AMJ Six Months Old

More snow this month, hopefully the last we'll see for awhile...unless we take a trip to Alaska or watch the movie Frozen. The temperature was in the 70s the next week which means trips to the park have started. You are now 6 months old. For a half of a year we've watched you grow and how you've redefined us as a family. Your personality continues to bloom, more and more with each passing day. You have such a sweet nature. You laugh with your entire body and smile with your entire heart. Amelia, you and your sister are so very special in your own ways, the words here hardly do any justice in truly representing the blessings that you and your sister are to us. To be honest with you, when you are older and you compare the pages of your first-year picture book to your sisters, some of these monthly recaps might seem shorter than hers.  And you might recognize a pattern of comparisons of your physical growth and development to your sister's.  You might even notice pictures in which you are wearing your sister's old clothes. Know that beyond the debate on whether you and Aubrey look alike, there is no comparison... no question on the abundance of love you receive nor the unique gift of love that only you can bring to our family. There is no doubt that you are forming a very special relationship of your own with Mommy and Daddy and the whole world around you.

AMJ Five Months Old

Sweet Amelia, our happy little Valentine, you are 5 months old and this month was a busy and exciting one. Daddy escaped more snowy weather with a work trip to Miami. It actually snowed twice this month, a little at first then a lot a couple weeks later. Mommy bundled you up and took you outside to experience the winter weather first hand. We're not sure you like being confined by all of the layers of clothes. You certainly aren't happy when being confined to your car seat. Even on short trips to Target or lunch, you are extremely vocal in expressing your displeasure in riding in Mommy's car. Even when we go to fun places like your cousin Camden's birthday party, you really put those lungs to work to tell us you want out.You are generally loud in expressing yourself overall as your conversations remain mostly loud screams and shouts. We suspect you want to be absolutely certain that you have our attention so that we don't miss anything new that you are doing. This month, you've starting blowing bubbles of spit as an alternative to talking to us. Daddy hopes and prays our conversations during your teenage years are a little more coherent. You love to now jump and bounce, whether you are being held in Mommy's lap or placed in the jumper or bouncy chair, you can really go and go. Even in the bath tub, you like to kick and splash. Make no mistake, you have our attention and your sister knows it too. Unfortunately, she has started hitting you. It's usually not enough to make you cry and she tells you she's sorry and that she loves you shortly after. What does make you cry is when Aubrey takes toys away from you. Fortunately, on a trip to Grandpa's house this month, there were plenty of toys to be shared...and fortunately, you slept the whole way there.