March & April

Spring is in the air! The months of March and April brought many exciting spring moments for Sloan. There was nice weather for stroller rides, a trip to the ranch for Grandpa's 65th birthday (and to see her first baby calf right after birth), her first Easter, hats and sunglasses, and, of course, softball games. Sloan loves to be outside and to check out her surroundings whether it is on a walk in the stroller or taking in a softball game. She will smile, entertain and watch everything with great detail and then without warning she is out cold. If we are holding her she will bury her head between our arm and chest (it looks like she could be suffocating). Regardless of the noise or surroundings she takes a snooze and wakes up refreshed and ready to go. I am sure the other softball fans are beginning to wonder what we put in her milk. We took a trip to the ranch for grandpa Rick's birthday and to see family. She was a great traveler and slept most of the way there and back. When she was awake she entertained herself with any tag she could find. This is one of her favorite things right now. Anything is cool if it has a tag that can be flicked and sucked on.

She had her six month appointment last week and she is 18 pounds 4 ounces and 26 1/2 inches long. This was the 90th percentile for weight and 80th for height. She sits up on her own for extended periods but eventually tips over. She has not mastered crawling but can turn herself in a circle and scoot backwards very well. She has been rolling for quite awhile but now she uses it to get places or objects that she wants. Her hair continues to grow like crazy and needs to be pulled back out of her eyes. The front hangs down to the tip of her nose. She is quite vocal now and even babbles ma ma, da da and ba ba. She said ma ma in the doctors office for the first time. Although she didn't necessarily correlate it to anything, I think we will go with that being her first word (the doctor agreed). She has now had the chance to try out several foods and enjoys them all. She is usually a good eater although at times it ends up sprayed all over including on the person feeding. She is a good sleeper and usually wakes us with sweet sounds through the monitor. When we go to get her she is either looking for us through the crib or over the top with a smile.

Ready for the sun!

This was her first stroller ride without the carseat. She loved it!

Naked ride to Target! We were on our way to a softball game and she had a major blowout! I think she just wanted a new outfit!