Special Daddy Time!

Since Lydia has been born, I've gotten to spend some extra time with just Daddy and me. I LOVE it!  A few weeks ago, Toy Story the Musical came to our outdoor theater in Sucre!  Daddy and I got to go and it was so much fun.  Well...actually it turned into quite a Bolivian adventure and the anticipation was the most exciting part.  The doors were suppose to open at 4:30pm.  So we decided to get there right at 4:30pm even though we knew there would be a lot of people waiting in line most of the afternoon to get the best seats.  It's a good thing we didn't leave any earlier...we ended up waiting in line for an hour anyway as the doors didn't end up opening until a bit after 5:30pm.  (Which is when the show was suppose to start.)  We found seats and waited, and waited, and waited.  Clowns came out to entertain us...and they kept saying "cinco minutos mas..."  (5 more minutes...).  This went on for almost 2 hours...finally the show started a little after 7pm.  After all that waiting...nothing really lives up to the hype.  We ended up leaving at intermission at 8:30pm, an hour past my bedtime!      

For his job, my Daddy does trainings in churches, which usually happens at night time.  Since I don't get to see him much in the evenings, I am happy that he can be home with us in the afternoons sometimes.  A few weeks ago my Daddy and me did a project...making a prince and princess out of aluminum cans.  (My Daddy is a really good artist!  A lot of people don't know that!)  

Thanks Daddy!  I love spending time with you!

Jugando en la casita con mi hermana!

The other day I was playing in our playhouse with my sister...

Somehow, I became the play toy...

...but it was fun...

...and I survived...

...barely.

Crawling....

...well not quite yet.  But I'm working on it.  This is my new favorite trick.  I'm up on my knees!

7 months old!

It's been an eventful month for me!  As you can see in the above picture I'm now sitting up all by myself!  I've also got my first two teeth.  I just woke up one day and there was the first one.  Then the next day there was another one!  I've also been doing a lot of eating.  I've tried several vegetables and a few fruits too...but my favorite food by far is avocados!  At my check-up I was 12 lbs, 12 oz.  I'm still off the curve, but it's a bit of an improvement from last month.  I will just have to keep working on it! 

I am really good at rolling around now, and can get to almost anything I lay my eyes on.  I'm getting familiar with several of my toys now and have my favorites.  Pretty much anything soft I like so I can chew on it.  I also LOVE looking in the mirror.  Did you know that there is a cute little baby that lives in all the mirrors?   She is so cute and I love looking at her!  

No jars of baby food in Sucre...so I've got my freezer stocked with the fresh stuff!

I love being apart of story time!

Ready to Roll...

The joys of being a little sister...

...why do they let her do these things to me!

6 months!

I'm 6 months old now!  Half a year has already gone by and I'm adjusting well to being in this crazy family of mine.  I actually turned 6 months while I was in South Dakota, so I went to see the doctor there for my check-up.  I shot up in height from 23 to 25 inches which puts me in the 25%.  My weight however didn't increase too much.  I went from 11 pounds 6 oz to 11 pounds 15 oz, completely falling off the growth curve.  So my mission for the next month is to eat, eat, eat and put on the pounds!  I'll check in next month and let you know how it's going.  

Even though I'm not real big, I'm still a pretty happy baby.  I'm rolling all over the place now and can't be left on my own too much anymore.  I like any toy that I can put in my mouth and chew on...and if you get close to me, you are probably going to be wet.  I'm a drooler for sure.  No teeth showing yet, but I think they are on their way.  I'm also pretty enthralled by my big sister Ella.  If she is in the room my eyes are usually on her and I think everything she does is hilarious.  

Here are some highlights of the past month for you to enjoy.  

Being small has it's advantaged...I can still take my baths in the kitchen sink!

Toweling off is my favorite part of bath time.  

I started rice cereal...not too bad.

I also started zapallo...kind of like squash.  My parents found out quickly that I'm going to be a messy eater!

Hangin' out with my Daddy on Father's Day.

LOVE playing with my big sister.  

I'm growing into some new toys.  

I'm continuing to develop my silly personality.

Firsts!

Last month was my first trip to America.  I did a great job on the all my flights.  It wasn't my first time flying, in fact it was my 4th trip via air.  But it was my first plane ride over 45 min long, so my parents weren't real sure how I would do.  I seem to be adjusting to my family of seasoned travelers.  

I really enjoyed being in America for my first time.  I actually experienced a lot of firsts while I was on my trip.  

• My first 4th of July...glad I was in America for that!

• My first summer!  I got to wear a bunch of cute sun dresses!

• My first time meeting a bunch of family members!

Hangin' with my Uncle Dan

Me and my Great Grandma

• I went to my first wedding.  Congrats Cousin Billy and Kara!

• I went to my first Teener Baseball game.  Cousin Logan's team won!

Watching the game with Brady.

• I went to the dam on the South Dakota/Nebraska boarder, which was opened the most it's ever been.  There was more water rushing over the dam than Niagara Falls.  It was quite the sight!

Visit to the Dam