Oh, wow, Jill! Your daughter is beautiful! If Clara smiles half as much as that, I'll be thrilled! There's nothing like babies that smile! I can see she comes by it naturally, too, your mother and grandma have wonderful smiles! Happy six months, Lyra!

As for me, nothing much to report! Feeling great, sinuses finally cleared up. I think it was just a bad bout with allergies for a couple days. It wasn't miserable, but it certainly had an impact on me.

I did go check out the office of the pediatrician our obstetrician recommended. I loved it and the staff! I have an appointment on Thursday morning to meet the doctor, and I'm optimistic about the introduction. His nurse came out to hug me, and she was just as cute as could be. I'm 5'1, and she was at least a couple inches shorter than me. We definitely waited too long to find our pediatrician, but I really hope Clara holds out a couple days so that I can go to the appointment on Thursday. As long as he supports breastfeeding, I'll be happy!

I'm going in tomorrow morning for my first pelvic exam to see how far along I am, and make sure everything's good. I'll update afterwards!

How's Laura, Carmen?