She Eats! She Sits!

We often get questions about how Juliet is stacking up to Charlie in terms of development, and I can't answer them because WE WROTE DOWN NOTHING. Really, it's true. We didn't write down a damn thing in terms of documenting Charlie's milestones. Pathetic.

Thankfully, pictures in iPhoto retain their creation dates!

It seems that both Charlie and Juliet had their first meals about the same time -- midway through month five. Charlie was not a fan of rice cereal, but Juliet is lapping it up. Which, you can't tell because the poor kid is only getting documented with a cell phone camera. Tonight we try potatoes, Juliet's first food other than rice cereal, so maybe we can get our act together.

Here are the girls:

Charlie

Okay, check out how young Chris looks! This parenting thing is really aging us.

Juliet

Same chair! The Svan highchair was, hands-down, the best investment we made in baby/kid gear.

As far as sitting up on their own is going, frankly, it looks like Juliet is kicking Charlie's ass on this one (NOT that it is a competition!). Juliet is really freakishly strong, or so she appears to be to us.

The first pictures of Charlie that I could find where we have clearly moved away from her and felt she wouldn't face-plant before the picture was taken are from early April 2005 - putting her at almost seven months. Juliet's pictures were taken today - she'll be six months on the 14th. And, for added fun, she's sitting on the same blanket as Charlie and wearing the same shirt (albeit a different size). While we are not about to put Juliet on the hardwood floors or kitchen tile and walk away, she is sturdy enough to let play on her own on carpet and squishy surfaces. She can even reach forward, grab a toy, and then sit up tall to chew on it. Go, Juliet!

Charlie
And, from a few days earlier, actually

Charlie was a champion roller - look at how she's gotten herself under the couch!
Juliet has not figured out that she can use rolling to get herself where she wants to go.

Juliet