six months
dear Elizabeth, i so clearly remember the feeling i had when your older sisters turned half a year old: surprise, disbelief, gratitude, and a sudden renewal of determination to enjoy each fleeting phase! you are such a happy baby, and never more so than when you have our attention. you'll sit in your bouncer for a while and whenever we walk past, you kick one leg with gusto and grin up at us with all your might. you had a few fussy nights when you cut your first two teeth (on the bottom), but with a little Tylenol added to your bedtime bottle, we all made it through okay. making your turtle face you are still not a big fan of solid foods, although you appear very interested in what we're eating. maybe that's the problem and you're gunning for burgers and spaghetti instead of applesauce and pureed carrots! you love your bottles and generally drink five 6 oz bottles per day -- and you can hold your bottle all by yourself. who's entertaining who? you are wearing 6