6 Months Old!

Happy 1/2 Birthday, Miss Abigail!

~Giggles, smiles, giggles and smiles!  Abigail is such a happy girl!  She's definitely an extrovert!
~She continues to be Grabby Abby!  She efficiently grabs at toys, hair, dishes on the dining room table, Mommy's face and clothes while nursing, etc.
~Abigail has slept through the night nearly every night this month!  Granted, her "night" may end around 4:45am, just in time for a feeding before Mommy's alarm goes off during the weekdays.  She typically falls back asleep after this meal.  In attempt to help her nighttime sleeping in her bed, opposed to Mommy and Daddy's bed, we recreated our bed as much as possible.  We have a folded fleece blanket under her crib sheet to soften the mattress. Mommy puts her shirt worn that day in her bed (out of reach) so she can smell Mommy.  We've also been putting the boppy pillow around her head (again out of reach and far enough away that her face is not touching it when she turns her bed).  We were putting the boppy around her head when she was in our bed to help us from getting too close in our sleep.  Unsure if she liked the closeness of something around her head, we continued this in her crib.  Sounds a little crazy, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  We continue to work on longer naps in her bed rather than in a chair or in someone's arms.
~Abigail also continues to be Gabby Abby.  She has included some consonants in her talking, especially "b", so we often hear "Ba-ba-bab"!
~We've started to introduce rice cereal at dinner.  She was a little unsure at the first bite, but has caught on quickly.  She needs a good wipe down after her meals as she ends up with a mess on and under her chin(s).  She seems to enjoy sitting in the highchair during meals rather than sitting in a vibrating chair on the floor.
~Abigail also caught on quickly to sitting!  She enjoys the new view and having a container of toys next to her to investigate.  She topples occasionally, but usually only after she has sat for a while or is reaching too far for a toy.
~Abby rolled from her back to her belly several times on Christmas Day.  She still does not seem incredibly interested in this skill, but we know she can do it.
~The end is near for our infant bath tub as Abby is outgrowing it.  She had her first real-tub bath at Grandma and Grandpa Mealy's house and did well!