6 months

Emma, you are SIX months old! Here’s what you have been up to:

-You weighed 14.6 lbs and were 26.5 inches at your 6 month appointment. You are about the 15^th percentile for weight and 40% for height.

-You still wear some 0-3 month clothes and some 3-6. 3-6 are still pretty big.

-You eat about 5 oz every 3.5-4 hours. You get 24-30 oz per day. You eat at 6am, 10am, 2pm, 5pm, and about 7:30pm we top you off with a bedtime bottle.

-Your naps schedules are hard because you started SCHOOL this month! It took some time to adjust but you usually take a short nap in the morning at school between 30-45 min from about 9:00-9:45 and about a 1-2 hour nap in the afternoon at school from about 12pm-2pm. On Fridays when Dad watches you, you take a much longer morning nap of about 2 hours because you go down earlier – at 7am. The earlier you go down for a nap, the longer you sleep! Who knew? J

-We start your bedtime routine of a bath, bottle, book, and bed about 7pm and you are usually asleep by 7:30 or 8:00pm. You are still great at putting your self to sleep without a fuss and no rocking required. Such a good baby.

-You are sleeping pretty good at night! You go to bed between 7:30 and 8:30pm and sleep until 6am. See a trend? Each month you have gone to bed earlier and earlier and sleep for longer periods of time. Thank you, Moms on Call! Best book ever.

-Your baby food experience has been a rollercoaster. You still LOVE carrots. At six months, we only give you baby food about twice a day, sometimes only once. We are taking it slow because you still aren’t sure about it and usually only take a few bites and usually then not all of it makes it to your tummy J. Your swallowing skill has been slow to develop.

-Meal time = social hour for you. You talk talk talk and make strange noises J

-You love sitting up and still prefer that rather than being on your tummy. You like to play and play and play sitting up!

-You are not a fan of rolling. You can pretty much do it, but choose not to.--

-You visited the Pool for the first time this month and loved it! Yay! Can’t wait for mommy and me swim lessons next summer.

-Each month just gets better and better. WE love you precious girl!