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JM

Last night she crawled across the floor — well, it was more like face-scooting, but she’s able to get places now (and is working on less face-intensive ways to move herself). We also discovered that a tooth has surfaced in the bottom front (it’s just a tiny bump so far, so no pictures yet). Keep up the good work, baby!

JM

Posing with Beethoven

On her tummy, smiling

Here’s an audio clip of Penelope having some raspberry tummies, squealing, and scatting a little.

JM

Penelope’s newest trick (and it does seem magical when she does it) is sitting upright without support!

She’s still working on crawling — she’s able to get places, but it’s more of an accident when she does. Her legs are getting into the right position, but when she pushes off, she ends up moving a little forward, then rolling over on her back!

JM

Penelope’s been eating solid foods for a few weeks now. So far she’s had rice cereal, applesauce, and bananas, and loves them all — pears are on the menu for next week. She has quickly learned how to swallow and show that she’s ready for more — that’s shown in the picture. I think sometimes she thinks her tongue is a tractor beam that makes things come to her…

JM

As of her six-month check-up, Penelope was 15lb 6oz and 27.25in tall, putting her in the 45th percentile in weight and the 92nd percentile in height. By the way, she loves the crinkle paper on the bed in the doctor’s office, and only cried for a few seconds after her shot — then it was back to charming smiles.

I’m so glad you came to read about me! Daddy forgot to mention some more of my recent interests:

– sitting up in the tub (with some help)

– choosing tub toys and holding onto them

– trading laughs with Mommy

– napping and spending the night in my crib by myself

– beginning playing the maraca on my own

and I’m looking forward to crawling soon!

Also, the full-size versions of these pictures are available when you click on them, so you can print them or take them to a photo shop. Happy blogging!

PLM/jm

Thanks for coming! Here you’ll find all kinds of tidbits and media, all about Penelope. You can use this place to catch up on all the little things Penelope’s into as time goes by, that you might not have heard through the grapevine. Maybe our star will contribute some commentary of her own! I’ll include some photos with posts, instead of using the e-mail list that gave so many people so much trouble.

To get you up to speed, P’s coming up on her 5-month birthday, and she’s just getting situated with her family after the move to the Gulf coast of Florida. She can roll onto her tummy, she’s starting to grab things (including “petting” the kitties), and she loves to gab!

JM