Half Birthday

What a difference six months can make. Yesterday was Madeleine's six month birthday. It's hard to believe that it's been six months since she was born. Here are some pictures from the day she was born, when she was one week old, when she was five months old, and yesterday, when she was six months old.

Sweet Potato

This past Sunday, Maddie had her first taste of non-cereal baby food: sweet potatoes. She seems to like them a lot. She's really starting to enjoy eating solid foods, often licking and sucking on the spoon like it's a lollipop. Maddie also got her high chair this weekend. Here are pictures of her enjoying the sweet potatoes and testing out her new chair.

Halloween

For Maddie's first Halloween, she was a bumble bee. This is the same bumble bee outfit that was worn by Maddie's cousin, Baikal, and her other cousin, Ella. We thought it made for a nice family tradition. I was afraid that Maddie would find her outfit annoying, but she actually was quite happy in it. Here she is at a Halloween party at the Downing's house on Saturday.