Away on a Mountaintop

At the finish of fall and as winter started to creep in we ventured on a hike in Catoctin.

Mirror Mirror

Sydney enjoys looking into her reflection, smiling and cooing at herself.
She has been loving the mirror for awhile now but lately it seems like she is discovering it all over again.
Staring in the mirror is intriguing and calms her down, most of the time.
But TODAY ...
it was HILARIOUS! She giggled and smiled, and just played and played until her laughs became too dang cute not to capture!

At this point she was finding herself smacking the mirror pretty amusing, so Daddy tried to take video of her fully belly laughs, but of course then she was done.

I love this stage. And I remember Connor doing it too right here in this post, Magic Mirror .

First Bite

Right before 6 months Sydney had her first bites of baby food. Rice Cereal.

She is not much of a fan but real baby food, especially sweet potatoes, she LOVES!

ABC's

We've been singing a lot of ABC's lately;

while we eat, before we sleep, during diaper changes, in the bath, on the potty, when Daddy comes home, while Mommy makes dinner, and most popularly as a lullaby to sing Sydney to sleep.

Of course when we try to record them it is easier said then done ...