Half A Year...Holy Cow!

That's right, Violette is now six months old! I can't believe time has flown by and my little 5lb 9oz St. Paddy's Day Baby has grown into a smiley chubs! She is an absolute joy, when we are paying complete attention to her. The moment I walk away the tears begin to flow.
She has now added pureed bananas and sweet potatoes to her repertoire of foods. She does not do well with eating and probably only swallows a small amount. We keep plugging away and I know she'll start to get the hang of actually eating the food and not just tongue thrusting it out of her mouth and spreading it all over. She can successfully drink out of a cup, but refuses to drink milk out of anything but the tap (me!).
As far as crawling goes, I believe it will be awhile. That is fine by me because I am kept busy enough chasing around The Beast, Max. Her favorite thing to do is sit and she will do anything she can to get back to her sitting position. Those once baby blues are now gray. Not brown, not blue, not green, a solid gray. I'm not sure if they will stay that way, but since she is now six months I assume her eye color won't change much. She has the wonderful Roehrig eyelashes that seem to go on for miles. They are dark, thick and gorgeous, just like Noelle and Max.
Today we took her to get her ears pierced. Noelle helped pick out some cute little purple (of course) earrings and held her hand during the piercing. She cried for a very short while, less than when she gets shots, and is not bothered by them at all. They look adorable and my initial concern with Max pulling on them has flown out the window. He lovingly looks at them and says, "so pretty". Violette then reaches out with her little chubby hands and grabs his face to pull in for a kiss. Well, she really just wants to mouth his nose, but to avoid negative reaction from Max we tell him that she wants a kiss.

In conclusion, Violette is a wonderful addition and we all look forward to the next six months and beyond with her. She melts right into our family and life seems to be settling in with the three children easily. Some days are long and filled with many tears, but we wouldn't trade it for anything!