From Observant to Interactive

SIX MONTHS! Can you believe it?
6 Months ago today I was walking walking walking ... trying to convince my little girl that it was time. And here I am now, trying to convince her to not grow up so fast!
I have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of watching Carissa develop and grow. It is amazing! She has always been interested in what is going on around her. Ever since she was born she was very observant. We always had to hold her so she could see everything.
And now ... 6 months later ... she still is very interested in everything around her. However, she is no longer satisfied with just looking at it! Carissa refuses to believe that she is a baby with limited mobility! Our world now consists of touching everything ... trying to eat everything ... talking to everything ... trying to go everywhere!
We have to really hold on to her as she has no concept of falling. If she sees something she wants, she literally throws her body towards it.
It is really exciting to see her so interested in the world around her. She is able to self-entertain. She loves to laugh and play. She babbles as if she really knows what she is saying. She absolutely adores her kitties and puppies (granted we are having to teach her to not pull their fur! :-D).
Carissa is rolling over from front to back. She scoots. She lunges. She is mastering sitting up on her own. She loves to stand (holding onto something of course)! Her favorite thing to play in is her Jumperoo! She loves to bounce! She LOVES the baby in the mirror ... and the more excited she gets about seeing the baby, the more that baby in the mirror gives her reason to be excited!
She is a social butterfly ... especially with other kids! She will grab at them and babble away at them! She is eating solids ... still nursing ... and sleeping all night!
She is the joy of my life! And I can't believe we are halfway to her first birthday!
And now she is telling me that it is her dinnertime! I guess I better go feed her!