Blech..

I'm sick. Wahhh. Poor me. If only Eliana would take pity on me and sleep through the night, I might have a chance of getting rid of this awful cold in a couple days...

Books are yummy!

Books are yummy!
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But her favourite floortime toy is her book. I am so glad she is taking after her mama!

Playing on the floor

Playing on the floor
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And now that she is sitting briefly, we can play with toys on the floor! Hooray!

Sitting!

More sitting!
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Hooray for E! She is starting to master the art of sitting unassisted! She lasted about 3-4 minutes last night before tumbling over...only for me to sit her right back up! LOL

Half a year!

Well, last night at 10:24pm is really the official time, but my baby is a half year old! I can't believe how fast the time went. I love being a mother, and if possible, love it more and more every day!

I am also so excited to say that I made it 6 months breastfeeding! Not absolutely exclusive, but since I started the domperidone, it has been pretty close. At most, I have given her 4 ounces supplement a day. I love nursing and she does too, so I hope that we can make it to my next milestone: 9 months. Actually, I really want to go for one year, but I worry that if we go a year, it will be harder to wean her and since I want to try for two next summer, she must be weaned and I must get AF by, say, May.

Holly Homemaker

That's right. You can just call me Holly Homemaker today as I am whipping up batches of fruits and veggies for Eliana. I bought a ton of things to make: squash, zucchini (which apparently is a squash..I didn't know that), sweet potato, carrots, pears, apples, plums, nectarines, avocado and apricots. It certainly is easier than I thought it would be, at least so far. I got the nectarines and the plums done during her afternoon nap and plan on getting the apricots and maybe the pears done tonight. I gave her a nectarine cube for supper and she loved it. :)

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As for this past week. I did survive of course...but it was just so sad leaving her at day care every morning. It has also messed up her schedule even more, if that is possible. I have to wake her up at 6:00 to take her to the sitter's and then she won't go back down to sleep until 8:00. Two very cranky hours with the sitter apparently. Hopefully we will get this worked out soon enough.

Tuesday is the first day of school with kids. I am not ready and yet I am heading out to play at the fair tomorrow LOL. OH well, Monday we will have to go to school to finish up getting the classroom ready. Hopefully Eliana will let me get some things done!

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Oh, and Friday we had her 6 month appointment (even though she won't be 6 months until tomorrow). She weighed 14lb3oz (but she had a 4 oz bottle like 5 minutes before...) and was 24 inches tall (or rather, short). He said she seemed to be doing fine, suggested we decrease the cereal a bit to help with her constipation and add a second meal of fruits and/or veggies. So, we will start fruits/veggies at lunch time as well. She was a real trooper with her shots. She cried with the first poke, silent cried through the last three and actually smiled at the lady before we got out of the room! I couldn't believe it! LOL

Eliana 5months3weeks 1

Eliana 5months3weeks 1
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Taken last week at JC Penneys.