I Heart Faces-Photojournalism

I've been meaning to enter the I Heart Faces challenges each week, but have forgotten or put it off.  Here's how it works.  Each week they have a different theme.  You submit your photo and then a judge will go through and pick their favorites.  I like having a theme to work around when taking photos.

This weeks theme is photojournalism....using photos to tell a story.  I think these photos definitely fit!  I will be posting more of these photos tomorrow, but here is a sneak peek of Rilo Jane eating her first food!

ETA: Sorry, if you're on a laptop, this might cut off slightly...but it just looks so good on the big screen, I can't bear to make it smaller!

Six Months

Dear Rilo Jane,

You are now half a year old!  You have grown leaps and bounds from when we first met, six months ago.  You get bigger everyday and learn new and exciting things right before my eyes.  I am so happy and honored to be your mother.  I consider it an absolute privilege.  You are turning into such a sweet, curious and happy little girl.  I can't wait to see what the next six months bring!  I love you more than words could ever express!

Love,
Mom

P.S.  You have turned me into an emotional mess...I have tears rolling down my cheeks right now because I love you so much!



She is such an easy-going baby.  She is content and happy almost all of the time.  At six months she:

• now rolls back to tummy consistently.  Which means she rolls all over the place!
• is finally sleeping longer periods at night!  WOOHOO!  She rolls herself onto her tummy now, which is helping her sleep longer.
• likes to drink out of cups or her sippy cup
• loves to hang out upside down
• started saying "rah rah rah rah".  One step closer to "mama". :)
• gained a few more rolls...I'm sure of it.
• just started eating solids...pictures to come!

Grassy

And apparantly I was boring her...

The Bench

My Dad and Martha have this neat little bench in their entryway.  With my Dad spotting her, Rilo had a little photoshoot on it.

Great-Grandma 'Cisco and Great-Grandpa

When I was little I named all of my grandparents.  Grandma Cisco was named because she was from San Francisco.  ( I also came up with Grandma Jeep because she drove a Jeep Cherokee and Grandpa Oreo because he loved Oreos).  Anyway, here is Great-Grandma 'Cisco with Rilo...and Great-Grandpa managed to sneak in a photo too!

I wish this next one were more in focus...I love their expressions.

Love this next series.  You can't trust Rilo around glasses.

Success!

Great-Grandma Dee and Great-Grandpa John

Rilo met her Great-Grandma Dee and Great-Grandpa John.  Here are some photos to prove it!

And here are a few pictures of Rilo on their fantastic bed.

Tomorrow, pictures of another set of Great-Grandparents!

PaPa and Memaw

We were so happy we could go visit and be in Arizona for Martha's big party.  Here are some sweet pictures of my Dad and Martha with Rilo Jane.

Check Back...

New post will be up in a few hours!

More to Come...

I'm waiting to edit on our computer in Chicago but I have lots of adorable pictures of Rilo from our trip.  Check back the rest of this week!