6 months old and visit with Santa

It's Natalie's Half-Birthday today! Our baby girl is 6 months old! She's getting so big! To celebrate, we took her to see Santa today. She did such a great job. We thought she would cry when she sat on Santa's lap but she was all smiles. I think she was contemplating how to grab his beard. She looked so cute. She's wearing the outfit my parents got us last Christmas when we told them we were having a girl.

We also opened up the Leap Frog Activity Table that Emile's cousin, Astrid, got Natalie for her birth. She's now old enough to enjoy it. She loved it. It was great watching her figure out how things work on the table.

She also went to her first birthday party today. My friend's (Stephanie's) son Dylan had his 1st birthday party today. Natalie and I got there just in time to see him dig into his cake. She seemed to enjoy looking around at all the little kids.

Yesterday, Natalie finally got to meet my friend Jimmie and her daughter, Elena, who is now 16 months old. This was my first time meeting Elena also. It was great to see them. Natalie enjoyed trying to grab (common theme!) and eat her hair. Elena was very cute when she went to hold Natalie's hand and give her kisses. Jimmie's husband, Mick, and Emile joined us for lunch also.

Natalie is now a pro at sitting in her bebepod.

We're trying to get her to practice rolling from her back to her belly. She hasn't been so into it the last couple of days but has a few times. Here are a few photos of her trying.

Natalie is also very interested in textures lately. She's rubbing her hands and nails over everything she can get her hands on.