Happy 6 Months, Baby Clara!

I know nothing about the fancy new camera I've had for 3.5 hours now, so these shots aren't impressive.... but I had to get some shots of my sweet girl on her 6 Month Birthday!

It's past my dinner-time, Mommy.

Um yeah... that's not Clara... but it's the best shot I've gotten yet with the camera so Bailey can have his fifteen minutes now :-)

Three things:

1. I almost always "warmify" (in Picasa) my photos. I like the old-fashioned look of that effect. The photos of Clara above were all warmified. The first photo was taken with a flash, and the others without. I think the flash+warmify combo is a bit sharper.
2. I need to figure out the ideal photo size for photos I plan to put on the blog. Sometimes reducing huge photo files a lot makes them look crazy. (In case you can't tell, I am not very tech-savvy.)
3. I hardly ever post twice in two days, so if you missed yesterday's post on baby-led weaning, please scroll down!

Now, for the updates:

I don't know how much Clara weighs, since we don't have a scale and she hasn't been to the doctor in 2 months. We're going on vacay next week, so she'll have her 6 month appointment after that. She wears 9 months clothes in Carter's and size 3 Pampers.

She sleeps an average of 11 hours a night without waking up. She takes 2-3 naps a day, varying in total length from 1.5-3 hours.

She's drinking about 32 ounces of breastmilk a day, and is offered solids twice a day.

Her favorite things are Daddy, the pets (who don't reciprocate), swinging at the park, baby-led weaning, and things that aren't toys (magazines, glasses cases).

She smiles almost all the time and usually giggles for us once a day. The sound of her giggling is so precious that I would give up wine AND cheese to hear it more often.

She is the light of our lives and we love her so, so much.

Happy 6 Month Birthday, BOOga aka Baby Bizzle!
Love, Mommy and Daddy