It is hard to believe that she is already six months old. Sequoia is now such a big girl! She is wearing 6-9 months clothes and weighs about 16 pounds. We are on that last box of diapers debating if we can go one more pack of size 2 before we have to size up to size 3 (time to move to cruisers--the special crawling diapers).
She can't quite crawl yet, but she is trying very hard. She is a master at pivoting and rolling, and she can almost sit all on her own. She is also very proficient at grabbing toys and hanging onto them for long periods of time.
Sequoia is also very vocal. She loves babbling and giving us raspberries. She has a mantra that repeats to herself when she is falling asleep--she will say her name to herself over and over again (quoia, quoia, quoia). She will also say "boo" when we are playing peek-a-boo, "poo" when her diaper is getting changed, and an assortment of sounds that do sound a lot like "I love you" and "Hello." I think "Dada" is only about a week a way (I'm hoping she'll have it down by the time Daddy comes home from Quals).
On her 6 month-day she tried rice cereal for the first time. Since then, she's now tried oatmeal and sweet potatoes. She absolutely loves the sweet potatoes. We are aiming to try some peas this weekend.
She still loves playing with her Space Tube and her Bear Book (which is getting some nice wear and tear marks). She also loves paper, so we're constantly trying to keep Daddy's math books out of harm's way. She has also bonded with Merlin (one of our cats). They love to play together in the afternoon and he is great at just letting her pull his fur and ears.
Check out these cute
pictures of the little love on her special six-month day.
Sequoia has enjoyed exploring the entire apartment--crawling, walking, digging in boxes--basically anywhere that is remotely accessible to her. Daddy has baby-proofed all the cabinets in the kitchen except for one filled with pots and plastic containers for her amusement. We are also now official baby walkers as she loves to hold our fingers for balance as she chases the cats around the house. Check out these new pictures of this cute little adventurer.
We just had to post these adorable pictures of little Sequoia in her new polar bear outfit (thank you Grandma Margaret and Grandpa Mark!) It is so soft and she is just too cute! She has a little bump on her head from trying to walk around the apartment, but it just adds character. Check these out =)
Sequoia now has teeth! Her bottom front teeth have started coming in. The bottom left is really starting to pop up and the bottom right tooth is just punching through. We haven't been able to get a good picture of her new teeth yet (they are really cute).
Sequoia amazed us last night by pulling herself up to standing all by herself! Now she is trying to pull herself up on everything and anything that she can reach. This has lead to a whole new view on what needs to be baby-proofed--time to clean off all the tops of the end tables.
It is hard to believe that she is already six months old. Sequoia is now such a big girl! She is wearing 6-9 months clothes and weighs about 16 pounds. We are on that last box of diapers debating if we can go one more pack of size 2 before we have to size up to size 3 (time to move to cruisers--the special crawling diapers).
A week after going to the Zoo, we decided to take a trip up the coast to the Newport Aquarium. Sequoia really liked the Aquarium since all the animals were close to the glass and she could reach out and almost touch them.
She just keeps getting cuter and cuter! At five months Sequoia's chubby little thighs really fill out the leg holes on her Bumbo chair (she's almost gotten stuck in it a couple times). Her three favorite toys are her Space Tube, her bear book from Grandma and Grandpa, and the kitties (when she can get a hold of them). She is now a pro at rolling over both ways, sucking on her thumbs and toes, sitting up with some support, and going on long outings with Mommy and Daddy.
Sequoia entered our lives on February 24th, 2007 after 40 weeks and two days of anticipation. She weighed 7 lbs 9oz and was 19 inches long. She was also covered in fuzzy dark hair, and when she finally opened her eyes, we saw that they were baby slate grey. Thankfully for me, it was a relatively easy and short labor.
