Half a Year

Caroline is half a year old!  Here are a few from her 6-month-birthday - they even sang Happy Birthday to her at daycare.  Here are a few notables from the last month:

Weight: 14 lbs, 7 oz (25 %)
Height: 25 inches  (25%)

- Second tooth (lower right one)
- Attended 5th and 6th Nationals Baseball game
- Attended two more first birthday parties
- Second dip in the pool - much more successful than the first try
- "Started" solid foods - will be another post on how this ones going...
- Wearing mostly 3-6 mos. clothes

So Much to Say

Caroline has a lot of important things to say - she can carry-on for quite some time.  She was on the couch with me and had been telling me some very important stories for about 10 - 15 minutes when I took this picture and the videos below.  If you're not a grandparent or other relative, you'll probably only want to watch the shorter version.  She get s a little introspective with a study of her hands in the second one - it's thrilling cinema - again, really just grandparent appropriate ;).

(shorter one) https://vimeo.com/47214242

(grandparent's length) https://vimeo.com/47214243

Blowing Bubbles

So, this is probably not the most flattering post, but just wanted to show some of the new skills that we're teaching her ;).  The picture is from about 3 months when she started blowing bubbles - more like drooling with bubbles.  There is also a link to a video to show how much she's progressed in her bubble blowing skills.
 

Sorry that it's a link, I couldn't get the video to upload directly to the blog (also sorry for the shakiness of the video - she was on my lap and kicking her legs hitting the camera):

 https://vimeo.com/46645666

Wet, but no Tears

We tried swimming again and it went over much better this time.  We didn't get huge smiles, but we didn't have any crying:

With her friend, Zinn, who is 6 weeks younger than her (and loved the water):

Beach Bum

Caroline lasted about an hour at the beach - absolutely did not like the water, but enjoyed a nice snooze on the sand:

5 Years and 5 Months

On Sunday, Waylon turned 5 and today, Caroline is 5 months old.  Waylon celebrated with a few trips to Trusty's, multiple walks, egg sandwich breakfast and a trip with us to Yards Park.  Caroline has really started to notice Waylon and likes to watch him (and has started reaching for him).  Waylon gives the ocassional lick on the hand or face, but otherwise, ignores her.  Here's a few of the dynamic duo:

And here are a few of Caroline from today along with a few notables from the last month:

- Second plane trip (went to Florida to meet her Great Grandma, aunts and cousins)
- First trip to the beach
- First dip in a pool and the ocean (not a fan of the water)
- First tooth (lower left one)
- First birthday party
- Wearing some 3-6 months, but still mostly 0-3 months

Party Girl

Caroline attended her first birthday party to celebrate her friend, Emmy's, first birthday. 

She got all dressed up with her party shoes: 

Chillin in the Bumbo while she watched the older kids play.  There were four other babies in attendance (all under one) and she was the youngest:

Yes, this was the best shot of five - in one, the kids in plaid is eating the shoulder of the kid in white - Caroline did not cooperate for any of them:

The Birthday Girl enjoying her cake:

Buck partying hard:

There was a small baby pool so we tried it out.  As you'll see, she's not a fan of the water yet.  To be fair, it was a little cold and she was hungry.  The older two babies played in the water, but the younger two really weren't fans.  Hopefully, with time, she'll come to love the water: