My baby turned half a year old on Wednesday! I cannot believe how fast her first year is flying by. I love taking her monthly pictures (especially now that she's FULL of personality), but this month had me bawling after I finished taking them. My chubby little baby is officially closer to being a toddler than a newborn. I love helping her discover new things and watching her expressions when she does. I never knew I could love someone so much. She has made our lives so much sweeter.
Nicknames: MK, Lady Baby, Little Babe, Chunk Chunk
Weight: Mama must make good milk because you're a big girl. You weigh somewhere between 16 and 17 pounds already! 17 pounds, 7 ounces at baby class this past Monday.
Height: We don't go back to the doctor until the end of the month, but I tried to measure you at home and I think you are somewhere between 26 & 27 inches long. I'll update after your check-up.
Looks: I feel like your hair has filled in a lot lately! It's long enough on top that you have a little mohawk during bathtime. Your eyes are no longer blue :( But, they are hazel right now. I'm hoping that they stay this color. Pops (my daddy) has hazel eyes so we are hoping you will take after him or Papa (Daddy's dad) who has green eyes. I've heard lately that you look "just like" me! I still think you look more like your daddy, but I LOVE hearing that you're starting to look like me now.
Personality: So much sass. You've started slapping me when you get irritated. I doubt you really realize that you're slapping, at least you better not ;), but that's what it feels like. You think you're so funny. You've learned to blow raspberries and love to make us giggle when you do. You also "talk" a ton! In your crib to yourself, to your toys, to our cat Jules, or to Mommy and Daddy. You've also been complimented several times lately about how well behaved and sweet you are when we are out in public.
Eating: We have officially made it 6 months exclusively breastfeeding! I'm hoping to nurse for another six months and start weaning you once you're a year old. In the last few weeks, you've decided you like to eat just a little bit every two hours of so, which makes me feel like I have a newborn again. But, we finally started feeding you "solids" this week, so I'm hoping that as you have more meals throughout the day, you'll cut down on nursing sessions.
Sleeping: You've turned into a stomach sleeper in the last few days! You were sleeping about 10+ hours during the night until you realized you could roll onto your belly when you're in your crib. Since then, you've been waking up a lot because I kept trying to make you move to your back. I've come to the conclusion that you sleep better on your stomach and are safe since you wear snug-fitting clothes and have tight sheets on your crib (plus no blankets or toys). I let you sleep on your stomach, once you rolled over, during naptime for the first time a few days ago and you slept over two hours.
Wearing: You're wearing Size 3 diapers and should be for a long time (those things go up to 28 pounds). You can still wear a lot of your 3-6 month clothing, but you are getting too long for some of it. We did move you to 6-9 month bathing suits already though because your 3-6 month suit was tight. You also wear reusable swim diapers in Size 6-12 month. I love the reusable swim diapers but I don't think I love them enough to try cloth diapers full-time.
Favorite Things: We have moved beyond sitting up to standing. You can hold yourself up if I prop you somewhere but you can't pull up on your own. Standing up makes you laugh out loud and you get such a huge smile on your face. You're also sitting up like a champ and rolling around like crazy. However, since you finally realized you can roll both ways, you've also gotten really impatient with not being able to crawl yet. You absolutely love blowing raspberries too.
Least Favorite Things: Still hating getting in the car seat and I'm wondering if that means you should transition from your infant seat to a convertible seat? You also really dislike being hot, hungry, overtired, and getting dressed after bath time - typical baby worries.
6th Month Experiences:
- We went swimming at the pool and in your baby pool several times.
- We visited Mommy's family for a Father's Day BBQ.
- You and Daddy celebrated your first Father's Day together.
- You started sucking your thumb every now and then. Daddy hates it, I think it's adorable.
- You and Jules have started spending a lot more time together. She even sleeps in your room sometimes.
- You rode in the shopping cart and sat in a [restaurant] high chair for the first times.
- We had family photos taken for Gigi and Pops 30th Anniversary.
- You went to the park and tried the bucket swings for the first time.
- We celebrated your 1st Fourth of July and kept it pretty low key.
- We celebrated Mommy turning 27 the day before your 1/2 birthday!
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