Here are the official 6 months pictures.
With Puffalump:

Attacking Puffalump:

Trying to climb off of the bed:

And the girls screeching away:

Noella- 6 months
17 lbs and 7 oz (now "only" 50-75th percentile) and 27 inches tall (still 90th +). Her official portait to come if I manage to do it. This is not only her half birthday weekend, but is also her baptism weekend so we have lots of company on the way and a fun filled weekend ahead.

Bangs!

After months of Mariel growing her hair out, the bangs are back. This morning, when I asked her if she wanted me to pull her hair out of her face or cut it (our only two options, which we go through every morning), she replied:"Cut it." So we did.

A Girl on the Move

During our trip to St Kitts, Noella had just started to push up to hands and knees. In the space of a few days, she is trying to figure out how to crawl and climb. She's already pretty fast, especially when headed toward anything that she is not supposed to have (the action on the video was motivated by my glasses on the floor). She is also trying to climb up stairs but can't quite figure out what to do with her knees.

The turtle toy has become a favored object to climb, although she keeps getting herself stuck on top of it with no idea of what to do next.

We hope that everyone is ready for us and our summer visits. Let the child proofing begin!