Amelia turned 6 months old in August and I snapped some pictures to document the day. We also had our friend Charles take some pictures and I still need to get them up here.

Amelia loves accessories and so I thought I would snap some pics with her new hats (not so new anymore). Ignore the fact that the hats don't exactly go with her outfits. She was just modeling them for me.

Here are some random shots from the month of August. I've been slacking in the picture taking department lately.

Our niece, Ella, turned 1 on July 30th. Happy Birthday Ella! She and Connie made the trek out for a visit a few weeks ago to celebrate Ella's birthday with us a little early. Here are some pics of Ella and Amelia together. It's funny to compare these to the pics we took of the two girls just after Amelia was born. Amelia is definitely catching up in size with her adorable, petite cousin. The two girls couldn't be more different. Amelia was fascinated by Ella (who is super mobile). Ella has a head full of beautiful brown hair and I was feeling bad for bald Amelia, hence the bow stuck to her head. We wish that they lived closer!!

I wasn't going to do it, but Zach convinced me that Amelia needed a walker. I'm not sure why I was so opposed, but it's probably because the "experts" say that it potentially delays walking. Little do the "experts" know, but I'm ok with that. I'm enjoying my immobile bundle and I'm dreading the days that I have to chase her all over the house. Our walker arrived yesterday and after watching me struggle to assemble the equipment she got to go for her first spin. Needless to say she didn't really know what to do, but she loved the toys on top. I started by pushing her around and she would just drag her legs (probably why the experts say that it delays walking). After a few minutes though she figured it out and was able to scoot around a bit. She's still not very speedy in the walker, but she has figured out how to back up and turn around when she runs into things. This is huge since I really didn't want to have to move her every time she got stuck. I did remove the brakes though since they seemed to impede her ability to scoot (probably a bad move I'll regret later, but I still can't figure out exactly what they are designed to prevent).

Here are some random pictures that we've taken this month of our funny girl. She's starting to figure out that when the camera comes out she needs to smile (or at least open her mouth wide). Thanks to Aunt Tara and Uncle Shane for all of the cute Australian clothes! We love her whale jammies.

For some reason I got a bug in my bum to make something. I guess it's because I finally finished the paintings for Amelia's room (still not hung up) and wanted to craft something else for Amelia. I saw some cute onesies on Etsy.com and thought "I can make those", so I did. Amelia was a fantastic model sort of. Once I figure out how to thread my sewing machine there's a little jumper I'm going to tackle next. I'm shooting to make her a few things for spring since there's a chance that I'll finally have them done by then. The dog onesie is a shout out to Amelia's little friend Wallace.

I can't believe that Amelia is already 5 months old. She had a very busy 5th month... we started swimming lessons, took our first plane ride... train ride... bus ride... cab ride, celebrated cousin Ella's birthday, discovered her love of water bottles (definitely gets that from Zach) and a visit from Uncle Ted. Oh and she pitched her first real fit. Her little personality is really starting to come through and I'm getting a bit nervous. She's a girl who knows what she wants, but as of now has no means to get it. She still doesn't cry much (although that's been on the rise since our return from Chicago), but she lets it known that she's not happy with a series of "MMMMMMs".