Just Like Her Sister

When Savannah was around 6 months old, I "caught" her rummaging through one of her cloth bins and it was super cute.  Here are some pictures:

Someone is just like her big sister:

Penelope at 6 Months

I can't believe my little girl is already 6 months old.  I feels like I just brought her home from the hospital.  Then, I think about all we have done since she is born (repairs on the house, house on the market, under contract, more repairs, packing, moving, etc) and I can't believe it has only been 6 months!  What a wonderful six months it has been.  Penelope is so active and happy.  She will smile at you if you look at her.  She laughs and absolutely loves to play with her Little People toys.  She is trying to crawl.  While sitting up, she lunges forward to get on her tummy.  If I put a toy just out of reach, she will stretch and roll and push off with her toes until she gets the toy.  Nothing really gets her down.  She even goes to sleep well (most times, just starting a week ago).  Sometimes, if she is really tired, she will fall asleep while sitting up. 

One funny thing she does is when it comes to eating her solid food.  She will be completely fine and content playing, etc and I will pick her up to put her in the high chair and she starts crying because she just realizes how hungry she was.  I can't get the food in her fast enough.  It cracks me up.  I love her so much and am so thankful the Lord blessed us with her.  We enjoy every day and try to make the most out of every day. 

Please continue to pray against anxiousness for us with her.  We have done ok, by God's grace, so far.  On Sunday morning (around 4 am) we had a false alarm with the Angelcare monitor.  I woke up to the alarm going up notifying us that there was no movement coming from the crib.  Eric ran in her room and realized she was ok.  We checked her out and made sure she was reacting well and she was fine thankfully.  We got back to bed around 6 am.  It was hard putting her back in the bed but some things you just have to do and trust that the Lord is in control.  That was one of the scariest things I have experienced.

We had three more false alarms and after some research, decided to turn up the sensitivity control on the monitor.  Because of her moving around the crib, I think she might have been getting too far away from the sensor pad making it not pick up her breathing.  We haven't had any more false alarms and as far as I know, it is working correctly.  I know that seems really stressful but I rather have a false alarm than to not have an alarm at all.  So, please continue to pray for us.  We are so appreciative of your love and prayers, even now, 16 months after we lost our sweet Savannah.

Here are some pictures of Penelope (via Photo Booth) on her 6 month birthday!