6 Months Old - Today!

Mercy, mercy, mercy!

The girls are 6 months old today!


I truly can't believe it.

Molly Christie McCall, 6 months old

Some thoughts about Molly at 6 months.........

Molly is a precious little girl.  She is waiting for you to look at her so that she can smile a chubby smile at you.  As soon as she sees you looking at her, her whole body chuckles/giggles/smiles/curls up at the same time.  Lately, she has been wanting to do more than she is able....it seems she's not content and always trying to 'get up' or sit up when she's not able to!  But, her efforts are not in vain.  This past week, she rolled over for the first time from her back to her belly.  She's quite the roller and the mover and shaker.  Her latest noises are grunt type sounds like she's trying to say she's frustrated that she can't do what she wants to.  So, sometimes she just squeals and squeals - high pitched - and you'd think she'd lose her voice because of all the noise she's making.  :)  There's a 'movie machine' hooked onto the rails of their crib and she kicks it to start it up all the time.  She is a very fast kicker....it is hilarious to see her little, chunky legs move so fast!  She has been eating cereal and peas lately and she seems to like that a good bit.  That's my girl.  Mama loves peas a lot!  Recently, I was leaning into the back seat and playing with the girls while Charles was moving the car seat bases into his truck.  I was just saying silly stuff to them and Molly laughed...rolls of laughter...for quite a while.......such a great memory.   Molly is fascinated with her hands...and I adore the times when I look over at her and she is holding one of her hands up....slowly rotating it....and staring at it.  And, oh mercy, she's discovered her cute little feet.  Every chance she gets, her feet are up up up...and her toes are in her mouth.  It is so cute.  Molly Christie McCall, my 6 month old, first born daughter is a big ol' chunk of smiles and fun.

Macy & Molly McCall - 6 months old

If I could keep count of how many times people say to me, "Boy, you've got your hands full" .... ugh...it gets so old hearing that.  But, when I respond to it, I try to convey the fact that I have waited all my life for the chance to "have my hands full".  It is not just everything I hoped for....it is beyond measure of the amount of happiness I imagined I would feel if I could become a mom. 

One of Macy's fun faces :)


Macy Lorene McCall - 6 months old

Some thoughts about Macy at 6 months......
Oh Macy....she has become such a happy and content baby.  Her first few months were sprinkled here and there with what I call "screaming times" among the happy times.  But over the last few weeks, we've seen Macy become serene and content.  She seems genuinely happy...and it makes my heart swell!  When Charles gets home from work, she greets him with a huge smile.  He keeps the girls on Mondays (his day off) and has really been enjoying the time to bond with both of them.  The mornings around 9 are Macy's happiest times, according to Daddy.  But, she flashes a huge, dimpled smile at all hours of the day and it makes me want to squeeze her so tight.  Macy is starting to want to sleep on her side or belly more these days.  Sometimes I will find her twisted sideways in an awkward position as she sleeps.  She still does that 'nuzzling' in thing I remember noticing around 3 months where when she's sleepy, and you get her wrapped up and lay her down, she gets her head nuzzled into a spot that feels good, and she's GONE.  She really likes to sleep.  Macy's giggles are to die for....and her chuckles are funny because they sound like a little engine that's starting to rev up....and it leaves you wanting more!  Macy likes to have her hands on whatever is near her and this has been the case for a long time.  When you lay her on the changing table, she gets her hands on the little mirror that lays beside it....sometimes even with her eyes closed....she just wants her hands on what is there.  She is vocalizing sounds a lot...and the other night, she said "Mama"....even though it probably doesn't count in anyone else's book....it counts in mine!  I grabbed her up and cried.  I'm telling you...these girls are in danger of me gobbling them up.   I love them so much.  Macy Lorene McCall, I wish you could have met Mrs. Rene, your namesake.  She would have enjoyed you as much as Charles and I are....I'm so happy you have her name.....and happy you are my round faced, jolly 6 month old baby.