Baby Smiles

At 6 months old, Bethany has gotten too big for her infant carrier, so we’ve upgraded her to a larger car seat.  She recognizes her name and will turn and smile at you even if you call her name from across the room.  I’ve never known such a content baby!  She has such an easy-going temperament and hardly ever cries.  Even when we spent the whole day walking around Sandy, carrying her in the car seat and constantly moving her from car to stroller, she’d sit there contentedly sucking her thumb, looking around in wonder or dozing off. 

 

We gave Bethany her first taste of solid food this week: rice cereal mixed with mommy’s milk.  She had a quizzical expression while smacking her lips, as if she were testing the strange new texture, but pretty soon she was more interested in grabbing the bowl and spoon.   She’s gotten quite adept at reaching for and grasping objects that she wants to teeth on and explore.   She recently discovered her feet, and grabs hold of them whenever we change her diaper.  It never ceases to amaze me how quickly they discover and absorb new things, at a stage when EVERYTHING is brand new!