6 months!

Our spunky lil' girl is officially a half-year old (as of August 27th)! Where has the time gone?!?!

This picture was taken by my long-time friend, Jess Cooper, when she came to meet this crazy girl of mine. Daphne proved once again how strong-willed she is. This picture captures perfectly her ability to be super cute and super stubborn all at time same time:) I would love to say I have no idea where she got this stubborn streak of hers, but let's be honest, she doesn't only look like her mommy she acts just like her too! Daphne didn't approve of any of the poses because they weren't on her terms. I will admit, the tutu and suitcase was pushing it, but even  when we just had her dressed cute sitting on a blanket she wasn't going for it. Sitting, standing, playing, etc all while being cute are just fine and dandy with this girl as long as they are on her terms. Next photo shoot I will have to find some way to trick her into thinking everything is her idea:) I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures Jess took because we did capture a few awesome smiles in-between the memorable pouts. That is what I love about Daphne, she shows all her emotions to the extreme. There is no in-betweens with this little girl.

The same day as Daphne's torturing photo shoot she had her 6 month wellness visit. I was feeling pretty bad for making Daphne be tortured twice in the same day but this girl handled her shots like a champ! Dan is such a great daddy and always makes sure he is available to come help Daphne when she gets her shots. Dan was right there to help her the whole time and as soon as it was over he picked her right up and started walking around the room with her to help calm her down. As soon as she saw the blinds in the exam room she was 100% over her shots. She was too busy playing from then on out! Who would've known that wearing a tutu in a suitcase is worse that getting vaccinations? haha.




Playing with the blinds at her 6 Month Wellness Visit


















Speaking of wellness visit, our cute petite girl is once again proving she is planning on staying small in size. She came in at 14 lbs 8 oz (25th Percentile) and 25.6 inches long (50th Percentile) and her head circumference is _________ (_______ Percentile). She has gone down in her weight percentile but the doctor said she is just fine as long as she doesn't drop any more. I promise we feed her plenty and I try not to worry about her decreasing in percentile each time (online growth charts say she is more in the 10th -25th percentile, it's hard to tell on the charts they give us at the doctor's office since they don't give a percent, just show a dot on a graph). Speaking of food, she always lets us know when she wants to eat. She is just like her mommy and can get quit grumpy when her tummy is rumbling!

Here are some more fun stats about Daphne's past month of life and milestones:

 - Has VERY Sticky Fingers. She is constantly eyeing her surroundings and finding out how to get into anything and everything. She loves to play with anything she thinks isn't hers, especially water bottles, keys, and cell phones. Some days I wonder how in the world she found something she shouldn't have and she isn't even crawling yet! The other day when I went to get her out of her carseat I found her with a half eaten Kohls ad that she had grabbed off of the seat next to her in the car. She will roll, scoot her bumbo across the counter (with adult supervision), etc just to get to what she has her eye on. 

She is still as mischievous as ever. She loves to grab at
anything she knows she can't have
 (her fan in particular in this photo)

Daphne got to ride her first lagoon ride
and sneaked in a quick lick while she was at it, YUM!

Daphne also got her first ear infection and had a swollen eye one
Sunday morning. She sure likes to visit the doctor on the weekends.
 Poor girl has had her eyes swell quite regularly lately. The doctor
 thinks she takes after me and is developing some allergies.



Has learned a few gang signs...lol, just kidding

Still our cute lil' lady



 

- Loves to sit on daddy's shoulders and looks forward to seeing him every night when he returns from work or school.

-Giggles like crazy. She loves to be tickled (her legs and sides), have her belly blown on, and twirled in circles. I love how easy it is low to get her to roll in laughter. Her cute giggles have gone from funny little grunty laughs to full blown rolling laughter. Too cute:)

LOVES to go swimming! She got to go swimming 5 days in a row
this past month between a ward pool party and our Park City vacation.

Chillin' in her floatie. She also learned how to splash and would
stay in the water for hours on end if we let her.

Daphne's new favorite activity. She loves to sit in the sink while I get ready in the morning.

Who knows what this cutie does in her sleep. At least she is staying
dressed unlike a few months ago. Her belly is still her favorite sleeping position.
 

Got licked by a pony. Yup, this pony sure thought Daphne tasted good.
Daphne wasn't sure what to think of this licking machine!
 

Loves to go for walks in her stroller and especially loves that mommy
 lets her now sit up on her own in the front. She enjoys either
 propping up her legs and enjoying the ride or pulling herself
up and sitting all on her own like a big girl.

Got to have a fun date night with her Grandpa Crandall. Daphne
is going through the stranger danger phase. It took a whole 24 hours
of prepping Daphne prior to our date night just to get her to look at him
without bursting into tears. After their night together
without mom and dad they became best buddies!

Went to the Arts Festival with mommy, daddy, and Grandpa Black. She loves playing with Grandpa Black and enjoyed sitting on the cow (at Java Cow, our favorite ice cream shop!) and having daddy take her around in the carrier.

Loves the swings! Cami and I took the babies to the park right after Daphne turned 5 months and we have been several times since then. Daphne and Boston have also loved getting to know each other lately. They find each other quite entertaining. Daphne loves to grab at Boston's face and arms and he is quite fond of her bows.

Loves to be as independent as possible. The first thing she does when we walk into the bathroom is grab a hold of the towel ring. I promise I am really right there with my hand just inches away from her. The picture is quite deceiving!

Passed out on Daddy's shoulder. We had to capture this momentous e
vent on camera because anyone that knows Daphne knows that she
doesn't cuddle. This little girl was so exhausted after a fun stay in Park City.



Daphne can also feed herself. She prefers to be held so her hands and feet are free to wiggle (and we enjoy feeding her) but every once in awhile we have her do it herself. We usually prop a pillow because it reduces how often she wiggles and accidentally drops the bottle. Once again, this little girl was quite exhausted and actually never finished the bottle:) Speaking of which, she always has the wiggles worse than normal during feeding time. Her arms and legs are constantly moving! I often feed her while working on the computer and she always finds her way to typing on the keyboard with both her fingers and toes. Dan prefers to walk around the house with Daphne while feeding her. He finds that she wiggles less when she is distracted.

Met John Wayne...or at least the cardboard version of him.



Sucks on EVERYTHING!

Now sports some pretty sassy sunglasses to match her personality...well that or in reality, she mostly just tries to eat them.

-She is quite the talker! She loves to giggle, squeal, grunt and even has this funny grunting noise that sounds like she is dying that she does either when she is tired or in the car.

 

-Wears mostly size 0-3 month p.j.'s and pants, 3-6 month tops, and size 1 shoes. She wears size 2 diapers (and most often sports some pretty baggy cloth diapers...yeah, it's all about saving money in our our student teaching household).

 

- LOVES sweet potatoes. She also eats carrots, peas, oatmeal, and rice cereal but sweet potatoes are the most fun because she holds out her arms (airplane style) anticipating each and every bite and gives out a big squeal and kick of the legs after each bite. She also loves sweet potato puffs and so do we for those times it's too hard to give her messy solids.

 

-Is sure loved by us all!