Hi all! I realized I have not shared much about what has been going on with us- especially Carys. It's been a crazy time and through it all Carys continues to get more amazing, more curious, more adorable, more hungry and is doing all kinds of new things. So I thought I would organize my thoughts and memories here:
- Sleeping through the night: For the past 2-3 weeks, I would say that she has slept through the night 70% of the time. I don't really know what to expect quite yet, but I am thankful for the nights that I get to sleep all the through, but also for the special quiet times where we get to hang out and she eats in the peace of the night.
- SOLIDS: We decided to start on her 5 month birthday. For two reasons: 1. She was showing all the signs of being ready- showing interest in my food, pawing at food, being more hungry, etc. 2. I just wanted to be able to remember the date that she started solids easily. :) Lazy butt am I. Solids have been hilarious! We have taken some hilarious videos, but I just don't seem to have the time to upload them to youtube and then here. If anyone has a faster suggestions- let me know. Rice cereal was first and that went really well. ~She's had three days of carrots so far (today was almost a whole jar!!).~ I think we are supposed to start a fruit tomorrow, if anyone has any suggestions on any of this-let me know. ~And yes if you are wondering- her poop is getting alot more dense, smelly and interesting. I love it!
- Giggles. They are amazing. The sweetest sound in the entire world. Mike is actually better at getting them out of her. And while at times I am jealous, I am also really glad. They have a special relationship, just like she and I have- just different. I am so happy that my baby's Dad can light up her world like that. Again. I have a video- just got to get it up there!!
- Turning over. It's so awesome. The first few times she did it (from her stomach to her back) her eyes got soooo big. But now I think she likes it. It's so fun. It's amazing how ELATED I get when she does these seemingly small things. I couldn't cheer louder.
- Turning 360 degrees. I try to have her on her stomach alot now- for the turning over and moving. The first time it happened she was on her stomach and I was doing something in the room, can't remember, then all of a sudden I noticed that her head was facing 90 degrees to the left. And she kept slowly inching around until she was back to the beginning. Incredible.
- Just can't stop loving her to pieces!!!
Now all these things didn't just happen in a week or anything, but time is starting to speed up and blur. So I need to write it all down!
Well, time to wake her up and go to Erin's Ethiopian dinner. Yum!
Carys' first steps in the ocean! It was the most adorable thing to see her meet the big seas. She really clung to us as we moved closer to the roaring waters and when we set her down in the sand, she kept picking up her feet. But the more times we do it, the better it gets. She even fell asleep in our arms as we were standing waist-high in the water. Our little fish. 
