6 month old Adelaide

Adelaide continues to wow us with her joyful disposition and genuine "go with it" attitude.  She loves her mom and dad and could watch her sister jump and play for hours.... and does:)  No one can get her to laugh as hard as Marigold can.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  This is one happy nice baby.  I'm so glad she chose us!

6 month stats:

Height:  26.75"  79%

Weight:  16lb 13.5oz  60%

Head Circumference:  43cm  68%

All around ruling it.

Mama's hair

When I was pregnant with Marigold people would ask me if I hoped she had a feature of mine or of Casey's.  All I ever said was, "I just hope she doesn't have my hair."  I have baby fine hair that gets thinner with each pregnancy.  I call myself Smeagol.  The Schoolcrafts/Braillards have thick luscious hair for days.  Boy were my fingers crossed.

Her hair may be the only thing she got from me.  Dang it!

This night she requested to have hair like Mama.  You know, the pretty kind you have after a day of kids, the gym etc...  Hair twins.

She is facinated with my ponytail and has played with it while hugging me since she was a baby.  In that regaurd, maybe my hair isn't so bad after all.

Santa

We haven't had the best luck with non-screaming Santa pictures in the past so I wasn't holding my breath this year.  Marigold has always LOVED Santa.  Well, pictures and books of Santa.  She even adores the pictures of her in years past.  

Like this...

And this.  She looks at them and smiles and says, "there's Marigold and Santa!"

Not phased at all by the picture of herself frozen and screaming in fright.

I had an elf of my own along to help.  Thanks Auntie!

We went to Nordstrom because they are known for giving you more time.  Who knew we wouldn't need it!  Marigold was peaking at Santa from behind the counter as I was filling out paperwork and the lady working there said, "Go ahead and say hi if you want to."  I was sure she would cling to me until I forced her to do otherwise but as I looked up I saw her walking straight to him ALL BY HERSELF!

He asked her what she wanted and she said, "I would like presents Santa, please."  He asked her if she would like a dolly and she said, "No, I would like a train."  My heart was bursting with pride.

Not afraid a bit.  He had her jump to lift her in his lap and she was such a great lil listener.  Adelaide was a champ, I hate to say it but I wasn't worried about her at all.  She's just cool like that.

Payoff.  Santa = Awesome

This is the one I snapped with my phone when the photographer was done.  I got the better smile from M because the photographer just shook a toy and yelled "boo" over and over.  What?

                                                    

Hooray girls!  Can you see that Adelaide held onto Santa's beard? 

Good one girls.