Eliza at 6 months

Yesterday I looked back at some of the old posts I wrote about Benjamin when he was 6 months old.  That was depressing.  I wrote something about Benjamin being an easy-going baby, not fussy unless he wants something, etc.  Huh.  Eliza is often a delight and we love her dearly, but she is still a mystery to me in ways that I don't think Benjamin was at this age.  Mostly, it has to do with sleep:  her sleeping patterns are starting to become somewhat predictable, but they are not convenient.  

And she seems to have been teething for the last two months but no teeth in sight.  That has to be why she is waking up so much at night.  In fact, JB and I are spending this lovely Thanksgiving morning trading off catching up on sleep that we did not get much of last night.  So reflections on the first 6 months of E Jane's life will have to wait until this period is over.  I'm sure I will be more generous when we have some distance.  

And thankfulness will have to wait too.  Of course we are profoundly thankful for this life and our children and many other things. But sometimes my feelings and willingness to write about them do not exactly align with the holiday itself.  Here are some images of what we are thankful for when I don't quite have the words.

At least Benjamin seems to be over the awful stomach virus he's had the last few days.  Thankful.  

E Jane is eager.  She is downing her solid food like she's been waiting
for it her whole life.  Which I guess she has.