Cole Family: 6 months

Sorry to be so out of the loop. Working full time and trying to do everything else really takes up lots of time!! Hopefully this post won't drag on too long, ha! Violet had her 6 month check up last Friday. Here are the stats: she is now 19 lbs, and 27 inches tall!! She is growing, growing, growing! Both her height and weight are in the 95th percentile. What is Violet up to at 6 months?
-She is still sleeping great at night, about 12 hrs. She has recently started to wake up in the middle of the night, but she eventually falls back asleep.
-She is getting better about daytime naps.
-She is getting so strong. She isn't sitting up on her own yet, but she definitely likes to be in the sitting up position most of the time.]
-She LOVES her jumperoo. In fact, when you hold her. she loves to bounce her legs and jump up and down, it always makes her smile.
-She is also enjoying her exersaucer. She likes to check out all the toys and thinks it is fun to be able to spin around.
-She is a drooling maniac! She soaks many bibs daily with all her drool.
-Her hands are always in her mouth. Poor baby's hands are so red and chapped because they are always wet. A friend suggested some Hylands teething tablets. I have been giving her those and they do seem to help her. I broke down today and gave her tylenol though, b/c she seemed to really be having mouth pain, and we have had such a great afternoon!
-She still LOVES being outside. On the days when I am off work, I try to always take her on a walk, or sometimes two. We have been enjoying some really nice weather. I know the yucky Texas heat is just around the corner, so I am trying to get outside with V as much as possible. I think if we just stayed outside all day, she would be happy.
-She is not really so into rice cereal, but we gave her oatmeal and she seems to like that so much better. I will be busting out the baby cooker this week. Our plan is to start the green veggies first, then orange, and do fruits last. I can't wait to see her face when she eats her first bite of real food! I will have the camera ready for sure.

Violet has been dealing with her first little virus. She has a runny nose, cough and congestion. She has even been snoring a bit at night. She has also been pulling on her ear a bit. Her doc said her ears looked good, no infection, but to just watch her carefully. She cries when she sees me get the bulb syringe out for her poor little nose. I feel pretty bad too: congestion, cough, sore throat, etc, must be RSV, ha! I am learning as a mommy that it doesn't really matter if I am sick, the show must go on, so to speak...I got to take a couple little naps today, so that helps me feel more human. I struggle with Mondays after I work the weekend, b/c I get about 3 hours of sleep before Violet wakes up, and it is sure hard to get going. I love my job, of course I would rather be a stay at home mommy with Violet, though. I know that I should not complain, because I know people who are struggling with infertility and would give up many hours of sleep to get to have a baby. Sometimes I just forget to see the big picture, and I also need to vent at times! Having Violet is such a blessing and is so worth the lack of sleep and hard work. I am trying to relax more and enjoy it instead of stressing so much about the details (i.e laundry, doing the dishes, etc). I feel like I am trying to be super mommy and super wife, but I just can't do it all. I am so thankful to have help from family, and to have Evan, who puts up with my tears, and being neglected at times. He is such a good daddy, I never get tired of seeing how happy Vi gets when she is around him! Hope everyone has a good week, and take a few minutes for yourself to relax and breathe...XOXO.