Six Months Old

Yes, I'm aware that we're only three days away from Nutmeg's Seven Monthaversary (Mesaversary, in our house). What better time to finally put up some six month photos than right before she turns seven months, and on THE DAY SHE BROKE HER FIRST LITTLE TOOTH?!?!?

I was sitting with her on the sofa today singing a song (which I was inventing on the spot) which included a line about her little gummy grins. No joke. I ran my finger over her little gums, like I ran them over her cheeks when I was singing about them...only, on her little gummy gums I felt something sharp and pointy! Aaaghhhhhh!

And I immediately started crying the way I can only assume every mama does when she finds the first tooth on what may be her last baby. Waaaahhh! [I can assume this because I am the picture of normalcy, right?]

And then I went outside to interrupt the water-fight-in-progress and show it off to the other four. So exciting! Nutmeg's getting a tooth!

So, to celebrate, I'll post a few photos of her at 6 months. I won't post any of Wombles, as I see now that I accidentally posted him at 6 months in the 5-month post. Oh, well.

Here's Nutmeggie:


People are constantly coming up to us and saying that she seems like such an easy baby. I agree. We've had a fussy baby, and Nutmeg is not one. While no baby is a breeze, some are more easygoing than others. I have to make a special effort to spend special time with Nutmeg--because she's generally well pleased to amuse herself playing with toys, rolling around after them on the floor, or bouncing in her exer-saucer. That's one reason I was inside singing to her and reading her books during the epic water fight. That, and it's just not a good idea for noncombatants to hang around a war zone...

She loves to explore toys with her hands and mouth, and is on the early end of enjoying the "I'll throw it down and watch you pick it up" game.

I'll note here that that game is MUCH more amusing now that there are three siblings dying to pick up the toy about one hundred times in a row. When I had to pick it up myself, not so much.


Whenever she sneezes, she immediately giggles about it. It's really cute.

She can't crawl yet, but she works to get toys.

I had about 15 photos I wanted to post, but I'll limit myself. I'm just really enjoying getting to know her little personality and want to keep each picture that hows a different facet of that.

I'm also trying really hard to avoid using the flash when possible...but this month it wasn't working for my point-and-shoot. She was moving a lot. Even though it's dark, here's a shot of Nutmeg as we often see her:


And again, with the flash:


She's very willing to be pleased, which is an incredibly endearing trait at any age, but perhaps especially in one who can't yet clearly communicate preferences. We love our Nutmeg! Happy Half-Birthday!...

Climbing the Walls

Literally. Just sayin'. He does this for fun.


By the way, one of his weekend chores is cleaning the door frames! Haha. Lovely, dirty peanut feet.

Five Month Onesie Shots!

Look out. I'm sentimental.

Nutmeg is so ready to engage everyone socially, and so good at entertaining herself, too. She's kinda like Mary Poppins like that.


When she's grumpy, often eye contact and chatting is enough to cheer her up. She's such an easygoing baby. (Of course, once you walk away, she starts grumping again). For example, right now she's carrying on a conversation with the rocking chair. She's kicking it, and it's rocking. She coos and then laughs. It's pretty cute. I'm going to have to go pick her up and steal those coos for myself!!

On her actual Five-Month-Day, Nutmeg had just completed her first cross-country flight. She did a great job! I had been quite stressed about it, as usual...

And as usual, God took such good care of me. Traveling was a delight. Not just the two flights, but also the car drive down to my parents' with my sister, her husband, their daughter, and their two dogs.

Not being sarcastic. It was AWESOME.


Did you know that if you have an iPhone you can FIND THE NEAREST CHICK-FIL-A and also AVOID BAD WEATHER...while you're driving?!?

I feel like I'm one of the Jetsons. Only the Jetsons didn't have Chick-fil-A, so I'm even better off than the Jetsons. Only I don't have a jetpack, so maybe we're even.

Where were we? Five months.

So anyway, I took the pictures when I got home a few days later.




And, she learned to grab her feet. She really got into grabbing her feet. Peanut. I love peanut feet.

Bud and Nutmeg, keepin' it real with the "I'm five months old and I love my feet. Plus I know how to grab them" thing.

No smiles from Nutmeg this month. I mean, during the shoot. I'll let Wombles carry the smiles:



In half of his 5-month onesie shots, he's smiling, grinning, and looking to his right. Why? Because I had help in cheering him:



Speaking of smiles. Oh, my word. Pixie! I miss your sweet little baby teeth. Where did my four-year-old go?!

Off to snuggle every snugglebuddy in sight,
H

PSA #5

My kids have a great dad. I mean, a GREAT one.




Do you have any idea how wonderful that is for me?

Her Hair Cracks Me Up

That's all. This morning, she was recovering from a bow-hawk. She also has a fairly serious mullet. How soon should I cut her hair??

Flashback

I know I've been AWOL. I can't help it. As Tom Petty says, "You never slow down, you never grow old." In which case I am Benjamin Button.

How's THAT for pop culture references!

Never mind that I haven't seen that movie yet. Maybe this summer! Delicious summer. Yum. 6 Days away.

I took a little trip 10 days ago. I hope to get to blog about it. Sometime before I've finalized my latest flower girl/ring bearer outfit decisions (Yay Uncle J and Aunt M!!!!) and after I've finished teaching Spanish. And before I make my home school orders. And after I make an double batch of chocolate chip cookies and eat the whole thing before it goes into the oven. And after I blog the 5-month onesie shots, which are only 9 days overdue. So, you know, sometime soon.

Until then, regarding a part of that trip, [one of] my brother's lovely bride wrote a blog in which I am referred to as a YOUNG woman, and she posted a bunch of pictures, and she cried along with me at an old family video. I invite you to check it out here.

The above parenthetical meaning, one of my brothers, not one of his brides. The other brother is getting married in a month. See "flower girl and ring bearers", above.

ANYWAY!

Tomorrow is the last day of Spanish! This is the last week of our school-at-home! J is done with Mayterm this weekend! AAAaaahhhhhhhhh!


PS On my trip to Georgia, Nutmeg got to hang with her two cousins--one 4.5 months older, one almost-3 months younger. Three cousins in 7 months. That's the photo, double above. Wheee!

Science

This year, J has been teaching the kids science while I'm teaching other people's children Spanish.

This picture in NO WAY represents J's teaching abilities.

Not his abililty to communicate, engage, or excite students.

Not at all.

We're talking about one of W. College's Teacher of the Year award recipients.

But this is what Wombles was doing during science.

On this afternoon, they watched a video. :)