6 months old!

Last Friday, Sadie turned 6 months old! I can't believe my little baby is already 6 months, man it's going fast. I was reminded just how much she's grown when I saw my friends one week old twins. They were so cute and so sweet and little. Sadie looked humongous next to them! She's just changing so quickly. So here's her 6 month little photo shoot I did - before the haircut.

I haven't had her 6 month appointment yet, so I don't have any official stats, but I do have a few milestones. She started sitting up on her own at 4 1/2 months and rolled over at 5 months. She is super strong, with an iron clad grasp! She's eating rice cereal and vegetables and is all business when it comes to food. She takes your hand and helps guide the food to her mouth as fast as she can.
Sadie had her first ER visit, and to no ones surprise, it was all thanks to Case! She was playing so nicely in her exersaucer while Case was playing around her. He really has been doing a great job of playing with her and showing her things. All of a sudden, she was BAWLING. I wasn't quite sure at first what happened. Case had been playing with this random sun shade thing that goes over his pool floatie and whacked her with the end of it that has a hard plastic thing. It was right before her nap so I calmed her down and laid her down for her nap. When she woke up, she wouldn't open her right eye. She whimpered all day and her eye kept watering. When Matt came home and saw how bad it was, Sadie and I headed into the ER. The doctor put a few drops in her eyes, turned on a black light and there it was - a really huge scratch right down the middle of her eye. It covered her entire eye that we could see - poor Sadie! The doctor gave us some eye ointment so it didn't get infected and said it should heal pretty quickly. It did and she was back to her happy self in no time!
Sadie continues to be such a great baby. She is becoming quite the mama's girl. It happened so quickly, all of a sudden if I walk by her without picking her up, she starts crying. She just wants to be with me at all times. She loves Matty and will play happily with him until she see's me, then it's all over unless I take her. At dinner, she wants to join all of us at the dinner table, so she sits on the bench next to me. Her favorite move is grabbing my hair and pulling me towards her - did I mention her amazing grip!
Sadie doesn't have too many nicknames, because Case thinks her one and only name is Sadie Belle. However, she was earned the nickname, Growly Bear. Like most babies, Sadie coos and babbles. But, more than anything, she growls. Seriously, it's hysterical. When she's happy or playing or whatever, she has this deep growl she does. I love it! She's doing it less and less, and I'll miss it so much when it's gone.
She brings so much joy to our family! We love her so much and can't wait to see what God has in store for our little Sadie Belle!