6 Months (and 2 days)

Pat and I cannot believe our baby is already 6 months old. That's half of a year. It's crazy how fast these first six months have gone. I think because of being in school it went even faster. I'm beyond thrilled to just focus on Jenna now that school is done. More about graduation in another post. But anyways, back to Jenna. Our internet has been a little sketchy the last few days so that's why this post is 2 days late. Oh well, it's actually better since we had her 6 month checkup today so now I have the official measurements as well.

The doctor's visit went pretty well. He was impressed with her sitting skills and with her rocking on all fours. He told us we can start giving her cheerios and those Gerber puff things, as well as pasta and potatoes. Poor baby got 4 shots again this visit and she cried so hard that I cried with her. I made Pat hold her down this time since I've done it the past two times. Next visit is at 9 months and it will be shot-free....Thank God!


So....at 6 months Jenna is:

• 17 pounds 13 ounces (75%), and 27 inches long (95%)
• Wearing 6-9 month clothing, or 6-12 months if it's Gymboree :-)
• Wearing size 2-3 diapers (only pampers by the way, we just figured out she is allergic to Huggies...ugh, terrible reaction)
• Eating 25-30 ounces of formula a day
• Eating a variety of fruits and vegetables, although she hates all the green veggies
• Using a sippy cup to drink water
• Sitting up and rolling all over like a champ
• Getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, and then screaming when she doesn't go anywhere
• Still loving her nightly bath, and she has become a major splasher
• A much better car traveler, i.e. no more screaming bloody murder
• Loving her jumperoo, she goes nuts in it!
• Putting everything in her mouth, and drooling more than I ever thought possible
• Loving animal sounds, Daddy does the best ones
• Throwing her pacifier out of the crib in protest when she doesn't want to go to sleep
• Still not sleeping through the entire night. She goes down by 7pm and wakes up between 6-7 am, and eats once during the night
• Blowing razberries
• Still in love with mommy's hair, although no longer a fan of the hairdryer.
• Starting to get ticklish, and daddy gets major laughs by tickling this girl
• More interested in Baby Einstein DVDs, especially Baby Mozart and Baby Noah
• Loving storytime. Her new favorites include It's Spring, Barnyard Dance, and Dr Seuss stories
• The absolute sweetest little baby and the joy in our hearts.