somehow my little caboose is six months old now. as much as i absolutely adore this age, time is moving entirely too fast for my liking. it's been fast for each kid, of course, but it feels even more non-stop this time, i guess because the other two are so big and busy these days.
anyway. we went to the doctor last monday and her stats were:
height: 26"
weight: 16lbs. 3oz.
head: 45cm
so she's my littlest baby at this current juncture. had i realized this, i probably would have asked the doctor if her growth curve is ok, but she seems super happy and healthy, so i'm going to try to just be cool with it...
what else? edie is rolling - loves getting on to her tummy from her back, but is more hesitant to roll back over (even though she's fully capable). the sitting is getting stronger. she's capable of sitting in tripod for a bit, but is often too wiggly to stay there for long. miss jeanie and i try putting her in her high chair for 10 minutes at a time or so and she's getting better about tolerating that.
we introduced her first food (avocado!) on february 3rd. i think she liked it? it's so hard to tell at this age. since then, she's had banana, coconut, grapes, carrots, and a bite of red lentil soup that i made. i love feeding infants - it's such a fun phase. so far i don't think she's wild about anything, but she doesn't really hate anything yet either. she goes for food with gusto, but once it's actually in her mouth, she can get kind of mad about it. ha.
anyway. sleep is all over the place. i blame myself. i'm so exhausted these days, mentally and physically, that i just haven't mustered up the energy to sleep train her. i need to get on that, but it may have to wait until mid-march when jb and the bigs are away. i don't want to do cry it out, but i know some degree of crying will be involved and it's just super hard to do that when there are other people around (and it's just generally so upsetting to see her upset). i'll get there, just...probably not today.
miss jeanie continues to be a total blessing. i can't even imagine what i would be like if i didn't have her helping me hold it all together at the house.
i'm sure there are other things, but i'm at work and i'm tired (sensing a theme here). i absolutely adore this baby, though. she is magic. her wiggles and her boisterous personality light up my whole life these days. i'm very lucky to have these precious mongrels, all three of them.
