Our little darling is now six months old! It's hard to believe! Keira is doing wonderful! She is so much fun, is so funny, and is as cute as can be! She also takes after the Wilber side and is very well behaved! ;-) She now weighs 14 pounds, 13 ounces (26%) and is 2 feet, 2.5 inches (77%). So she has more than doubled her weight and is 10 inches taller than when she was born!
Her favorite things are standing and exploring or reaching, and sitting playing with toys. As of several days ago she became a pro at sitting! She can now sit steadily forever, looking around and reaching for things. She's still not that into tummy time or rolling. She is extremely curious and interested in everything. She would still much rather have whatever is in Mommy's hands, even if it's the same thing she has. She opens and closes her hands while she's reaching for things which I think is just adorable!
Solid food is not going so well. She hasn't liked anything, but she's so cute about it! She turns her head away, moans, and gives us looks of exacerbation and disgust. Actually tonight I tried rice cereal for the forth time and she's doing a little better. Although now it seems like she's realized that if she holds her lips together tightly I can't get the spoon in there. Maybe it's just taking a while to get the hang of something other than milk not squirting down her throat. She's also becoming a little bit of a stinker about feedings. I used to feed, change, feed (mostly to wake her up). But now if I even try to burp her between sides she starts coughing and fussing and sometimes tries to suck on my face or something like she's never been hungrier in her life! Silly girl!
Keira loves her doggy and kitty! Jason is a little jealous of her since she gets so much attention and would probably rather have nothing to do with her until she starts getting food on her clothes, hands, and ground. He's also a little bit cautious of her quick movements. Kena doesn't seem to mind her clumbsiness. Just seeing Jason can make Keira's face light up and she looks for him, reaches for him, and tries to talk to him.
Keira is doing so much better with naps! She now usually takes two 1-2 hour naps a day! It's been fantastic! And she's still sleeping 11-12 hours at night. She's amazing and senses when I need sleep. ;-) For the past three weeks in a row I've had to work 1-2 night shifts and then come home and take care of her since Chris is at work. She's been awesome on those days! Usually she wakes up between 8-8:30am and today she slept until 10am giving me 3.5 hours of sleep which was just wonderful! And the other two weeks I slept for about an hour, fed her, put her back down and she took at least two hour naps. It has made it soooo much easier on me and I'm so thankful! And I'm a much better mommy when I get a little nap. :o) She is so sweet about waking up. She no longer wakes up crying, unless we were to wait too long. This might be one of the reasons I get so much sleep on those days. Maybe she bores herself back to sleep? When she wakes up she starts making little noises, squeaking and squealing in delight and looking around and behind her for us to pop our head in. When she sees us she gets a big grin and sometimes giggles a little, which absolutely makes my day!
I continue to be amazed at our Heavenly Father's perfect plan of families. It really is a miracle from the very beginning as she's growing inside and through every stage. It's amazing how we grow, adapt, and learn along with our precious baby. Things that once seemed difficult are now easy. I often used to spend four hours a day nursing, and now it's an hour tops. And even when I think that this is sometimes a hard job (late night feedings, no more dates, loss of personal time), it usually gets harder and I don't even realize it. I just adapt and look forward to every new experience! I love being a mom more and more everyday! I am so thankful that I can work part time and my husband and I can raise our beautiful daughter! I feel tremendously blessed and love my little family!!!
Keira is doing so much better with naps! She now usually takes two 1-2 hour naps a day! It's been fantastic! And she's still sleeping 11-12 hours at night. She's amazing and senses when I need sleep. ;-) For the past three weeks in a row I've had to work 1-2 night shifts and then come home and take care of her since Chris is at work. She's been awesome on those days! Usually she wakes up between 8-8:30am and today she slept until 10am giving me 3.5 hours of sleep which was just wonderful! And the other two weeks I slept for about an hour, fed her, put her back down and she took at least two hour naps. It has made it soooo much easier on me and I'm so thankful! And I'm a much better mommy when I get a little nap. :o) She is so sweet about waking up. She no longer wakes up crying, unless we were to wait too long. This might be one of the reasons I get so much sleep on those days. Maybe she bores herself back to sleep? When she wakes up she starts making little noises, squeaking and squealing in delight and looking around and behind her for us to pop our head in. When she sees us she gets a big grin and sometimes giggles a little, which absolutely makes my day! 
