A Busy week!

Wow! Lots to catch up on! 

Well- the biggest news is that Danika is officially 6 months old! How did so much time pass in just a blink of an eye? At her 6 month check up she weight 16 lbs 7 oz and was 26 in long- the 50th % for both! She's eating and LOVING solid food now (more on that later), can roll forwards and backwards, is "swimming" on the floor and is definitely experimenting with her vocal range! She is so much fun- Nate and I are having a blast! 

I decided that I felt very strongly about making Danika's baby food -  i'm kind of a picky eater myself, so the idea of bugs getting squished up in jarred food made me want to vomit. Last time my parents were down here we went to sprouts and they bought a small organic butternut squash for me to make for Danika. Yeah... that "small" squash yielded 32 ounces... it'll be lasting us for awhile! So- to the point- Nate had been watching me use our blender to make D's food... and decided to get me an early mother's day present. I got home on Thursday after a very long day to find it wrapped in a diaper box. But first he made me open a card and 2 letters- one written from him and one written from Danika, complete with a signature. THey were both very sweet and of course, made me cry! Finally I got to open the present.... Nate and his parents bought me a Baby Cook! It's a pretty fancy little machine that steams veggies, fruits and meats, then purees them and can also be used to defrost any frozen baby food- all at once! It's pretty handy! I've used it to make cauliflower and mango so far- and LOVE IT! It makes the perfect amount and is so efficient!

Yesterday Danika and I met my sisters, Tori and Jaime, in Loveland for a girls morning out. We had breakfast at CrackerBarrel (mmmmm mmm- sweet tea!) then went shopping the outlets. We found Danika not just one, but TWO adorable outfits for her dedication next weekend. We also found her a few bargains- an ADORABLE strawberry sunhat, with matching red mary janes, AND to top it off- a pair of osh gosh bgosh overalls for TWO DOLLARS! YEAH BABY! 

FInally... after church today we took Danika to the park for her first picnic. She had her regular ol' jug of milk but we had all kinds of goodies. Then we went to play! Danika sat really well in her big girl swing and had fun playing with daddy. Danika and I had a great time playing on the slides. SHe looked so cute in her new strawberry hat and red shoes! 

I wonder what next week will bring!