"Ducks, Mama!"

Since the girls have started back to school, Lainey and I have been able to spend quite a bit of time together. Every Wednesday and Friday, it's just me and the two little girls for most of the day. I have come to really enjoy this time with my Laineybug! I'm still a little unsure though if she enjoys it. She spends most of her time asking if it's time to pick up her sisters. ;)

On Wednesdays, we go to Storytime with Kinsley, which is SO strange not having the big girls with us! Fridays are a little boring. Usually we of clean up the house, do laundry and prep the for a busy weekend while Kinsley naps. Though it's nice to have a little tagalong - she doesn't leave my side!

During the last month, I feel like I have really gotten to know Lainey. Instead of getting frustrated with certain things she does, I am able to spend the extra couple minutes and figure out why she's doing them. She is extremely lost without the girls here. It's funny, because last year she would run around and play with all the toys, so happy to not have to share and now this year, well, she walks around pretty pitifully?! I enjoy our lunch time conversations with no interruptions. I enjoy her silliness. I love her pokiness. I just love her.

I have been purposefully getting to the girls school way before pick up time, just so I can hear her ask, "ducks, please, mama?", and knowing I'll be able to say yes with no time crunch. She will sit there for as long as I'll let her. She scopes out the ducks, geese, water, baby rocks. She climbs the rocks and hops from bench to bench. All the while, looking back at me with the sweetest smile. So happy. So content. So full of life.

This girl. Words can't even describe the love I have for her.

6 months. Half a year. Wow!

This little girl that I gave birth to what feels like yesterday, is SIX MONTHS OLD! Its crazy because it feels like she was *just* born yet I cant remember what life was like before we had her!

She went for her 6 month well baby visit this week. I cannot for the life of me remember if I grabbed her stat sheet on the table before I left. I'm pretty sure I didn't because I cant find it :( What I remember was she is nearly 18.5 lbs! Wowzer! Shes developing and growing perfectly. Love that girl!

She still hasn't mastered how to crawl "normally". She continues to army crawl, scoot and roll all around the house. All these skills shes desperately trying to accomplish makes naptime pretty comical these days!

Last week was a very rough week for Kinsley. She was having a really hard time at night sleeping which really isn't like her. After a very long week, I finally took her into the doctor and she was treated for an ear infection (in both ears). Today is her last day for antibiotics and I am SO glad our sleep habits are back to normal around here!

Anything on the floor is fair game. She really loves her sisters toys and the wipes (mostly the crunchy sound of the package).

She is sitting up assisted and trying real hard to sit from a laying down position. So cute and so silly!

Her spitting up seems to be improving but definitely still happens quite a bit. Hopefully soon she will be out of this phase. For now, Kinsley and Jazzy are bff's!

Yes, I am completely aware of how disgusting this is. You really should hear her laugh though when this happens before you judge me ;)

She enjoyed her first swing ride a couple weeks ago. The look on her face was like, "Wow, Ive never seen the world at this angle before!". So cute!

If you are ever looking for Kinsley, you can find her practicing her yoga moves ;)

I was just saying to Rick last night how perfectly she has fit into our family. Its been a nice relief to have a baby again that is content in their car seat and just goes with the flow when we are out and about (Gianna and Ava were like this, Lainey not so much!). We love our little Kins and are SOOOO glad shes ours!