So Big!

My little miss is six months!  She learned to sit up without support this week!  Maren is an incredibly happy baby.  Even if she is hungry and needing food right now she will giggle and talk and smile for a few more minutes while she is waiting.  She loves to laugh.  She loves to eat.  I have introduced avocado, butternut squash, and sweet potato and it was all love from the first 1 1/2 bites.  There was the slightest of funny faces as she discerned a new taste, and then it was just big open mouth for the rest.  Ezra is her favorite entertainment.  She adores the bath.  She kicks and squirms and squeals and laughs for the entire adventure.  Trying to wash body parts just makes her giggle more.

It is rather fascinating to note the differences between her and Ezra.  Ezra was a super mellow baby, perhaps a little lazy, cool to just hang out, not prone to explore extensively.  He was a lover of books from very young, soft squishy toys were a favorite, slept like a champ, enjoyed long naps, liked a strict feeding schedule (and was not pleased when it was disrupted), and was super cuddly.

Maren seems kind of hyper, animated, involved, more active, and prone to giggle at anything and everything.  She is more distracted, less tied to a schedule, and thus much more flexible.  She is not a great sleeper, in fact, her stamina is rather awe-inspiring.  She seems to like books, but has trouble holding still to hear the ending.  She likes her little plush monkey, but she likes ten other toys just as well.  She is cuddly and oh so smiley.