Our little Lady D turned half a year on Tuesday! I cannot believe she's already 6 months old! But I absolutely love this age so I'm not too sad about her getting older. Although, I wish she would stay this age for a while because she's so much fun to be around. She's so silly, playful and active. And she loves to laugh. It's a side most people don't get to see because she's really only that way at home. When we get around strangers she's very quiet and intense. That girl can size someone up like nobody else! She's kind of started to warm up to my mom and some of my friends but for the most part she doesn't like anybody. Especially our pediatrician. Dylan really gave her the business at her check up on Tuesday. I was hoping she would charm Dr. Kozak but all she did was cry - until I held her, of course!
The check up went well and Dylan is really making strides in the motor skill department. She finally started rolling over about 2 weeks ago - yeah!! She started from back to front which is odd because most kids do it the other way around. But I'll take it. So, we've started putting her on her tummy a lot more to get the other side going. She still hates it but I find that if I leave her there long enough she will eventually flip over. I know she can do it, I just don't think she wants to do it. She'd much rather we just pick her up. So at night when she rolls to her tummy she will scream bloody murder until we go in and turn her over. Spoiled already! She's also great at grabbing things and playing with them...her toes are her new favorite target. And she's way better at entertaining herself now...as long as she can see me she's fine. But the minute I leave her sight she freaks out. I know this is just a phase so I'm ok with it for now. And I honestly don't mind being there for her if it makes her feel safe and secure....at least until 6pm, when I can hand her off to daddy!
Her eating has been an interesting journey for us this month. For the first few weeks of the month she really wasn't interested in her bottle so we figured it was time for solid food. So we gave her the rice cereal and eventually the sweet potatoes which she loved. But when I tried to introduce carrots, apples and pears she refused to eat them and now won't even eat the sweet potatoes. So since her 4 month check she only gained 1.5 lbs putting her at 17 lbs....dropping her from 90th percentile to 70th. But she grew almost 2 inches putting her at 27 1/4 inches and 95th percentile. She's still bigger for her age but maybe she won't be the porker we all thought she would be. The doc isn't worried and said she may be one of those babies who skips baby food and goes straight to finger foods - wouldn't that be a hoot. But she loves her bottle again this week and is getting enough formula so we're going to wait til the new year and try solid food again. Maybe by then she will be sitting up on her own and can digest the food better. We'll see.
Besides all that milestone stuff, we've just been enjoying the holiday season with her and the boys. I mean, she has no idea what's going on, but we just like having her around. And I love dressing her up in all of the adorable Christmas outfits. I have had so much shopping for her and can't wait for her to wear everything! It will all be posted in the upcoming holiday blogs so stay tuned. I have actually been really bad about taking pictures because my camera hasn't been working properly. But I did manage to get a few keepers. Here's our sweet cheeks in action...
Ok, so I know this isn't the greatest picture of her but I love it because you can finally see her neck! It's rarely seen because it's always blocked by her chubby cheeks and neck rolls...
My poor baby had her first real cold last week. She was miserable but she managed to smile through the endless boogers and slobber...
Dylan LOVES to read books. Jack comes in her room when I am putting her to bed and reads to her. It's beyond sweet...
Apparently, she also likes to eat books...
Cold chillin' during her photo shoot! She reminds me of Gavin here with that cute grin. I swear, it takes 25 shots to get one or two gems. But the outtakes are classic...
I should be smiling but instead I'm showing off my new trick...
Happy girl in her new Christmas jammies...
Me and my girl! I am really into big ole bows right now. I think they make her look really girly and sweet. She probably hates them but she'd better get used to them...
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