6 Months

Today Kaatje is 6 Months. Already?!?! Yes that is what it feel like to me anyway and I would not mind if time went by a little slower. But I guess that means we are having fun right? Kaat is still a baby but no longer tiny....

We are not sure how she is stacking up against the 'norm' as we have not been for the 6 month check-up. Fortunately it easy to see that wherever she is on any curves she is just fine. The last few weeks Kaatje is really picking up skills and here favorite past-time is using her legs! Thank god for the exer-saucer (below) otherwise we would be holding her up all day. She is interested in toys now as well and gets frustrated when they fall overboard or if there is nothing to play with.

 I guess Kaatje does not spend enough time in the Kitchen (like below with Rick) as she still has no real interest in any other food then milk. We try hard but she refuses (that is actually the word used on her daily diaper & food report from school as it so accurately describes the behavior - lips locked tight!) at home and school more often then not. At 6 months Big Brother Rick was having a go at all sorts of things including stuff on our plate but he also had his first teeth at 4 months and no sign of those yet with Kaat. No sign that the food effects her growth negatively as you can clearly see below. 

 Whilst Rick has discovered lounging & watching Toy Story (thanks Jeppe!) - well he actually is a little feverish -, Kaatje loses the ability to sit still more and more and is on the move below:

 Rick appears to almost have an infinite amount of attention for his little Sis and is very very caring fetching her bottles and cleaning her face with 'doekies' and we think giving her lots of brotherly advise (we don't understand all of the conversation). So far even if she tries to grab Rick's toys he is ok with that and explains her calmly that these are not hers or even lets her have it - Miracle?

We just think she is the cutest girl on the planet and has the best smile ever. Easy & Sweet and these days always with a soaking wet front panel of any shirt or dress from drooling & chewing on it (No, really no teeth on approach even). I enjoy the shopping part a lot as well so Kaatje is the fashionista in her class  -:)