We'll call it your first word and army crawl

Well at wonderful 6 months of age you began saying Dada a lot. Daddy was so excited. He had the biggest grin on his face!!! Now Dada is all we hear. Daddy is very proud and likes to gloat about it and you love making him smile.

You also began army crawling. It started out slow and you covered little bits of space. Now you're all over the place. One night it was 5pm and I was in the kitchen and you were in the living room and said to you: "Sophie it's dinner time, come get dinner!" Sure enough you got onto your belly and headed my way. I kept this over and over until you reached me. I was pretty proud of you and you had the biggest grin on your face. You also will crawl for a little bit stop and sit your self back up and then get back down on your belly. You will pull yourself up on all 4 but you'll just rock on your knees and then get down on your belly.

You are a power eatter too. You eat 4-6oz. bottles and 3 solid feeding of about 3 oz. of fruits or veggies and cereal.  You are also 9 month sleepers. You're getting tall. In all your other clothes you're wearing about 6-9 month.

First Halloween

Your first Halloween was really busy!!! Aunt Lacey trick-or-treated with us. We trick-or-treated Grandma Even first at work at the mall. We saw Aunt Tammy, Taylor, and Paige while we were there. Grandma Even gave you a book and some money for your piggy bank. We then went to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's. There you trick-or-treated them and Grandma Suthoff. You got a Clifford book from Grandma Suthoff and a building block thing from Great Grandma & Great Grandpa. By the time we were heading home you were getting fussy and hungry so we asked Ma and Pa to come down and trick-or-treat you. Next year we'll plan things better so that we can trick-or-treat everyone. Ma and Pa gave you more money for your piggy bank. You were a very cute Strawberry Fairy!!!

Ears Pierced

You got your ears pierced on November 6, 2011. Aunt Lacey had to go with us because I wanted her to hold you when it happened. You did a great job. I feed you a bottle while it was being done which helped keep you calm until they pierced you. They did each ear individually so you cried a bit more than when you get your shots. You cried really hard and I picked you up and you calmed down very shortly. Your Aunt Lacey even commented 'Is that it?' I didn't get good pictures of the action because I had to look away and then was concerned with your crying that I forgot to take pictures. You look so cute!!!

You're doing great with them. You haven't tugged at them and you sleep fine on them. You daddy was concerned with the earrings being so loose. He made his first girl mistake. He pushed the backs on further. When he told me I had to clarify to him that were special backs and earrings and they won't fall off. Daddy and me had to work together to get them loose again. It was funny after the fact and Daddy realizes he has a lot to learn about girls.