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6 Whole Months

6 months & counting...

That's right. I have been a parent for 6 whole months (+9 in the womb). But it really feels like a year. Ha, not rushing time or anything, but it flew by & didn't at the same time. Any way, cheers to a happy, healthy baby girl STILL. I'd say it's because I'm awesome, but every credit goes to Alexis, who makes motherhood worth it.

Clothing Size: 12 months (with rolled up arms). Size 3 shoe?

Sleeping Habits: 7PM-7AM (thank you time change). 8-10 hour first stretch. {wakes 1-3 times during the night but she is getting better at putting herself back to sleep. Sometimes we still put the pacifier in. 11PM & 2AM are the dreaded hours} Feeds about 4-5AM before her last 2-3 hour stretch. Still takes 3 day naps. 

Physical skills: Sits, Stands supported, rolls both ways now, wants to crawl but still working on the logistics. Queen of putting her pacifier back in her mouth. No teeth yet.

Enjoys: chewy things (Sophia), the swings at the park, sitting on top of your head/shoulders, toys that light up & make music, fingers & toes, pacifier + clip, eating what you're eating, walking around with you, reaching for everything, bobbing her head back, johnny jumper, grabbing your face, people watching, reading when she's calm, bath time.

Doesn't like: the bottle, when she can't crawl, her afternoon nap, the blender, changing her clothes, keeping her socks & shoes on.


We dropped from the 95th percentile (at 4 months) to 
84% for weight
72% for height
67% for head at 17"
she is absolutely perfect in my eyes

although technically she still has a clogged tear duct dang it! And that darn cradle cap which should go away soon. The only new issue we discovered at 6 months was a yeast infection. yikes. but not too bad.





 sexy and i know it...






she smiles a ton, but it's hard to get it on camera when it's me taking the picture. but for being pretty tired during the shoot, she did great. life is tough at 6 months.

She did so great at the doctor apt where she got her 3 shots, including the flu shot. we like our babies healthy.

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