Mary Clare at 6 months old…(almost)

A few things about my baby girl just before her half birthday, December 27.

She has always been a “good baby” and we thought McCanless was our “difficult baby” (as far as eating, sleeping, teething, etc) I guess when you only have one child and nothing to compare her to, anything can seem difficult the first time!

McCanless began sleeping through the night at 6 weeks(I’m talking about 10 hours straight), Mary Clare is just now getting back to her 10 PM-4 AM schedule at 6 MONTHS on a good night. McCanless went to sleep in her crib and slept….Mary Clare must make a dramatic exit, and wail as we rock, feed, sing, laugh, talk, feed, walk, sing her until we gently place her in her crib only to have her pop open her eyes, smile at us and cry again. The moment we pick her up, she quiets until she realizes that we are again going into the sleep routine to get her down. She fights it every step of the way!

McCanless ate everything I shoved into her face right on schedule. (Not that I was ever big on getting her on a set schedule, she just set one herself. She ate about every 4 hours) Mary Clare snacks all day on an ounce or two of formula at a time, eats her cereal in the morning IF it has apples in it, and will NOT eat veggies. She would rather not eat. She loves any fruit I give her, but NOT A SINGLE VEGETABLE!

But what far outweighs her little trying times, are the many, many smiles we receive everyday! She is such a happy baby. She smiles at everyone. She loves to be with people and loves to be held. (which, back to the “other list”-she is a bit um, spoiled. When she is very tired and about 24 other hours in the day, she only wants to be held by me.)

She has bright blonde hair that she loves to rub at the nape of her neck when she is going to sleep. It is so sweet to watch her in her crib slowly drift off. She always has her little arm thrown back behind her head. She also plays with Mel’s hair when he holds her.

She doesn’t quite have those two front bottom teeth in yet, but she is definitely, definitely TEETHING! She drools on everything and chews on anything that even comes remotely close to her face. She gets so angry at times, and just screams and pulls and chews on her teethers. McCanless had 4 teeth before we even knew she was teething. (4 teeth at 4 months old)

Mary Clare loves her big sister, McCanless, and loves to play with her. She has those deep belly laughs when McCanless is jumping around in front of her acting silly. McCanless has also been trying to teach her to suck on a silky. (Maybe I shouldn’t discourage this…at this point, I’m willing to try anything to help with bedtime!)

We love our alone time together when we take McCanless to school from 9-12 everyday. We play and talk and walk together outside. She coos so much now and seems as though she has so much to say.

Sweet Mary Clare is simply perfect, and we love her so much! I can’t wait to see what is in store for the upcoming years with my girls! I am so proud of both of them! Mary Clare is our tough little fighter and McCanless is our independent little firecracker! Looks like Mel and I have two strong willed little girls on our hands!

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