FOOOOOOOOOODDDD!!!!!

August 17 was the start of tasty nummies.  Peanut has been watching anyone and everyone eat.  So 6 months marked the time.  Decided to start off with sweet potatoes.  She loved them!  Was trying to grab for the spoon even.  Since then we have tried:

Carrots: Not a fan at first (8.25), but day 3 at the daycare Peanut was all for them.

Acorn Squash: Yummy, she kept wanting more (8.30).  Nana was happy, she loves squash too.

Peas: Daddy got to feed these for the first time (9.3).  They are pretty good too.  Day 2 of peas was at the daycare and she was pretty mad that it was all gone.  She was crying, bottle wasn't good enough.  On day 3 of peas I brought double (2 cubes from an ice cube tray) and even that wasn't good enough, she was looking for more.  

Green Beans:  Not a fan at all.  We just started this today (9.7) and she just quit opening her mouth.  At least with the carrots she was still opening her mouth looking for more but giving some strange looks.  Green beans she only had a tiny bit and just quit opening her mouth for them.  

Today also marked the day where we started solids twice a day.  Green beans this morning and sweet potatoes this afternoon.  Those sweet potatoes certainly are tasty.  

We are also starting with a sippy cup, with water of course.  Just so we can get the hang of it.  Its a little hard right now.

And now for your viewing pleasure...

-Mama Lucas-

6 months old

Who gave my Peanut permission to grow so fast????  I demand you come forward :)  

Peanuts 6 month stats were 14 pounds 11 ounces and 27 inches long.  Still long and skinny.  Even though it appears that she has a belly in pictures she can still wear 0-3 month skirts (not pants, her legs are too long) however she is starting to fit a decent amount of her 6 month pants.  Makes it hard to shop for her when I don't really know what size she will be in at what age.  Doesn't stop me from shopping though :) 

 Of course with a milestone of 6 months we also get to do another photo shoot of her.  This time she had so many facial expressions to give.  I think I need to start realizing how many facial expressions I'm using, haha.  We got to work with the very talented Stefany with Tiny Moments Photography and so many great pictures.  Here are few (ok several) of the adorable Peanut.  

You want a piece of me?!?!?!

Wait, do you have food? GIMMEE 

Huh?

Hahaha, I crack myself up!

:P

Oh PUH-LEASE

Ya I'm pretty much adorable

 Daddy picked out the blue dress.  He's got pretty good taste.

We also got to sneak in a few with Nana and Papa.  It was Papas idea for the picture.  I love it, so cute.

As Nana said it, the best catch of the year :)

6 Months old and there are still many days where I look at her and can't believe I got to have such a beautiful, wonderful baby.  These have been some of the greatest, most rewarding, hard, tiresome, exhausting, beautiful, amazing, stressful, loving 6 months of my life.  I don't just love being a mom, I love being Peanuts mommy.  I love walking in the room to get her in the morning and having those two adorable eyes peeking over the top of the crib at me.  When I put my arms out to pick her up and she reaches up at me.  I love my Peanut with ever fiber of my being.

Her name Peanut was meant to be.  So many people that I run across (that don't know her nickname) say, "awe, what a Peanut."  

-Mama Lucas

Great Grandma visits

So I guess I'm a little behind on my posts.  Be prepared for a few I guess.  

Peanut got to meet her last great grandparent on August 5th.  Great Grandma Liekhus and Peanut's Great Aunt Dawn stopped by for a visit on their way up to Fargo.  They agreed with everyone else, she is adorable.  Peanut wasn't sure what to think of Dawn though.  She kept looking at her funny.  Then Dawn would make her chicken clucking noise, and Peanut had no idea what to do with that noise.  It was pretty entertaining.  

I wish Peanut would have been able to meet her Great Grandpa Liekhus.  I'm sure she would have given him many funny looks and he probably would have returned them to her.  :)

We also took a 4 generations picture.

-Mama Lucas