Rub a dub, dub

Conlee loves her new tub! She's at an awkward, in-between stage where she can sit up, but not alone in the tub...but she was too big for any of the seats...so what to do? What to do? Our friend suggested we try this blow up duck, and it is awesome! It's just her size, and makes bathing fun and easy again. Conlee absolutely loved it! The best part is, I can deflate it and pack it in my bag when we go home for Christmas...so easy, and I highly recommend it to everyone!

 

The sun did not shine, it was too wet to play...

...so we sat in the house and just ROLLED all day! It has been absolutely pouring down rain here all day. We couldn't leave the house, but I finally caught Conlee rolling both ways on camera. It's so funny to watch her get from one end of the living room to the other just by rolling. (Not that she has very far to go!) Anyway, here she is!

Guess what came in Monday's mail!?!

Conlee got a beautiful new Christmas dress in the mail today from her Granddad and EI! I waited until she was up from her nap before we opened her package. Of course, she would have preferred to just chew on the gorgeous dress, but we opted for the next best thing: a photo shoot of course! Now the really amazing thing about this photo shoot...besides how adorable Conlee is....is that she's completely sitting up all by herself, and she did so while I took about 45 pictures! She was so great...she just sat smiling and looked at the tree and touched the ornaments and lights...ahhh...I love her, and I've trained her well. The girl can pose in a photo!  

Hey...I know you!

It's taken 5 months, but Conlee and Mia are finally starting to realize the other exists! We went to dinner at Ali's house last night for some of her mom's famous and DELICIOUS fried chicken..yummy! We were about to put the girls down and it's like a light went off! Even though they've been together almost every day of their short little lives, it's like they are finally starting to recognize and acknowledge each other! It's so fun to watch them watch each other...they are both so serious about checking each other out. It's too cute! 

A not-so happy nappy

Conlee and I headed over to Mia's house the other afternoon right around nap time. I got this cute shot of the girls attempting to nap together. Mia was great about sharing her bed, but Conlee was a little confused. Is it too much to ask that they sleep together so Ali and I can chat over champagne...I mean coffee....downstairs?!  

Santa Baby

Ahhh...it's the MOST wonderful time of the year!!! Today Conlee went to meet Santa for the first time, and she was such a trooper! I was a bit worried she would hate Santa since she's been so freakishly attached to me lately, but she did great! She's definitely no stranger to the flash bulb, and she just sat there smiling while I took about a million pictures. It was so fun! 

I had to include this pic of one of our best buds, Audrey Frazier...as you can tell, she was NOT a fan! I almost wish Conlee had screamed too, because I just love this precious picture of sweet Audrey!

After logging many hours finishing up our Christmas shopping, Daddy met us at the Christmas tree lot to pick out the perfect tree. All in all, a perfect day! 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....and I'm 6 months!

How on earth is my baby 6 months old!?! November 23rd was the day...we headed to the dr. for her 6 month check up and shots....oh, how I hate that nurse! Actually, the nurse is pretty awesome and does the shots so super fast, Conlee hardly knows what's happening to her. Here are her 6 month stats:

length - 28.5 inches (99.5th percentile!)

weight - 18.10 pounds (92nd percentile!)

I forget her head circumference, but no one really cares about that one anyway...I do remember it was only the 72nd percentile. 

These days Conlee is a PURE JOY to us! She's sitting up and grabbing at everything, babbling non-stop and smiling all the time. She still just has her two bottom front teeth, but I feel like she should get some more any day now. She's eating 3 meals and a snack each day, and still prefers vegetables to fruit. (so weird!) She's going through a bit of a "mommy attachment" phase, but her daddy can make her laugh like no other. We just love, love, love her to death and feel so blessed to be her parents! 

Here are a few shots of her in her Christmas tutu from Nanny & Pops. We're going to see Santa Clause today, so stay tuned  for those pictures soon. If you know me at all, you know that the Christmas Season....I mean Birthmas Season...is my absolute favorite time of year. I can't wait to experience it all with Conlee for the first time!