6 Months

It has been quite a month for Miss Jillian Kate.  New developments include:
- She's now a sitter-  She is still a little wobbly so I have to watch her closely, but she sits up all by herself.
- She's a mover-  She can't crawl yet and she chooses not to roll, but she's very proficient at scooting herself around.  Every time I set her down I find her in a different position.
- She's an official solid food eater-  She was not crazy about rice cereal (who would be crazy about that mush?) but she's also had pears and sweet potatoes and she loved them.  Evidence shown here:

- She's a noisemaker-  Her favorite sound to make is a growl; there are few things more hilarious to us than being woken up in the morning by a growl coming from the crib.
- She's a scaredy cat-  The vacuum, my hair dryer, and her dad's sneezes are all terrifying to Jilly.
- She's opinionated-  That girl knows what she wants and she knows how to tell me- unfortunately she usually wants things like our laptop, my cell phone, and the remote control instead of all her fabulous toys.
- She's a social butterfly- She'll smile and talk to anyone who acknowledges her.  Yesterday I was checking out  at JoAnns and the cashier said, "You were here a couple weeks ago; I remember your baby.  She was so cute and smiled at  me.  I went home and told my husband we need another baby."  Jilly is already doing her duty to "multiply and replenish the earth."

Clearly I'm a little biased, but I think Jillian is probably the greatest thing on this earth.  We're so lucky to have had these six months with her and many many more to come.