6 Months

So I'm a tad late in posting about Sally at six months. Two weeks late, to be exact. We left for Utah on July 1, and we just got back on July 15. It was one of the craziest and least vacationy trips of our lives. But that's another story for another post. For now, let's talk Sally. Sally is so grown up now! This is the age when all the moms start doing the #pleasestopgrowing hashtags on Instagram, and I think I finally understand why. She looks so much older than she did just a month ago! Here are some of Sally's favorite things to do these days:

• She is so smiley and sometimes laughs her head off. Once something gets her giggling, she'll laugh at it over and over and over and over.
• She sits without any help from me. I'm no longer worried she'll fall, and if she does, she can catch herself pretty well now.
• She can stick things in her mouth so well! Tooo well. On our trip, I'd sit her in the grass and look over to find grass in her mouth. And I've found my phone in her mouth several times. She loves my phone so much.
• She wants to grab anything and everything, and she's pretty darn good at it. If it's in reach of Sally, it's not safe. 
• We can hoist her up to hold onto ledges, and she'll stand there by herself for a few seconds. 
• She makes much more sounds that sound like she's trying to talk to us now, in the sweetest, softest voice ever.
• She finally figured out her naps! Everyone said it would take unti 6 months, and it did!
• Sally loves people and new experiences.
• She rubs her eyes when she's tired and ready for a nap. It's so cute.
• I'm her most favorite person. I feel very lucky, and it's fun that she actually cares that it's me holding her now!
• Sal is STILL teething. She has no teeth yet, but she wants to bite everything, and quite violently. This week she hasn't wanted me to put her down hardly at all, which is fine and dandy since I don't need to pack or anything...

Also of note:

• Sally was a champ on her first plane ride. We kept her entertained with toys, and she was a happy camper. The last hour and a half, she slept on my lap.
• Sally still hasn't started eating solids. I'm holding off until we're all moved in, so for now it's still just nursing.
• Sally slept so bad on our Utah trip. She'd wake up 4-5 times per night. But she naps beautifully now. It's the best! And now that we're home (until Friday when we move!!) she's back to sleeping 12 hours. She has started to wake up once to eat at midnight. I think starting her with solids will take care of that need for a midnight snack.