Murphy Family: 6 month bliss

I feel like Lucia is at such a great age right now...

She still sleeps 12+ hours at night

She takes 3 naps every day,

She laughs when we kiss attack her,

She plays peek-a-boo,

She gets excited when either of us walks into the room,

And so many other wonderful things

She seems to make a new face or noise every few weeks that she tries out and then moves on to something else. The two recent ones are when she makes a wawawawa sound. It is a happy sound and she seems to be just trying out the wa sound with her mouth. She has also taken to saying mamamamama whenever she wants something. It is pretty darn cute and, of course, I am a sucker for it even though she doesn't really connect that I am mama. The other sound happens when she puckers her lips, scrunches her nose, and then breathes in and out of her nose. I'll see if I can record her doing that because it is hilarious. I love all of the baby sounds. I feel like she is able to communicate so much better with us and that will just continue.

She is also branching out in the world of solid foods. She has mastered/keeps most of it in her mouth oatmeal, pears, bananas, and rice cereal. I hope to try sweet potato (again), carrots, and apple this coming week. She wasn’t a huge fan of the sweet potato last week but we'll give it another shot. I am enjoying making my own baby food. I have done pretty easy stuff so far given that you just mash up the banana and the pear cooks for about 5 minutes and then goes through a food mill.

Lucia is getting so funny with her baby playing. She is starting to sit a bit on her own when she is interested in the toy in front of her. She can also do a 180 when she is lying on her belly in order to face the other direction. We bought her an exersaucer the other week. They thing is a massive plastic and battery disaster. Seriously, I never thought I would own something so terrifying but.... she LOVES it! She goes to town on that thing. I'll try to post a video soon of her playing in it.

Ok, here are a few recent pictures of our little lady.

Heading out for our first "fall" walk of the year with our friends Rachael and Hollis. Rachael and I walk Greenlake each Wednesday and it has been the best tradition to start with our little people.