I think I’ll be writing a “Lark” summary every few months or so, so everyone can marvel at the amazing transformation of the cutest, smartest baby on Earth.  

Lark is now 6 months old and has grown a ton since my last entry!  At her last Dr.’s appointment, she was exactly 17 lbs, I think 26″ and her head circumference is still around 90%, so she’s on target to achieve her super genius potential.

• Lark has developed quite the personality.  She is very inquisitive and examines everything she looks at – you can tell she’s processing all that she experiences.  She loves to move around, she hates to be in one place for too long or if she is just hanging out, she needs to be playing with something (she’s a multi-tasker, much like Mama).
• She absolutely loves to play in her jumper and she can get some height on her jumps.  She could be a natural ballerina as when she jumps, it’s like she’s doing jumping plies. 
• Lark loves Charlie.  She thinks he’s extremely funny and laughs at him often.
• Charlie loves Lark.  He will often give her kisses on her hands and feet.  Once he gave her kisses on the face.
• She’s sitting up pretty well on her own, but not for long periods of time.  She still needs someone behind her in case she falls backwards, but she’s very close to being self supporting.
• She loves to sit up in her bouncer, then hang head down off to the side.  Problem is she hasn’t figured out how to pull herself up after being head down.  She’ll often hang head backwards and down from the boppy on my lap too.
• She’s a couple of weeks into a bedtime routine being established.  She still cries most nights when we put her down, but she usually only fusses for a few minutes now rather than an hour.
• Lark’s teething and I have the sore nipples to prove it (no teeth yet).  Probably too much information .
•  We’ve started her on solids.  She really likes rice cereal and sweet potatoes.  She’s not a fan of bananas.  I tried giving her peas yesterday and she threw them up and gave me the “EW!  Are you trying to kill me” face.  We’ll try those again later.  This weekend, I’ll be introducing the sippy cup.
• She’s a total Daddy’s girl and nothing or no one can make her laugh like Daddy does!  Whenever she hears his voice, she stops what she’s doing and looks for him.  
• She loves the sound of when you put your lips together and make a “pop” sound.  It’s the fastest way to get her attention.
• She likes it when I sing my “Poop Soup” song while changing her diaper.
• She enjoys dancing around the room with Mama.
• She can say “Dada” and “Nana”, but hasn’t put together who “Dada” and “Nana” are… even though while Nana was here last week, she did say “Nana” as if addressing her and Lark also gave her a big hug.  So maybe she has put two and two together… super genius!
• She still talks – a lot!  It’ll be fabulous once she can form sentences and we can understand what she’s saying.  She’s also experimenting with different sounds.  She likes to make the “raspberry” sound and click her tongue on the roof of her mouth.
• Recently, she’s learned that rather than be frustrated that she can’t crawl yet, she can roll to get where she wants to go.  Yes folks, she’s mobile – watch out!  It’s really cute to watch her try to crawl.  She can move backwards, but forwards not so much.  And she often uses her face to try to propel herself forwards.  That can’t feel good.
• She loves eating in her high chair like a big girl and loves to grab the spoon and put it in her mouth to feed herself (with my death grip on the spoon of course).
• She likes to whisper to herself and she’s also discovered screaming just for fun (thankfully, she doesn’t do that one often).
• She likes being read to.
• Much to my husband’s chagrin, she likes watching America’s Next Top Model and looks at the TV when she hears Tyra Banks’ voice.
• She’s a sucker for good looking males.  If there’s a good looking man in the room, she’ll just sit and stare at him.
• She’s just starting to have a little stranger anxiety, but it’s not too bad.
• She enjoys her friends at daycare.
• She loves her toes and loves to put them in her mouth.
• And lastly, she’s still adorable and has huge blue eyes.  She is our little lamb.