Children's Garden

We had the amazing opportunity to go the the MSU 4-H Children's Garden with a wonderful host...Jessica Wright!  Brenna loves being outside, and it was a perfect day for hanging out in the garden.  Who knew there were so many cool plants?  I think Brenna will really enjoy it when we come back in the next few years :)

Everything was so kid friendly, she could touch all the plants and go right up to the water. 

Thanks Jess, for such a beautiful day!

the big 0.5!

I am shocked at how fast the past 6 months have flown by!!  Brenna is still changing everyday and I am constantly trying to find new things to entertain her with.  She's able to sit up on her own now and does very well at it.  I think we still have a few weeks before she starts to crawl although if she wants something bad enough she will find a way to get it.  She is very serious in her explorations and will study things very closely and touch them very carefully. 

She's looking more and more like a big baby instead of an infant!  She's got some dark hair that's really started to grow in the past week. 

Brenna still has a great appetite and usually after the initial rejection of some new foods, she will eat anything.  Especially if it has a splash of apple juice :)  One of my coworkers reminded me of how much I loved apple sauce when I was pregnant....and that is Brenna's favorite food!  It always brings a smile and a "mmmmmmmmmmmmmm"

Here is her half birthday cake for her half birthday!

Bella had to get in on the birthday celebrations.....Can't believe I've had her for 8 years!! 

Our baby girl has really growing and is getting close to sitting up on her own and crawling.  She is super smiley, loves to roll around, she has started to enjoy her Jenny-jump-up and is really exercising those legs!  She is so delicate with her little hands and loves to explore everything....and then puts it in her mouth!  She is eating 3 meals a day plus her bottles and other than peas, she will eat anything.  She loves applesauce!  She likes Eskimo kisses and her ribs are very ticklish!

It's fun to stay at the.....

swim lessons

Brenna participated in her first swim lessons...and she was a star!!  She floated on her back, went under water and met some new friends (all with a little help from mommy).  Only one day did she cry from floating on her back.  Otherwise, she enjoy (or tolerated) every other activity for nearly 2 weeks!

She was very proud of herself :)

5months

And what a 5 months they've been!!! 

 Brenna is rolling all over now, both front and back.  This seems to have made tummy time much more enjoyable when she can control it :)  She has started with solid foods and really enjoys applesauce!  When she really likes something, she grabs the spoon and helps guide it in :) 

She is ticklish, especially on her ribs and her laugh is more of a grunt than a giggle.  She hasn't started crawling yet (thank goodness) but she can push herself forward and wiggle around quite a bit.  She's really grown a lot this past month, 2lbs and about an inch and a half!  This puts her pretty close to the 50th percentile for both height and weight.  perfect!! 

She can't wait until her daddy gets home so she can show him all her new tricks!

peek a boo bear