Letters to Bella--Month 6

Dear Bella,

Oh my, I am a bad Mommy, I totally messed up and forgot to write you a letter for month 5! Oops, it was such a crazy time of the year with Thanksgiving and Christmas and you know how much time I have to get on the computer these days :) So, a LOT has happened since we left off...first things first you have two, yes TWO teeth on the bottom and you are crawling! You seriously have sped through a ton of "firsts" in like a 3 week time span. You are so fast at learning things, I was not prepared for how quickly you would change. You pull up on all of your toys and love to be standing. Your favorite toy to play with right now is your activity music table. You love to dance to the froggy song that plays and it is hilarious to watch your "moves"! So far it seems you get your dancing skills from your dad...but I am sure in time you will improve..lol.

You can say "ba-ba" which is so darn cute but I am working on teaching you mama or mommy or anything close to that. No such luck so far. You have also started eating baby food which has been a great experience so far. You sure do love to eat--gee wonder who you get that from?! Your favorite fruit so far is banana's and your favorite vegetable is sweet potatoes. We haven't tried all the different flavors yet so that could change. You were NOT a fan of carrots but we are working on it. You have gotten better in the last week or two about eating them. Not only do you eat baby food you have started to eat little Gerber snacks, AND you can feed them to yourself. I would have to say your favorite is the cheese puff's. You occasionally miss your mouth and Sammie gets a bite (which she waits patiently for).

You had your first cold of the winter which ended up not being too bad. I hate it when you don't feel good, but me and daddy nursed you back to health pretty quick.

Christmas was very fun with you this year. You were actually a lot more interested in opening the presents than we thought you would be. You love to eat the paper and play with the bows, they were much more fun than the actual toys. You are sure spoiled and very loved by your whole family.

OH....and I can't forget the best news...I don't want to jinx it but it seems like you are finally outgrowing all of your spitting up! From time to time you have a little, but not even as close to what it used to be like. It figures, just about the time we finally get a good supply of burp rags and bibs...oh well, I am sure we will still be using them for something else now!

I am really loving this age that you are right now. You are so much fun, your little personality is just blossoming. You bring me so much joy and are a little Mamma's girl (which I don't mind at all). It doesn't matter how bad my day has been going, the moment I lay eyes on you and see your little smile all my worries just disappear. I can't wait to see what the next month brings...you always keep me guessing!

I love you my sweet angel!

Love,

Mommy