{"id":100,"date":"2011-04-13T20:52:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-13T20:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.131.168.108\/wordpress\/?p=100"},"modified":"2011-04-13T20:52:43","modified_gmt":"2011-04-13T20:52:43","slug":"6-months-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elhogue.com\/shannah\/2011\/04\/13\/6-months-old\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Months Old!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Megan,<\/p>\n<p>You are already six months old. &nbsp;And what a big, sweet bundle of joy you are! &nbsp;You have a low, grunty laugh that cracks me up. &nbsp;You&#8217;re starting to anticipate when we&#8217;re going to tickle you. &nbsp;And your smile still lights up your whole face.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, you are starting to make a wider range of sounds, too. &nbsp;Not all of them happy. &nbsp;Your &#8220;buzzer&#8221; cry (as Daddy calls it) is a sure sign that you have reached your limit, and I should come and get you RIGHT NOW. &nbsp;You can get really angry when things don&#8217;t go your way or when I take a toy you aren&#8217;t supposed to have. &nbsp;And man, do you have a talent for finding toys you aren&#8217;t supposed to have! &nbsp;Of course, with two older siblings, there are lots of toys you shouldn&#8217;t have within arms reach, pretty much at all times.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/x84.xanga.com\/10782752330a6276110005\/s220005127.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You are already fully mobile. &nbsp;Your army-crawling skills amaze me on a regular basis. &nbsp;And I suspect you&#8217;ll be crawling before another month passes. &nbsp;Right now, you&#8217;re just content to rest on your hands and knees for a few seconds. &nbsp;But I&#8217;m sure that will change soon. &nbsp;Still, sweet one, it&#8217;s okay with Mommy if you don&#8217;t rush on to walking any time soon!<\/p>\n<p>So far we haven&#8217;t seen any teeth. &nbsp;But we have discovered that you LOVE cereal. &nbsp;Rice cereal. &nbsp;Oatmeal. &nbsp;Doesn&#8217;t matter. &nbsp;You love it all. &nbsp;Sadly, your forays into other food options has been less successful. &nbsp;Both green beans and applesauce have gotten only shudders and tortured faces. &nbsp;But don&#8217;t worry&#8230;we&#8217;ll find something else you&#8217;ll find worth swallowing!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/x08.xanga.com\/9998535ad6d39276110009\/s220005130.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, you&#8217;ve had a cold this week. &nbsp;So you haven&#8217;t been sleeping well. &nbsp;And you have needed Mommy to stay right by your side for most of the week. &nbsp;But I think we&#8217;re finally getting well again. &nbsp;And on a happier note, we&#8217;ve finally gotten to spend some time outside this week. &nbsp;And you LOVE to be outside. &nbsp;We take wagon rides (you go in your carseat) and you sit in your stroller and watch the twins play with chalk and run all around. &nbsp;Don&#8217;t worry, little one, you&#8217;ll be running with them soon enough!<\/p>\n<p>You are getting bigger by the day. &nbsp;You love your Daddy with everything in you. &nbsp;He calls you MegaBaby or Meggles. &nbsp;The twins still love talking to you, and you are starting to talk back to them. &nbsp;Of course, Mommy thinks you are sweet and smart and fabulous. &nbsp;Happy six months, little one!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/x56.xanga.com\/94f80552d6d27276110010\/s220005131.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Megan, You are already six months old. &nbsp;And what a big, sweet bundle of joy you are! 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