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Genevieve (finally) decided to roll completely over from back to tummy today!!!

She has been working on rolling over for weeks. Recently she has been doing a semi-roll so that her knees and tummy are completely flat on the floor, but when she would try to put her shoulder down she would end up lurching herself back onto her back. However, she realized today that if she picks her head up then she can actually put her shoulder on the floor!

She spent her entire early evening catnap practicing her new skill so by dinnertime she was absolutely exhausted. She ate the majority of her dinner with her eyes closed which made for a very messy evening!
Unfortunately, Ben has been in Charlotte all day on a business trip so he missed her first roll. But that's ok; something tells me that she will be glad to show him her new trick all night long. Who needs to sleep anyway? Rolling over is totally awesome!

Family Weekend

Genevieve, Ben, and I had a wonderful family weekend.

First, we got to spend a wonderful Saturday afternoon hanging out with our neighbors and watching lots of football. Here is our little Gamecock!Today, we made our way to Magnolia Gardens. It was a beautiful day and Genevieve absolutely loved spending time outdoors taking in the new scenery. She even got to see a peacock walk right by her stroller while she was eating her yummy peas. I was less than thrilled about that though; birds and I don't mix well, especially when they start eying my baybee!

Genevieve had such a blast! In fact, she was rather upset with us when we put her in the car to go home. Apparently, she was not finished looking at all of the pretty flowers, animals, and people!

Great friends. Wonderful family.
Life is Good!

6 Months Old

Genevieve, you're SIX months old!!!!
What are you up to these days?

• You weigh 16 pounds and 12 ounces.
• You are still wearing a size 3 diaper.
• You wear 6-9 months clothes.
• You are such a happy baby (except when you have an ear infection, or a cold, or are teething...)
• You love to hear Mommy sing. We sing together on the way to daycare everyday. There have been a few days when you really get into singing and I can hardly hear myself. I love it!
• You recently had your first weekend beach trip. Unfortunately, you experienced your first ear infection on that trip. Mommy and Daddy didn't know what to do, but luckily your Yaya, Aunt Cameron, and Aunt Addie came to the rescue (thank you!!). Yaya even spent the entire night holding and bouncing you. Thank you, Yaya!
• You are a good eater. You love carrots, sweet peas, green beans, and sweet potatoes. Now that you've tasted "real" food, you refuse to eat rice cereal!
• You are very stubborn when it comes to rolling over. You will roll all the way over onto your tummy, but you stop short of lifting your head and moving your shoulder. You are getting so close!
  
• You just recently learned how to blow raspberries. Here is a video of the first time you realized you can blow raspberries. You have grown much more adroit with your newfound skill in the past week.

• You amaze Mommy and Daddy everyday; we can't believe that six months have already gone by. We are so blessed to be your parents. We love you more than words can say!