I was so sad to go to her 6 month appointment today. Although it's so great hearing that she's developing normally and see her growth on the growth chart, it's sad to see her get shots! And on top of that, she's starting to recognize when she's not with me and Jake and gets a little bit of stranger anxiety! She was just staring at the doctor like, "Why are you touching me?!" Then she, I swear, looked over at my as if to say, "Mom, aren't you going to pick me up?!"
She did great on her shots. The medical assistant was MUCH more gentle this time around than the guy we had for her 4 month appointment. She still cried and got angry, but she sucked on her dum dum and nursed and then was happier. I was glad to see her smiling and crawling around when we got home, because I know those shots can sometimes make their little legs hurt!
I swore she weight at least 20 lbs, bur she weighed in at 18 lbs and 3.5 oz! She moved up in percentiles on weight which was funny to see. She's a whopping 28 inches tall which is still in the 99% percentile which we are so shocked about. And it's also hard to believe she grew 2 inches these past couple months! We're glad she's growing and she's such a happy baby, something the medical assistant and the doctor both commented on.
In other news, she still LOVES to stick her tongue out (all. the. time) and it's people's favorite thing to comment on. She's sitting up like a champ for minutes at a time. She's started to eat food with us, trying everything from spaghetti, white chili soup, peanut butter toast, french toast, bell peppers, and curry! She loves drinking water from her bottle (oops... guess that's how the obsession with bottles start, I may need to get her a sippy cup). She smiles all the time, especially at herself in the mirror. Still loves bath time and showering with us. Mostly still sleeps in our bed, but is great at taking naps in her crib (hallelujah)! Army crawls when she really wants something, and loves to rock back and forth on her hands and knees. Pinches and scratches like crazy even though I swear I trim her nails ALL THE TIME. Jake told me I looked like I own a cat because that's her favorite thing to do while she nurses.
I could go on and on - she really is the best baby. Of course there are moments when I want to sell her to someone else, but other than that, she is such an amazing addition to our family. I'm so grateful for her and her presence in our lives and how she helps me see the world.
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