Oh no, She Thinks she is a Climbing Monkey!

Yep, we are in BIG trouble. We have a climbing monkey on our hands!!! I really don't know who taught her this but I don't like it one bit. She climbs up on the couch, on the chairs, the railings of her crib, up on the sliding mirror closet doors, into her car seat... and she is not very stable. She has fallen and hit her head about 10 times today alone.

And then when she gets up and standing she gets this little rascal grin, as if to say, "look at me I am up again."

So lucky me, I am chasing her around the apartment all day, good thing it is small, and catching her or making sure she is not going to bang her head on anything sharp or hard. I have given up keeping her off the side of the couch. By now I have decided that when she falls backwards and hits her head on the carpet, tough luck to her, she won't die.

So to add to her newly acquired climbing sport, today she learned to shuffle that little body alongside the couch to get to the other side and around the corner. Oh great. I really just want to take a nap.

Some more great coming homes to...

A while back I mentioned how right before I walk in the door from work, Kent often dresses up Anna or putts her in some great, funny poses, then he hides. So when I open the door after a long day at the hospital, I see Anna just sitting there in living room in some ridiculous or cute pose and I can't help but laugh. Anna usually looks up and smiles or laughs too as if to say, "look at me mom, do you like it?!" Here are a few that are a must see...

The grooving guitar playing cowgirl pose.

The laying out, trying not to burn my beautiful leg rolls, beach bum pose.
The get into my mama's dress, and laugh about it, little Daynita pose.
The "I am a perfect angel" pose.
The cook'n up something yummy in my apron pose.

6 Months

Our little baby is 6 months old!!! Growing up way too fast! So here are here stats...

Weight 16 lbs 3 oz - 50% percentile

Height 26 inches tall - 50% percentile

She is eating with a spoon

Wearing big girl shorts
And drinking out of her sippy cup. Yea! She also has 2 teeth, and her favorite thing to do is climb over her dad when he is lying on the floor.

My dad

If Anna could talk she would probably say: I have the best dad. He takes care of me all day when my mom works. He takes me on walks, and to the park, and plays fun games. He tries to tickle me and make me laugh, he changes my stinky diapers, feeds me, comforts me when I am crying, gives me baths and helps me fall asleep. He takes me to Elder's quorum with him every Sunday and even dresses me in cute dresses for church when my mom is at meetings.

I really look up to him.
I think he is handsome and fun.
I have the best dad.

Scorpions

Yes I was finally stung. I was just sitting at my computer when a scorpion walked across my foot and got my toe. When I looked down at the carpet and saw that it was a scorpion I screamed so loud and almost had a panic attack. Kent came to my rescue. My poor toe hurt was numb, tingly, and burned all night. But I still have a toe.

Then 2 days later, I was doing my hair for church, while Anna was scooting around on the floor near me just playing. I was keeping my eye on her while she was playing and all of a sudden I looked down to see a big scorpion right next to her, like 2 inches away. Mother adrenaline rushed through my body and I scooped Anna right up ran and got a shoe out of the closet and killed that scorpion in one fatal swoop. I hate scorpions and usually get so scared to kill one. It amazed me that I was so able and quick at killing it. It was the protective mother instincts that all came out.

None the less, Kent has sprayed our entire house with scorpion spray. I really hate hate hate scorpions!