The Last Six Months...

  

 Cailyn Scout is six months old today. The last six months have been the best six months of my life! I will never forget what it felt like to hold our precious angel for the first time and it just amazes me that six months has come and gone already. Earlier today I was going back and looking at pictures of her from months ago and looking at how much she has changed in six months. The photos above are her newborn pictures that I had never posted on the blog. She looks so different now.( I am trying to get a video of her from right after she was born to upload so I will have it here...but it is taking forever to upload!) I can not thank God enough for blessing us with such a wonderful baby girl.  Every day I look at her and fall more in love with her. Her personality makes me smile. I know that one day her personality might make me crazy :)....but I am so thankful that she is so spunky and opinionated! Her facial expressions are priceless...and I could listen to her sweet laugh all day long! She is such a joy and Kris and I laugh at the fact that we have become totally content with staying home and playing with the baby most nights.(ok, pretty much every night)  My, how things have changed! Sometimes I look at her and I just want to cry because I love her so much and I feel so blessed that she is my daughter. Thank you God for giving her to us! She is amazing! 

     Every since Scout was a newborn I have always sang to her. I usually sing to her while I am changing her, giving her a bath...or just generally trying to entertain her. Everyone in both mine and Kris's family sings so I figured I need to pass it on. Anyway, one of the songs that I have always sang to her is "You Are My Sunshine" There is nothing particularly special about the song other than it is a short easy song to sing. For the last two months or so if I start singing that song she smiles so big...even if she is in the middle of fussing...you can start singing that in her ear and she immediately stops and smiles. The best is in the morning...sometimes I have to leave for work at 6:00 a.m. and before I leave I will go get her out of bed...change her diaper and then take her to our room and put her in bed with Kris. When I am changing her she will start stretching and her eyes will still be closed...as soon as I start singing that song she starts smiling...eyes still closed. I love it! It just melts my heart! She is still in love with Knox and if he is any where in her line of vision she will not stop staring  at him. As soon as he acknowledges her she gets SO excited! She can sit up on her own for several seconds until she spots something she wants or something that excites her and then she starts leaning and topples over...we are getting there though. She wants to crawl so bad! When you  put her on her belly she starts "swimming" as fast as she can and then gets frustrated that she hasn't gotten anywhere. :) She smiles constantly  and every time I see her precious smile it is as equally as exciting as the first time I ever saw her smile. I love her so much!!! She is eating baby food regularly now and her favorite is sweet potatoes. She also likes carrots and squash. I am still trying to find a fruit that she likes. She will eat a few bites of bananas and peaches, but does not get that excited about them yet. I hope that changes...I am going to do my best to help her to be a healthy eater. She is growing and developing wonderfully! She is still a little on the small side but it does not seem to slow her down at all. 

    On Thursday I took Scout to the doctor because she has had a bad cough and runny nose. RSV is going around and her pediatrician wanted to rule that out.  Thankfully she tested negative for RSV, but Dr. Wallace did hear a heart murmur that she has never heard before. She said it was common for children to have heart murmurs and that typically they are benign. She did say she was concerned enough about it that she wanted to get an echocardiogram and ultra sound done asap just to make sure all of her chambers are working properly. So tomorrow after her six month check-up we are being sent to a cardiologist to get her checked out. I am not freaking out about it just yet. Scout is growing and is full of energy so we are hopeful it is nothing too serious. My dad has had a heart murmur his whole life and it has not effected him so far. Regardless...keep her in your prayers. We are hoping that tomorrow goes smoothly and we receive good news. Also...Scout weighed 14 pounds and 2 ounces on Thursday. They will measure her length tomorrow. I am very curious about her height because she has out grown a lot  of her 6 month pants (in length) already. Enjoy all the photos and I will post about what the Doctor says as soon as we know something. Good night all!

Just a little light reading

Happy girl

Looking out at the snow

Knox makes her so happy :)

Sporting the hat that Aunt Mandi got her

"You listen here mister..."

"Daddy is so funny!"

"I just love this song!".....hanging out with Ryan and April 

Not feeling too good in this picture...poor baby :(

Dear Scout,

Happy six months baby girl!!! I love you so much and you are such a blessing!

You are a beautiful girl and you make us so happy! You are so smart and so sweet and I am very excited that I get to be your Mother!  I always thought I would have a daughter one day but you are even more precious than I imagined. Your smile makes any day a good day and your personality is so entertaining! You notice everything and I am truly in awe of you every day. I look forward to watching you grow and develop and witnessing all the the new  things you discover. God has truly blessed us!!!  I love you bunches Sunshine!!!

                   Love,

                      Mom