Jumpin, jumpin...

Half way to 1 year already!  Wow, time really flies.  For her special 1/2 birthday, Sadie got a new Jumperoo.....such amazing gadgets they come up with these days!!  She spent a few minutes in it today, and seemed to enjoy it thoroughly.  Hopefully, this new contraption will come in handy during the next few months, especially when we need to get things done and don't want to have to worry about her getting into any "trouble."  We certainly are savoring these last few months of immobility, because soon she will be crawling/walking/running and we'll be chasing after her!

Happy face

Shy face

Korean face

Mommy's new toy

Since Sadie is now quite active; making new facial expressions and new movements everyday, I decided it would be worthwhile to make an investment in a better camera.  Bought a Canon from Costco today, and so far it's been totally worth it!  Now, I can catch "action" shots without any blur, which is a necessity since Sadie is "on the go."  These are the first few pictures I've taken so far.....of Sadie playing with one of her best friends, Emjay!  I can't wait to really make use of it on my other favorite subjects: cousins Paisley and Chase.  When trying to get a good picture of a 3 year old, a 1 year old, and a "1/2" year old....you really do need a good camera to capture that one perfect shot!

Kiss-kiss from Emjay....she loves it!

Trying to take "sushi" away

Caught them both looking!

Milk, cereal, and TOE jams!

Instead of sucking on her thumbs, Sadie now prefers to suck on her big toes!  She finds the left biggie to be especially delicious!  Hopefully she'll break this habit before she starts walking around....otherwise, who knows what will end up in her mouth.

Check out that flexibility!

Mum mum time!

After nearly 6 months of collecting dust, Sadie's high chair is now in use!   Our little baby is becoming such a big-girl already.....so unbelievable how fast she is growing up!

Introducing Solids

Sadie is just about 5 & 1/2 months old now, so we decided to introduce her to rice cereal (by 6 months, supplementation is necessary as breast milk no longer provides all the iron that babies need).  It seemed she was ready for it, and as the video shows, she was very eager to eat from the spoon....daddy called her a "natural."  Overall, it was a success!....(although just a few tablespoons of milk takes forever to spoon feed!!!)

After a few days of cereal in the evening, I've noticed it does a great job at keeping Sadie's tummy full at night!  I'm crossing my fingers and hoping that she is done for good with the 2 nighttime feedings, and down to just 1 feeding between 2-3am.  :)

Flying High

Sadie has now mastered the "airplane" move, and as she got cheers and claps from mommy and daddy, she started to do it over and over again for about 30 minutes straight.....what a ham!  She worked up a pretty good sweat, and the bib below her was thoroughly soaked with drool afterwards.  She even challenges Daddy to see who can stay up longer....look at the concentration and determination on her face!

Addendum: You would think that after all that exercise, going to bed tonight would have been a breeze, but for some reason, tonight, as well as last night have been nightmarish putting this girl to sleep.  We're thinking that teething discomfort is the culprit, but not too sure yet.

Addendum to the addendum: Poor girl had a cold, which is why she was so fussy...she couldn't breathe through her nose!  Maybe not teething quite yet.  Another note to add is that the day after these videos were taken, she mastered rolling over from her back to her tummy (does not yet roll the other way though)!  YAY for Sadie!  Guess we better start childproofing the house soon!

Showing off her Jeggings!

Action shots of Sadie modeling her jeggings (stretchy leggings that look like jeans)!  Thinking of sending the last picture in to Calvin Klein to see if they want to hire Sadie as their billboard model, LOL!