6 Months Old!!!

Today is a big milestone for our sweet little Alyson.....she is 6 months old!!! I can't believe it! Time has gone by so fast and so much has happened during the short time she has been in our family. She is a precious daughter of our Heavenly Father and Frank and I were trusted with her. I have no idea why we were the parents chosen to care for her and I may never know why in this lifetime but I do know that I love her very much and she makes us very happy. She makes everything we have gone through the past 6+ months worth while. We have learned so much from her already and I know that we have a lot of learning to do still with her.

She is always improving each day and is doing much better eating by bottle. Last night she drank 3 ounces by mouth while she was dead asleep so maybe she needs to be asleep more often when I feed her! :o) Normally I can get her to take a little more than 2 ounces and then she decides she is done but one day at a time. We are still working with her on getting to roll over but I think that it still may hurt her chest a little bit when she lays on it and I think she hates tummy time just like any other baby out there. Once we have that accomplished we will work on sitting up but she may need to pack on a few more pounds in her belly to help prop her up!!! I tried giving her rice cereal last Friday and she didn't like it at all! She gave me a look like 'yucko'! Mentally she is at a 6 month level....physically she is probably at a 3-4 month level because of how much time she was in the hospital and recovering so I think she is doing awesome for what she has been through.

Here are some comparison pictures of Ty and Alyson. Ty will be 6 months old tomorrow. He is just over 20 pounds right now and she is a whopping.....12 pounds!!! :o) It's okay, she'll hold her own when she's older! It was so fun seeing them interact with each other....trying to eat each other up by the arms and feet and then looking at each other like 'hey, I know you'. I hope they are good little friends growing up.