Polls

Thanks to everyone who voted on the "Bea's First Fruit and Veg" poll. Sweet Potatoes won with 35%, followed by Bananas with 29%, Pears 17%, and Squash 17%. We'll put up a picture of our little sweet potato eating sweet potatoes soon.

Bea is now eating all that frozen breast milk - see picture on post from Sunday June 9 ("Waah, Moo, and More"). For the next poll, guess how long it will last.

Halloween: All Dressed Up and No Place to Go

It's Bea's first Halloween! Even though she is too young to trick-or-treat, Bea actually had two costumes this year. Originally, "Aunt Kelly" (Melissa's cousin) gave Bea a Zebra outfit - which was adorable. Then, Grandma Liz brought her -- you guessed it -- a bumblebee costume.


We were scheduled to go to a family halloween party last Sunday -- Bea was going to wear her bee costume with a little crown (making her the "Queen Bea") and Matt and I were going to go as drones. Unfortunately, Bea came down with her first cold on Saturday and I wasn't feeling much better. So, we missed out on all the fun.



So, for our Halloween festivities, we dressed Bea up in both of her costumes and took pictures. Here are the results. Enjoy!

Cereal? No, thanks.

Well, Bea had her first taste of cereal. Not a hit. In fact, it was more of a spit. Almost everything that went in also came out. She liked it a bit better when I put a little prune juice in it, but still lots of spitting. I'm not sure it was the cereal she didn't like, though. She didn't seem too thrilled with the spoon. We'll try again soon.

On the bright side, Bea has been having milk from the breastmilk freezer all week and seems to be doing really well with it. Wahoo! In fact she loves the bottle so much that she starts reaching for it the minute she sees it. I've have had to start hiding it from her when it is warming, because if she sees it too soon, there's tears until it's ready. Conversely, she's getting more and more frustrated with breastfeeding -- I think it's too much work. So, we're weaning.

A couple of people have asked what her stats were at her 6 month check up -- well she was 14 lbs 3 oz and 24 inches! What a big girl.

Also, Bea has been sitting up for up to a minute or two by herself with no help. She topples over fairly spectaularly, too.

Lastly, Bea's friend Adam, who I mentioned before, finally did get his heart transplant and is doing well! In fact, he's already home. The average child goes home after a heart transplant in just two weeks. Isn't that crazy?

That's all for now. Hope all is well with everyone!
Love,
Melissa

Six Months Old: Daddy better win.

This was taken when Daddy's friends were over for cards. I walked in and Uncle Gravy (Dad's cards partner) was "putting Bea in the pot"... good thing they won that hand. From left to right that's Drew, Gravy, Bea, Ry, and Dad.

AS OF OCT. 6, BEA IS SIX MONTHS OLD!!

Since becoming a big six monther, Bea thinks she is pretty hot stuff -- she can even sit up by herself for almost a minute. She sits in her high chair now (her bouncy seat is so last month). In addition, she can pick things up (and throw them on the floor), she puts everything in her mouth, and drools pretty much all the time. Bea really likes music, especially at bedtime or naptime. And speaking of sleep, she's getting a lot better at it: sleeping usually at least six hours a night. Lastly, she is going to try eating some solid foods this week!

She had her six month doctor appointment and it was full of good news... until it got to the shots. But, back to the good news: Her acid reflux is doing well and hopefully we'll be able to take her off her medicine fairly soon. That also means that Mom can start adding foods back to her diet... like dairy! Well, this week it's just yogurt but I can almost taste the ice cream sundae. And, even better, next week we can start using milk from the breastmilk freezer!! Cheers all the way around.

Here are a few pictures to enjoy of Bea and her new talents: sitting in the high chair and drooling.