4 Months - Aliyah reached her four month mark in mid-October. As seen in previous posts, at this point, she had learned to roll-over and loved playing with anything that wasn't a toy. She was quick to laugh, and we loved to hear it! She was weighed in right at 14 pounds and 24 and 1/4 inches long.
5 Months - The month of November was a very eventful one, with a few more milestones for Aliyah.
5 Months Old
We broke out the big girl bath!
Time for solids!
We went to a hockey game for my sister-in-law Betsy's birthday. It was another first for both me and Aliyah. No fights like you see on tv, but it was still fun.
Sitting all on her own! In the beginning, she had to use her arms to support herself, but now she is steady as can be!
Seattle Snow Storm!!! A week before Thanksgiving, snow hit Seattle and everything shutdown as usual. Luckily for me and Aliyah, we just sat at home and watched the snow fall. It was very pretty from our point of view. Unfortunately, Steve was not so lucky. He had driven to school that day, hoping to stay late and get some extra studying done, but when the school canceled all classes after 3, he decided he should probably head home early. 10 and 1/2 hours later, he made it home at 2:30 in the morning.
Steve's parents came for Thanksgiving. We had dinner at his sister Betsy's, dessert at his brother Les', and then headed down to my parents' and stayed for a couple days.6 Months - That brings us to now. Aliyah is now15 and 1/2 pounds and 25 and 1/2 inches long. She has finally found her feet and likes to lift them high then slam them down. She loves to stand all the time and we are grateful that one of our neighbors lent us their exersaucer so she is able to stand as often as she likes. She looks like she is always chewing gum, which totally cracks me up. And she is ready for her first Christmas.
Steve is finished with his first semester of law school and survived some brutal finals. We are now looking forward to a three week break to relax and visit family and friends!
