Really, it's hard to believe that 6 months have already passed?! Our baby girl is growing up too fast. It's fun watching her develop new skills and seeing her little personality continue to emerge, but I wish it wasn't happening so quickly! So how did Macey spend her 6 month birthday - playing with friends at daycare while Kyle and I closed on our old house and worked, lots of kisses, snuggles and hugs, giggling at Micah while watching him eat Papa Murphy's pizza, and enjoying a celebratory bottle with me before bed (milk for Macey and wine for me)
- Stats - weight - 15# 14 ounces (50%); height - 27.5 inches (97%); head circumference is apparently 17.5 inches (90%), but I have a hard time believing that measurement. The nurse and MD got completely different measurements for head circumference and she has been all over the growth chart the past 6 months.
- Still fitting into a few 3-6 month pieces, but primarily wears 6-12 month clothing. I finally put away her size 1 diapers, as we had about 20 left, but she's not fitting into them anymore. Officially wearing size 2 diapers during the day, and at night now requiring an overnight diaper. This past week, I've changed the sheets 4 times, as she's woken up completely soaked.
- Sleeping in her own crib without a swaddle. Loves to sleep on her right side or her stomach. Sleeping from about 9:30-5:30. If she does wake up in the middle of the night, I have the terrible habit of bringing her into bed with us.
- Continues to take small naps throughout the day. She generally doesn't sleep more than 2-3 hours throughout the entire day.
- Eating - we've been playing around with a few solids. She's tried rice cereal, a banana, and applesauce. I can't say that she loves her solids. She still gets really excited about her bottles, and will seriously quiver at the sight of one. She's eating 5-6 ounces, 6 times per day. Bottles continue to be a combination of formula and breast milk.
- We have a sitter. Macey is now able to ring sit for a short period of time. She seems to love being in an upright position versus being on her stomach or back on the floor.
- She content playing with toys. Naturally, she does seem to prefer things that don't belong to her, such as Micah's favorite stuffed animals, so we're learning the concept of sharing in our household.
- Loves attention, and we love giving it to her too.
- Laid back - generally, she is a happy, content little girl.
- Macey's two bottom teeth have popped through. Overall, the teething experience has not been bad. Micah used to get a bad cold every time he was teething, but so far Macey's has been smooth sailing. I have been using a little bit of Orajel, and one night I did give her a dose of Tylenol, but overall she's done great with it.
- Does not love the car lately. Just driving between Rochester and Winona is a stretch. I don't think that she likes riding backwards without anyone to look at. On long car rides, I usually end up squished in the backseat between both kids.
- Health-wise, she still has a clogged left eye tear-duct. According to our pediatrician, it still has a 97% chance of spontaneously opening over the next 6 months. I hope that's the case.
- Has lots of nicknames - "Little Miss", "Macey Maybelle", "Macey-girl" and whatever else comes to mind as we're singing songs and playing together.
Sitting so well
First meal of rice cereal
My friend Amanda took some awesome 6 month pictures last night that I will post in the near future. Things to look forward to over the next month include lots of outside time, boat rides along the Mississippi, and an upcoming trip to the cities to hang out with my our good friends Jackie and Ryan and their beautiful family
