Thursday, July 23, 2009

Six Months Old!

It's hard to believe that our little angel is already six months old. Six months old!! She's become such a happy, charming, social, busy little girl and we cannot wait to see what the next six months hold. At six months, Delia:
  • Weighs 17lb 1oz (80th percentile) and is 26.75 inches long (70th percentile). Not bad for a kid who spits up all the time because of her reflux. Luckily we seem to be finding a medicine that works for her so the vomiting is a little more under control. The doctor tells us that she'll outgrow it, eventually.
  • Sits up unassisted and has wonderful balance.
  • Has great fine motor skills. She likes to grab toys, especially John Grayson's trucks and dinosaurs. We're hearing a lot more "No mine, Baby Delia!" in the house these days.
  • Gets up on her hands and knees and rocks backs and forth. Crawling coming soon...
  • Loves to talk.
  • Lost of all the hair on the sides and back of her head, leaving her with a lovely mohawk. Pretty soon, I'm going to have to do something about it.
  • Enjoys solid food. We've been slow introducing new items, so right now her menu consists of rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and bananas.
  • Will sit on the floor with a few toys around and entertain herself for 15-20 minutes. So unlike her big brother who demanded attention at all times.
  • Sleeping through the night is still a work in progress. We've been given the go ahead by the pediatrician to let her cry some at night. So far all we've accomplished is 2 hours of less sleep at night for Mommy. Hmm...
  • Loves to make eye contact with other people.
  • Loves to be talked to.
  • Has a smile that lights up her face.
  • Has started to touch your face as a sign that she loves you. For Daddy and JGray, the face touching is usually followed by an open mouth kiss :-)
We are so lucky to have such an amazing daughter. I feel like she's doing things much faster than John Grayson (and he was doing things early too). At this rate, she'll be crawling in a few weeks and walking long before her first birthday. Yikes!

We're having her pictures taken next week, so I'll be sure to post some after her photo shoot.

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