Seis Meses

This month flew by.  It seems like I JUST posted Raquel's 5 month milestone.  Now she's half a year old and I'm wondering, "Where did my baby go?"

Raquel is now...

• 25 1/2 in. long and almost 13 lbs.
• eating rice cereal, oatmeal, pears, and green beans.
• pre-crawling and can move herself around on her tummy.
• melting hearts all over the place with her smiles.
• sleeping more consistently through the night.
• learning the Hokey Pokey.



Hair, Food, Bed

Raquelita's hair is growing and growing, but one thing she hasn't OUTGROWN, is her ducktail (as Grandma Ferguson calls it).

This was her first ponytail ever.

With the right bows, her ponytail is even better.

And these are her wild locks after the ponytail comes out.

First experience with pears...

and apples.

This is frequently Raquel's sleeping position whether she's alone or in between Lu and I.  When I was a young tike, Amber and I shared a bed and like to use bedtime for playtime.  Because of that, Dad would often come in and lay between us until we fell asleep.  The problem was, I couldn't fall asleep very well because I was on the very edge of the bed and had to hold on to stay on.  I feel like those days are back.

Her other favorite position.

Stars & Stripes

Thanks to awesome friends, we got to have two BBQs for the 4th of July.  We spent the first part of the day as just the Moreno 3 and then the second half with our pals.

Cinco Meses

My Raquelita has hit her 5 month mark.  I want to cry!!!  My little baby is becoming a little lady!

I love her attitude in this picture:)  Hey!

Raquel at 5 months:

• She is 12 lbs. 6 oz and 25 1/2  in. long.
• She still has NO sleeping schedule, other than she now wants to go to bed closer to 11 pm than 8 pm, much to her mother's dismay.
• She has enough hair now (3 inches in places) to put it in a little ponytail...kinda.
• She loves sucking on my sleeve when I'm holding her.  I love having a wet shoulder.
• She's great at helping me turn the pages in her books.
• The song that currently helps her calm down is "Wheels on the Bus."
• She's big enough to lay without support in the bathtub.
• Lately, she loves staring at her hand as she turns it back and forth.
• Also, look at how she sucks her thumb.  So cute!
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