She has had a few exciting weekends in a row. The first weekend of Oct. Mike had drill and she and I went to the zoo. It was a great day in the low 70s and wasn't too crowded. She really enjoyed the penguins, flamingos and monkeys. She was screeching right back at them! By the end she was wiped out and we skipped the last couple animals, popped a paci in and she had fallen asleep before we made it to the car! The first one she was watching the penguins, the second is in the "rainforest" and the third is at the exit.
Last weekend we went to the Tulsa state fair. She liked looking at the cows that walked by and the rabbits in the cages. The fair is such a weird atmosphere and especially with all the flu going around I was glad that I wore her in her carrier. She lasted about two hours and then was ready for a nap and again fell asleep on the was to the truck.
This weekend was OSU homecoming and we went and hung out at the bagel shop for a few hours to watch the OU/Texas game. A few friends and relatives stopped by and got to see her. The homecoming parade came right by the bagel shop and we stood out to watch it. The grand marshals were Garth Brooks, Barry Sanders and Robin Ventura so that was awesome to see them in person! I would have liked to take her to walk around, but it was pretty chilly if you weren't blocked by the wind, so we headed back home to watch the game on TV. Much warmer, plus it was an 8:15 game and she was asleep by 8:30.
Today she and I went to the aquarium in Jenks to celebrate her 6 month birthday. It was neat and she liked watching the fish go by. There are a couple otters that run and chase each other that you can get close to and she thought they were funny. There were exhibits on Oklahoma fish and frankly it made me never want to swim in a lake again. They also have a huge shark exhibit that you walk through. It was hard to get pics of us b/c I only had my iphone and no one to take her picture, but I tried. In the darker picture you can see a shark swimming above our heads!
She has really been doing well at sitting unassisted and can do it for quite a while when she wants to. A lot of times she doesn't want to sit down and just wants to stand. She loves to jump and bounce and dance. I think she looks like she is doing the riverdance! She also started eating fruit and she loves them! She does great and barely gets it all over her anymore. She also holds her bottle by herself (although I never see that since I have only fed her a bottle twice in her life!) and I let her hold the spoon and put a little food in her mouth. She is getting so big I can't even believe it. She has started saying more consonants, like goo, baa and la. She really thinks she wants to crawl, but still hasn't gotten it down yet. I know she will soon and that is scary! Our house is not ready! 
We are getting professional family pictures done next weekend. Hopefully the weather will be nice for us. Mike left this morning for Scottsdale, AZ for an ortho conference (and golfing) and will get back on Friday. I have to go to Philadelphia for my physical exam boards. It will be my final hoop to jump through on my road to becoming a doctor. After that it will be smooth sailing. I cannot believe I only have six more months!!!This month I am at St. John's doing internal medicine with the OU program. I go to Okmulgee for the next two months to do my rural hospital rotation. Interviews for residencies start next month. It is definitely an exciting and scary time!
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