October 30, 2009 - 6 Month Milestones

Pics & Collages by Ash Roberts

Alissa is 6 months old now and she is sitting for long periods of time (20 minutes or more), holding her own bottle regularly, switching toys from hand to hand, and traveling while rolling over. This is a fun month for Alissa because it is her first Halloween and she is dressing up as Winnie the Pooh. We also moved her into her own crib at night (instead of the cradle) and put her on solid foods this week. She is eating 1Tbsp Rice Cereal with 4 Tbsp of formula every evening. At first, she didn’t seem to like it as the texture was strange in her mouth. But, after about 10 bites, she started to get use to it and ate then entire amount.


Alissa’s 6 month doctor appointment was on 10/23/2009. Her weight is now 16.8 lbs which puts her at 61%. Her length is 25.79 inches at 45% and her head circumference is 16.7 inches at 47%. She is growing very well and has remained around the 50th percentile since birth so the doctor is pleased.

We love our little girl so much and are so grateful that she has entered our lives. We can’t imagine our lives without her. She is the highlight of every day. Daddy loves her so much that he even took the entire Halloween Week off so he could spend it with Alissa. They went shopping together, listened to music (Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie etc), played games, and even watched Star Wars together. Believe it or not, Alissa loved Star Wars, which made daddy very happy.

Currently, Alissa’s favorite thing to do is go for walks in her stroller and look around at all the new sights. Mommy and Daddy make sure to take her out often so she can see the fun new world.

Another fun thing that happened to Alissa was her slumber party at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Mommy and Daddy went out of town for 3 days and so Alissa was able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa. They took her out to dinner, to a Halloween Party, and shopping. She loved it all.

Oct 16, 2009 Pictures with Tami & Brody Blair

I offered to take pictures of my cousins new baby, Brody Miller Blair, who was born on 9/24/2009. Tami and Dan Blair (parents) do NOT have a camera and I felt they needed some pictures for a Birth Announcement. So even though I'm not a great photographer and my camera isn't a professional one, I offered to help out. On October 16, 2009, I spent the day with the Blair's taking pictures. We had a wonderful time. While I was at it, I thought it would be fun to take a picture of Alissa and Brody together in their Halloween costumes. Brody is going to be Mickey Mouse and Alissa will be Winnie the Pooh for Halloween. I purchased both of these costumes since I found such a great deal on them at Walmart.

Please share your opinions on the Birth Announcements. Tell me which one is your favorite and let me know of any changes that might make them better. Thanks everyone!

October 15, 2009 - 6 Month Pics

Ash Roberts came to the house to take 6 Month Pictures of our daughter. Here are some of the great pictures she took. We plan to use some of these pictures for our adoption announcement. Ash agreed to design that announcement for us, stay tuned...

10-9-2009 6 Months

Alissa will be 6 months old next week on October 13, 2009. This is a very special month because it's Alissa's first Halloween and she is 6 months old. We plan to start her on food after her 6 month appointment on October 23rd. She will also move from the cradle in mommy and daddy's room to the Crib in her room. She already sleeps in the crib during the day, but is still in mommy and daddy's room at night.

Alissa's adoption hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 at 8:00 a.m. I'm very excited for her adoption to be final, but am also disappointed that we have to wait an extra month. I was really looking forward to celebrating her adoption this month along with Halloween and the other milestones. It will all work out though. We sure love our little girl.