selma happenings

so our selma girl turned 6 months old. can you believe it? where has the time gone.

our girl can sit up now all on her own.
























and she started eating solids. she's been practically diving out of our arms to try to grab at our food and drinks, so we thought she'd be pretty into eating. turns out, she'd rather just suck her thumb. surprise surprise. she's had rice cereal, green beans, and carrots.











and her bottom two front teeth are poking through. she is not a big fan of this. she has been extra crabby lately, even waking up in the night a few times. and she's constantly sticking her tongue in and out of her mouth, feeling those new teeth in her mouth. it's pretty funny.

oh selma. i go back and forth between thinking you are an easy, laidback baby to thinking you are so difficult that i might lose my mind. and i mean that in the nicest possible way. you love to be held. by your mama. all the time. and you really dislike evenings. hate them, some may say. you cry a lot from 5pm until we get your jammies on, and then you are all smiles because you know that eating and sleeping are soon to follow. but you are also very flexible with going with the flow, taking greta to and from school, running errands and all the things that 3rd babies have to do because that's just the way it goes. you love being able to watch greta and otto play. and they love talking to you and making you laugh. otto likes to touch your face and greta has perfected the art of talking baby talk to you. you like when we blow raspberries on your neck and face. you are very amused by peekaboo and you have started hiding your face behind your hands and then moving them away as if you're playing along.
your naps are hit or miss but you're an awesome nighttime sleeper. like your sister, you love laying on the changing mat in the bathroom. sometimes in the evenings when you're fussy we will stand there with you for a bit because it makes you happy. you like your baths now (finally) although you are still very puzzled when you splash yourself in the face with water. you love when we sing songs to you and cuddle you close. and your birthmark on your forehead has been the same shape and size for a few months now. i'm so curious as to what will happen with it. will it fade? i like to kiss it and rub my fingers over it. it's like this perfectly unique part of your face that makes you even more beautiful. we love you selma girl.