six months
dearest Cecilia, i remember when your sister turned six months old and i couldn't believe half a year had gone by already. and it's no less astonishing to me now. where have the last several months gone? it seems like just yesterday we brought you home from the hospital (in the same elephant hat that you wore to the hospital from home!). with your dramatic entrance into the world, i was sure you'd be high-spirited and demanding. but over the past six months, you've been nothing but pleasant. when you do cry (usually when you're tired), you settle down easily with some snuggles. you and Greta have a lot of fun together now that you're big enough for her to hold you without help (at least while sitting on the couch -- she can't carry you around just yet!). she loves playing peek-a-boo or dancing around the room to make you laugh. you reach out to touch her hair or her face, and you don't seem to mind her sometimes ferocious affections. she