, but there really isn't anything you won't eat.  You like peas, broccoli, sweet potato, blueberries, prunes, squash, bananas, pears, carrots, and more...
• Your naps are totally erratic.
• Believe it or not, you still don't roll over.  But this morning I got an email for your 6 month birthday that made me feel a little better.  It said "Your baby might adopt rolling as his primary mode of ground transportation for a while, or he may skip it altogether and move on to sitting, lunging, and crawling. As long as your baby continues to gain new skills and shows interest in getting around and exploring his environment, don't worry." Oh phew.  We'll stop worrying now.
• You love to laugh!  We can get you giggling playing peek-a-boo, tickling under your arms, and when daddy blows raspberries on your belly.
• The first thing people say about you when they first meet you is "She's so cute!" Second, "She's so chubby!"  And third, "I love her beautiful blue eyes!"  I couldn't agree more...especially the chubby comment.  You're such a little rolly polly!
• You love reading books.  Books! Books!  Books! We just took 2 trips last week to buy you more books!
• There are so many things I love about you, but I think my favorite is your smile!  I could watch your flash those toothless gums all day long!