As I type this, Opal is already half way through her sixth month, and I have yet to take a picture of her next to her six month sticker! Below is the photo I took late of her fifth month. I remember when Lucy was a baby and we took her to a photography studio for some baby photos. There was a woman in front of us who was getting photos taken of her baby boy. When it came time for her to order the photos at the end of the photo shoot, she said "this is my fourth kid. Just give me your most basic package. He's lucky I'm even together enough to have brought him here." I now completely understand.
I'm hopeful that for Opal's sake, whatever her overextended parents may be lacking in time, the love of having three older sisters more than makes up for it.
And of course it goes without saying how much Will and I love our littlest lady - we find her just as delightful and beautiful as we find each of her three older sisters. They are all unique in their own ways, and we definitely couldn't imagine our life without a single one of them.
I know that someday Opal will give me grief about my inability to call her by her real first name, but for now, my brain is having trouble and for the most part, her name comes out as "Vi-Opal." Lucy, Emma and Violet are lucky if I call them by their proper names but for my youngest, a true hybrid name is taking place. Probably if she complains, I will blame the fact that she sleeps so badly, and my brain is tired. We are still trying to find a natural solution for her acid reflux. Here she is below being held by me for almost all of her naps this past month, and our chiropractor giving her an adjustment to see if that helps her tummy issues. You better believe I got an adjustment next, for the back pain that comes with carrying a 15 pound baby for all of her naps is no joke.
Some of her sleeplessness can be attributed to her new teeth - she has had the bottom two for a month now, but is slowly working on the top two teeth. She was so proud to brush her teeth with her sisters for the very first time this past month.
She just loves her sisters, and wants to play with them so much! In the photos below in clockwise order from top left: the girls surrounded Opal with love and excitement the first time she was put in the baby swing in our backyard (she finally reached the age to do it - 6 months), Lucy helping Opal discover Charlie, the sisters giggle and give Opal the feedback she loves when Opal plays peek-a-boo with her blanket, Opal loves playing on the floor near them, and finally, the girls got the idea to do a photo shoot with Opal and three, life-size dolls that our cousin gave them for their birthday. Will has taken this game to the next level, and loves to freak out unsuspecting guests when he carries a baby doll around in less than safe ways. It gives my heart a start when I see one of the dolls laying limply on the floor or strewn across the couch too. Fortunately, Opal will be outgrowing them soon.
Opal has started to have stranger danger this past month, and has cried big, heart-breaking tears any time someone other than her parents or sisters try to hold her. If the person trying to hold her sticks it out long enough, they have discovered that as long as Opal cannot see their face, Opal will be content.
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