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Gwen, you’re six months old!

This month’s newsletter is very late – you’re closer to seven months than to six.  The biggest news for this month is our upcoming trip to visit your grandparents in Arizona in a few weeks.  It’ll just be you and me, kid, and your father will stay at home to hold down the fort and keep Sam company.

baby's first USB cable

You’re maturing steadily.  I predicted last month that you’d be doing all new things by the time you reached six months, and I was definitely right.  You’re not crawling yet, but you’re close – rolling continuously all over the floor and doing a “Gwen shuffle” forward while on your stomach.  Sometimes you’re even able to sit upright on your own for a minute at a time.

I like Auntie Laurel's shoelaces

Your two bottom teeth arrived!  They’re only a few mm tall, but they continue to slowly push upward.  You eat three real meals a day (plus breastmilk) of a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and meat.  While you’re still having late-evening dreamfeeds with your dad, these have changed from expressed breastmilk to formula.  I couldn’t keep up with you any longer!

You have so much energy that your dad and I can scarcely believe you are the same baby who used to stay put.  You are responsive, happy, settled, and communicative.  You’re turning into a real little person, and it’s so fun to watch.