Six months!

I just can't believe our sweet Halle is six months old today. How time flies. She is such a pure joy to have in our family. She has the sweetest little disposition. I just love holding her and kissing her chubby cheeks. I love the little smirk she gets on her face when she is about to smile, and the sound of her laugh is the sweetest sound to hear.

Today Luke was running around, actually running over packing bubbles and making them pop, and she thought it was the funniest thing. She was squealing and laughing so hard, it was the cutest thing and it was the longest I have heard her laugh like that. Luke can get her to laugh and get excited more than anyone, she loves her big brother and he loves her.

She is at such a fun age, she is so aware of everything that is going on but is still such a sweet little innocent baby. She loves to be held and I am constantly holding her. Cory tells me I shouldn't hold her so much and that I am spoiling her, but tonight after I put our active little Luke to bed I decided I will hold her and hold her as much as she and I want because soon she will be two like Luke and the times I get to hold her will be few and far between!

We love this little girl so much. I can't believe she is already half a year old, it is fun to watch her grow but it makes me a little sad at the same time. But, then I think of all the fun times we have ahead and I am okay with it. Her sweet little personality reminds me a lot of my mom. I also think she has my mom's eyes. She has beautiful eyes and people tell us that all the time. She is such a sweet, good little girl and I know she and I will be best friends one day, just like me and my mom are.

Here are some of the fun things she is doing:
-She has almost mastered sitting up
-When she gets excited before she is about to laugh she has to catch her breath and makes this funny gulping sound and it is so cute
-She loves rattles and anything that makes noise, and loves to put them in her mouth
-She rolls over really well and holds her head up so high when she is on her tummy, it's really cute
-She loves to watch Luke play and run around and thinks her brother is one funny guy
-She is eating solids, her favorites are pears, sweet potatoes, and carrots. So far she's not a big fan of whole wheat cereal but tonight she ate multiple bites for the first time!
-She would sleep in our bed every night so peacefully if we would let her, but we had to break that before it became a habit!