THE GREEN(wald) HOUSE … (growing rosemary & raising a little wolf)

So, Rosie decided to celebrate her 6 1/2 month birthday by waking up every hour on the hour starting at midnight last night - fun! She has not been sleeping well lately - not sure why - maybe teething - maybe it’s a cognitive or physical growth spurt - even her naps only last 30 min or so now….Despite the sleep deprivation - we have had a fun weekend so far - Thursday we drove up north (Traverse City area - about 3 hours away) to play in the snow while Joe had a show to cover…They have a big indoor waterpark at the ski resort we stayed at so we went and played in the water on Thursday night for a little while - it was super chlorinated and started to sting our eyes after a bit - but I think Rosie enjoyed it and liked watching mommy and daddy make fools out of themselves on the waterslides and the surfing ride… Joe had a good time skiing on Friday while Rosie and I chilled in the pool at the hotel - I keep making fun of Joe for calling the tiny hills in MI “mountains” - I can’t wait to take him to Tahoe to see some real mountains… You can’t call Boyne Mountain a true mountain when you can make out your friends at the top of the ski lift from my hotel room at the bottom of the hill - the longest runs take all of about 9 seconds to get from the top to the bottom…

It seems every time I turn around - Rosie is a different baby - she looks bigger and older every time I look at her - as of this morning - my girl is 19 lbs according to my scale! She barely fits into some 6 month stuff - but mostly is in 9-12 month stuff now. She is on the verge of true mobility - not quite crawling yet - but up on her hands and knees and bouncing and pushing herself backwards and in circles… She made her first forward movements last night - kind of scooting forward on her knees - I will have to start babyproofing the house soon!

Rosie is still not eating any solid foods yet - we have tried little bits of mashed banana and avocado and she didn’t like either of them - (she did seem to like sucking on a dill pickle a couple times when we were out to eat)… She still has a strong tongue thrust reflex - so we will just keep trying until she decides she is ready for it… We did get one of those mesh baby feeder things and we have been putting ice in it for her to chew on - she loves it! Still no teeth yet - but the drooling and chewing on everything continues…

Oh - she also has a new fun game that she has been playing with her pacifiers - she decided now that she likes to chew on them - never wanted to suck on them - but now that she can hold them and control them with her hands - she likes to take them and clamp her little gums down on the nipple part and then she pulls them out of her mouth with a satisfying “pop” sound - I thought this was really cute until I realized that this is what she has been trying to do with MY nipples too! OUCH! She also has taken to bringing her legs up and kicking me or reaching up to scratch my face while nursing - I feel like a battered woman - she is in constant motion - never still….I can’t even imagine how it will be when she starts crawling and walking - yikes!