A half-birthday

Today is a big day for our little girl: her first half-birthday! It's hard to believe that six months ago she was just a tiny little newborn, taking her first breaths (with the assistance of a ventilator) and meeting her daddy and momma for the first time. She's changed so much since then that it is hard to believe that the beautiful, talkative, smiley child we have now is the same person!

Here is a look at how Adelaida has changed in the past six months.

Adelaida's biggest accomplishment when she was four days old was being alive! She had just survived a hard and scary birth and had been released from the hospital two days earlier than expected.


Before she was two months old, Adelaida had spent time with all of her grandparents and had taken a couple of trips with us. We had gotten settled into a semi-routine with Adelaida and were getting used to being parents.


At four months old, Adelaida was discovering the world around her from the vertical position! She had just started sitting up unassisted and had started standing while holding onto furniture.


Adelaida is now six months old and is getting more and more exciting every day. She enjoys laughing, at just about everything around her, and is fascinated by other babies. Adelaida's favorite thing to do is to have her daddy hold her upside down and nibble on her ears!


Now, here's a bonus picture of Adelaida with Pink Panther. Dale and Grant were playing with Adelaida and Pink Panther and I got a picture of the guys holding them upside down together.