I am so cold; the last thing I want to do is take off this hoody & hop in the shower. But I know this is the time to do it (morning nap time). I am getting a lot more sleep thanks to Lexi getting her groove back. Man vacations throw her off. She still goes down around 8PM & wakes around 8AM, only getting up once around 4-5AM to feed. It has been delightful. I don't know what I'll do if the next child decides to wake at 6AM. I'd die. I should get up at 7AM when Mr Smith leaves, but I do not. I let him kiss me goodbye in bed because I am that wife. I'm only up if Lexi is up, period. So any way, we're coming up on 6 months so I think that we are normal. I don't think she is forming any ruined-for-the-rest-of-her-life habits yet. Although, Mr Smith & I both think she might be a whiner. Not constantly cranky, no. She is too chill and good & perfect for that. Just special moments of rupture. It's a good thing that for the most part, she doesn't ask for much. Just the attention of the room & food. JK JK SHE IS PERFECT. Mr Smith fed her some rice casserole last night. I've mostly been sticking to baby food worried to death she'll choke on my watch, but it's so hard to resist her baby blues. If you are putting food in your mouth & ignoring her... oh man. So any way, she ate that casserole like a champ. I guess we can't be too surprised. We still nurse during the day just fine but try to indulge her with big people food at night, when a bath can shortly follow.
The only current issue is a yeast infection. Assuming it was just diaper rash, for the first couple of days we didn't try for the Miconazole 7, but once again google came to the rescue when it was still bright pink and noticeably different. I gave her naked tummy time this morning. It was a wet mess when I came back into the room. Oh well, I tried. She has also developed dry, red skin on her cheeks mostly due to the nuk pacifier I'm sure & the milk stains, but I hear teething can also cause flushed cheeks? Any way, just sticking to the Vasoline for that. I'm trying her back on Soothies which she mostly just chomps her molars on. She still uses the NUK to fall asleep cause it stays in her mouth easier.
Again, this is all for my own documentation purposes. I apologize for being SO boring. but this is my life. And due to my choice to blog, I gave up my right to shower. Apparently she didn't want to nap long. Hooray. I can count on her to play in the crib for at least 10 minutes though. I guess we don't get a long nap if we sleep in till 8AM. She loves to see me walk in and get her from the crib. Pure elation.
I guess I'll do an official 6 month update when she has her appointment beginning of Nov even if that's after the official 6 months. I get why moms have a hard time remembering when their children first started doing this or that. It's a lot to keep track of. You think there is a ton of time and then all of a sudden months have gone by & in baby land that is years.
Other nonessential key facts (that could change tomorrow)
She is spitting up less.
She enjoys testing her voice, but it's not high pitched.
She still has craddle cap but the thinned hair seems so be getting thicker now
she will grab at everything
she still hates it when I sniffle or sneeze & make a smoothie
we are trying to get her to eat every 3 hours which she can if distracted (as opposed to 2)
it's pretty easy to get her to smile & laugh
she loves her feet & likes to study her hands
I still don't think she cares whether or not her diaper is wet
she probably wishes she got out more
still does well in the car seat & water & the door jumper & tummy time
we actually still use the swing & bumbo here & there too
but we finally bought a high chair that attaches to the table. we just need to finish our table...
she likes to sit & stand supported
she rolls over but only from back to tummy & then rotates.
She acts like she wants to crawl
I have only found her asleep on her stomach a handful of times, usually she just cries till I roll her back
the end! I'll take her 6 month pictures this weekend & you'll have to sit on the edge of your seat with anticipation.
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