GENERAL: Baby girl was a perfect angel for her 6 month check-up. She's tipping the scales at a whopping 12#s and is 24 inches. She continues to be happy all the time. There has been so much sickness in this house lately and I'm really ready for some warmer weather and good health! It's supposed to be in the high 50s this weekend and we are pumped!
SLEEPING: Sleep continues to be rough and sporadic. She goes to bed so nicely at 7:00PM, but she will often wake up at 10:00 (or earlier!) and every few hours after that. I really want to try and get her to eat more during the day but it's tough. She probably gets the majority of her calories overnight which is obviously backwards! I would love some predictability in her sleep schedule. Lately, she has started the night in her crib, then moves to the bassinet, and then ends up in our bed. This is usually after Andy goes upstairs because the boys have gotten up like 6 times. I'm sure I'll find this laughable some day. In the meantime, I would like to get more than 1.5-2 consecutive hours of sleep just one night!!
EATING: As mentioned above, G eats A LOT over night! I really need to cut back on that! She typically has 2, 4oz bottles a day while I'm at work. We just started giving her rice cereal, green beans, and pears. (Just the random foods I picked…Andy will make her some food one of these days.) She definitely doesn't love to eat, but today was finally a semi-decent meal. Feeding my children is one of my biggest stressors in life! We're working hard over here.
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: She's still as social as can be and laughs extra hard for those big brothers of hers. She is still pretty easy going, though she is starting to get a bit more opinionated! She is always looking around for her brothers and would rather watch them than do pretty much anything. She loves to be held, though she is usually content if you put her down on the ground to play as well. She is putting everything in her mouth so we have to be extra careful with all of the toys that the boys tend to leave out around the house…
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: She is THIS close to being able to army crawl, but she definitely rolls, scoots, and pulls herself wherever she wants to go. She has a special ability to go after the least safe object in a room, regardless of the number of age-appropriate toys that are right in front of her. She is briefly sitting but would rather be rolling or crawling than just sitting there. I have a feeling she is going to be as active as her brothers!
Well, G is crying for the 3rd time she she went to bed less than 3 hours ago, so I better go see if she's hungry! No time to proofread! Goodnight!
