Our littlest lady is a half of a year old now! To celebrate her half birthday, we took her picture with a pumpkin, just like we took her sisters' pictures on their half birthdays.
I actually tried taking her picture a day prior to her half birthday, but she was too curious to be smiley. Below are the photos from the dress rehearsal half birthday photo shoot.
I love the fact that her little pumpkin hat was worn by her big sisters too, and that we still get so many compliments on how cute it is. My Aunt Theresa gave it to Lucy over five years ago now! Here Violet is below with her God Mother.
Violet is starting to recognize people outside of her family, and also has become aware of stranger danger. She will now cry hysterically if she loses sight of me when someone outside of her immediate family is holding her. Fortunately, her occupational therapist has been around for more than half of her life, so she is considered safe by Violet. Here Violet is below at OT, enjoying some smiles with her therapist. Violet's mouth continues to improve and we are hoping to graduate from the weekly appointments soon.
Violet loves her daddy, and opens her mouth in a wide smile whenever she spots Will. Here Violet is below, giggling like crazy while Will spins her belly on top of his head.
Violet has discovered Lucy's life-sized baby doll and enjoys giving it kisses and slobbering it's face.
Violet is at that awkward stage where she wants to get down on the ground to play, but once she is there becomes quickly frustrated because she still isn't as mobile as she would like. Here she is below, scooting around in her big sisters' bedroom. For some reason, she always ends up stuck half way under the beds.
Violet hasn't taken a good nap in weeks, and reminds me of her older sisters so much. I've noticed that I have developed the standard phrase, "She should be sleeping" when people inquire as to how Violet is. Her personality tends to lean towards the more serious side like her older sisters too, but Will and I do think she smiles a little faster than Lucy and Emma did. It's taken her months however to decide if she likes taking a bath.
I now need a distraction each time I change her diaper as she twists and turns so much I can't get her diaper on.
Violet is starting to show more affection, and will take my face between her hands while planting a wet, open-mouthed kiss on my face. She also likes to gently touch my face with her little hands, like she is trying to blindly memorize my features. This melts my heart and makes all of the sleep deprivation totally worth it.
Finally, here is Violet's First Halloween costume, a real-life cabbage patch girl! I had three cabbage patch dolls when I was a kid and I can hardly believe that I have three girls now. Samantha, Nicole and Laura have nothing on the cuteness of my Lucy, Emma and Violet.
It's hard to believe that Violet is 6 months old now. She had her 6 month check up this past week and is officially the same height that her sisters were on their first birthdays. It seems that Violet will be much taller than her older sisters and I am curious to learn more about who our little Violet is and will be.
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