Six Months

Magda turned half a year old yesterday. We didn't really do anything special to celebrate, but did have a nice extended walk in Walnut Creek Park where we finally took the stroller through some off-road action. The stroller performed well, even on the narrower and bumpier paths. We also took the obligatory bluebonnet baby pictures, but we almost missed the boat, since most of the flowers are already past their prime and seeding.

Magda is becoming more and more amazing. She can now sit for extended periods of time and, if you are in the same room with her, can keep herself occupied with rattles and toys. That's great because you can actually get stuff done while she's awake.

I think that she and Jennifer have finally developed a routine for naps and activity, although the big nap sometimes happens in the morning and sometime in the afternoon.

One of my favorite parts of the day is her waking up in the morning -- usually between 6:30 and 8. She's still drowsy and start stretching her arms and body and kicking her legs and looking around, and then she gets this big smile whenever she sees you looking at her.

Another favorite task of mine is taking her to bed after she's fallen asleep on Jennifer in the evening. She stirs when I pick her up (not an easy task when she's wedged in the boppy and semi-attached to Jennifer in her rocker) but then relaxes completely as I carry her to the bedroom, arms dangling to the site and her mouth slightly parted. And she stirs again when I lay her down in her crib, but hardly ever wakes up as I tuck in her blanket.

Update: After a long hiatus, I've uploaded some new pictures of Magda I took over the last two or three weeks. The Bluebonnet pictures didn't turn out too well -- she was in her serious mood and most of them got overexposed or too contrasty.