The Schmitts

Dear London,

Today you are 6 months old! Wait...did I really just type that?! A half year old already?! Those were the fastest 6 months of my life. It's been another busy month in the Schmitt house, but what a fun month it's been! We managed to squeeze in quite a bit this month including starting solids, celebrating your big brother's 3rd birthday, and even a trip to Disney World! You are still a bit too little to get the full experience of Disney, so while Mommy, Daddy, and Noah headed off on our trip, you enjoyed some one-on-one cuddle time with Grandma Knight ;) We are already planning our next Disney trip and can't wait to show you what Disney is all about!

Your sweet, happy personality continues to shine, and almost every person you meet comments on how happy you are :) Your Daddy and I are so thankful for your smiles and sweet giggles. It seems as if this past month you have been even happier than in months prior, and we can only assume this is because you are sleeping much better these days. Thankfully, you are now sleeping through the night on a consistent basis. Most nights, you sleep about 11-12 hours straight, with only a quick wake-up here and there, which usually results in Mommy or Daddy putting your paci in and rubbing your back for a minute before you fall back asleep. Needless to say, we are all very thankful that your sleep has improved!

As I mentioned earlier, you had your very 1st bite of food this month...sweet potatoes! It took a few days for you to get used to eating from a spoon, and you definitely had your fair share of "Mr. Yuk" faces in the beginning; however, now that you've gotten the hang of the whole eating thing, you seem to really enjoy it!

This month you decided you didn't want to be stationary anymore and have learned how to crawl/scoot backwards. You have been trying SO hard to crawl forward, but haven't quite gotten there yet. You can make it quite far crawling backwards; however, we have a feeling that within a few weeks, you will officially be a forward-crawler ;)

Another (adorable) milestone that you recently achieved was saying your 1st "mama"! These days you are babbling up a storm with a ton of "ba-ba-ba's" and some "ma-ma's" thrown in there here and there ;)

Well, I think that's everything for this month! Noah starts preschool this upcoming week, so us girls will get to spend a little more one-on-one time together for a few hours a week. We are looking forward to fall, and hopefully getting the chance to vist some fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and maybe even do some apple picking as well.

Until next time, here are some of my favorite photos from your 6th month.

Sitting up is fun!