Sydney {month 6}

Sydney turned 6 months on December 9th. To celebrate her 1/2 birthday she learned how to sit up without any support!

Look Mom, I'm sitting!

Every night after Sydney goes to bed, Brian and I always talk about how lucky we are to have such a good baby. We love her so much.

It was a big month for us. We took a trip to Chicago, celebrated Sydney's first Thanksgiving. She went to her first museum and aquarium, started sitting in her highchair, started playing in a jumper and learned how to sit up on her own.

Everyone still comments on her big eyes, and big cheeks and how alert and observant she is. Right now, she is really into details (or accessories, as I have been saying). Zippers, tags, hair, jewelry, she is exploring it all. She also reaches for and wants to touch everything. And everything she does get her hands on goes straight to her mouth, including her new favorite toy, her feet.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the month:

The first day of her 6th month with MarMe & Grandpa Billy

So curious

Cousin Billy came over and they were both dressed in grey stripes

Love this grin

Chicago was interesting. I went for work but didn't want to leave Sydney, so I brought her and Brian along. We went a day early so we could explore the city a bit. There was a cold front while we were there and weather was in the teens and it "felt like" -4. Before this trip, she had never felt anything below 60, so it was a big shock. We also had her bundled up in so many clothes, the poor little girl couldn't move. We checked out a few neighborhoods by running from lunch, to a bar to a coffee shop to stay out of the cold and did a few touristy things like see The Bean & the Chicago Theater.

While I was at work, Brian took Sydney to the Chicago Art Institute and the Aquarium. He put her in the carrier facing out and she LOVED looking at the art and the fish.

Our little bundle in a coffee shop in Lincoln Park

She didn't have much room to move around or play with her toys

We took our Sydney Bean to see The Bean. She slept through it.

Family photo

At the museum

We snuck next door for dinner one night

She couldn't take her eyes off the fish

loves those feet

First time in her highchair, she loves sitting with us at dinner

This is how we roll on Saturday nights now

Practicing sitting

Sydney got to spend Thanksgiving with all 4 of her grandparents, and lot's of Lederman cousins, aunts, uncles and some family friends. It was a huge, weekend long, gathering that my Mother-In-Law put together without a hitch. It was great to spend time with family and let the new kids "play" together.

Cousins Amy & Rachel

All the cousins at Thanksgiving - Rachel, Billy, Nate, Connor and Sydney

Connor was so cute with Sydney

My mom and I made cookies for dessert and I made a personalized one for all the kids.
I wanted a photo with Sydney and her cookie. She really wanted to hold it, so we let her