6 months!

photo credit: shaylei grace photography

my little munchkin is already 6 months old and i can hardly believe it!

she has been the best baby we could have asked for and is an absolute joy in our lives.

at 6 months:

she popped another tooth and now has 3 bottom teeth

was sick most of months 4-5 which meant a few trips to the dr, lots of tylenol, fevers, double ear infections, first round of antibiotics (that didn't clear up those darn ear infections), an awful 3 weeks with bronchiolitis, lots of nasal suctioning, plenty of time spent with the humidifier, etc.

she's finally feeling better but she is still congested and has a bit of a cough.  and her dr says she still has an ear infection but being an ear doctor myself, i'm a little skeptical so we're not doing anything about it right now (especially because she doesn't seem to be bothered by it)

she giggles all the time, especially when being sung to, when you blow on her face, or being tickled on her tummy or her thighs.  she also likes when you blow raspberries on her tummy/neck.  

still sleeps like a champ- sleeps every night from 9:30-7 and usually takes 2 naps during the day

very curious and skeptical of people these days.  she doesn't give everyone the big smiles that she used to upon meeting them.

is becoming more "clingy" and is getting some stranger danger.

nicknames: millie june, millie moo, stinker, stinker-face, princess

rarely cries unless she needs something.

likes to pull the dogs ears and tails.  they're good and quite tolerant of her!

sits up like a champ and is practicing going from her tummy to sitting

started crawling just days before her 6 mo bday.  she's not very graceful with it, but it's a crawl none-the-less.

loves food and always wants what we're eating.  we've started giving her small bites of "big people food" and she is in heaven.  she even had her first bite of a sugar cookie thanks to her uncle zac :)

moved up to size 3 diapers

is in some 3-6 and mostly 6-9 clothes.

babbles all the time and lately it has been the /mamamama/ and /bababa/ sounds.  soon enough she'll be talking!

she is understanding turn-taking and having conversations- we'll babble to her, she'll babble back (or grunt back, haha) and the exchange can go on for a long time (like up to 5 mins!)

she loves music.... i'll usually dance with her while i'm singing to her and if i stop doing both, she'll start shaking her body to tell me she wants me to keep going!

she (we) survived her first extended time away from mom and dad while we went to new orleans.  i missed her like crazy but it was reported that she was a good baby the whole time.

she thinks she's bigger than she really is.  she's getting to be a smart cookie and is quite inquisitive.  people tell me all the time that there's no way she's only 6 months old with how developed she is.  

it has been so fun to watch her learn and grow every day!

weight: 17.4 lbs   60th percentile

height: 26 inches  75th percentile