It's my baby's first 1/2 birthday. (Half birthdays are something my first graders love to point out.)
Wow.
It seems to have flown by and yet it feels like it has taken forever to get here.
She's trying really hard to sit up on her own. She can balance for a few minutes before she folds over in half and then topples to the floor. If shes' sitting in her bouncy chair on an incline, she does a little sit-up until she is in the upright sitting position. She holds onto the sides to keep herself up. It is so funny to look over and see her sitting there and looking all around.
She is becoming more like a little person. She makes her likes and dislikes known. After her final late afternoon nap, we count the minutes to her bedtime. She spends most of that time cranky. We find it is a nice time of night to run an errand or go out to dinner. She does a lot better when she is distracted. If she's not, she makes a constant whining sound almost all evening. It's not a cry, but it gets annoying just the same. As long as it's not a colicky scream like it used to be, I'm fine.
My MIL found out that she loves it when you blow gently in her face. She smiles great big when the breeze hits her face. She laughs when you kiss the back of her neck or her thighs (if she's in a good mood of course). She's in love with our dog. Any floor time is spent watching and reaching for him. Our dog also loves to kiss her. I don't love this so much, but Maddy does. She opens her mouth real wide for them. Gross!
We tried sweet potatoes today. I can only imagine how much those will screw up her bowels. Her anal fissures seemed to have healed. So far the only bleeding episode we had was that one day. I forgot to note her weight at the appt last week. She had gained another single pound in a month and a half (12 lbs 12 oz) and had moved down to the 5%. At least she's gaining, just slowly. We'll see how long she is at the appt next week. More shots at that one. She's old enough for the flu shots (seasonal and h1n1) but I'm not sure we are going to do them. If it was fall with the whole flu season ahead of us, I might consider it more. We'll see. . .
I can't believe in another six months we'll be celebrating her first birthday!
Now that will be a milestone.
We're two weeks away from Eli's birthday and I can't believe it either! I think the same thing you do--on one hand, "wow it went fast" and yet I have the searing memory of how painful the first few months were and how they did NOT go fast at all. I want to give birth to a 9-month-old next time. At least 6. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy half-birthday!
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Awww happy six months to Maddy!
ReplyDeleteIts adorable how much she is growing into her own person, the dog kissing though? I'm with you... gross lol
Happy Half Birthday! My baby girl just turned six months on Feb. 17th. We decided to get the flu shots, because our doc said they haven't seen any seasonal flu at all at our clinic yet--and they're still expecting it. Our doc said the seasonal flu peaked in March last year. Just thought I'd throw that out there in case you want to ask your doc about it in your area.
ReplyDeleteWow, six months! That seems like such a big age to reach, especially after all the colic and reflux issues. How cute to see her trying to get to the next stage of sitting up. I hope the sweet potatoes were a success. I'm going to try avacado as soon as I can to fatten Kate up. 5% is good. My older two girls were always at that and they are doing great now. I just checked and saw that Lilia was 12 pounds 10 ounces at her 6 month, having only gained one pound since her 4 month.
ReplyDeleteThose late night grouchy times are a pain! I think all kids get that way, but with Kate it has been the worse. The other's just liked to be held but she still cries the whole time. Your smart to take Maddy out, distraction is a great idea. I'm still to scared to do that. Can't wait to get to that stage.
Oh, and Kate weighed 10 pounds at her checkup so I was happy, but it stinks that that means she is now at the 1%. I'll have to update my blog.