Chloe is Six Months Old

 

 

The Outakes

 

Weight/Size: Nana brought you to your 6 month check up at the doctors and you weighed in at 15lbs and 12 ounces (putting you in the 10-25 percentile). You are now 27" long (putting you in the 75-90 percentile). According to statistics, you are long and skinny! You have a head circumference of 16 1/2".

Sleep: You sleep great through the night, unless you have a cold. You still fall asleep in your swing and we transfer you to your crib when we go to bed. You usually sleep until 8am or so. I am so grateful that you are a good night-time sleeper.

Movement: You jump in your 'Jenny Jump' now and you get really excited when Callie runs by you.  You can reach all of the toys in your play saucer and you stay entertained in it for long periods of time. You can now roll from you belly to your back and from your back to your belly. You are usually on your tummy in your crib when we wake up in the mornings. You are very close to being on the move. You push yourself up and extend your arms like you are going to crawl. You reach for toys that are out of reach and hold your own bottle almost flawlessly. It's time for mommy and daddy to start baby-proofing the house before you become to independent. I love watching you attempt to pet Callie and Sebastian, but instead you smack them and pull their ears out of excitement. Callie is very patient with you and loves when you try to pet her. She always licks you! But mostly, I love it when you grab my face when I'm holding you.

Communication: You smile all the time now and it still melts my heart every time. You laugh every now and then, mostly at the dogs though. You hardly ever cry anymore. You only cry when you're hungry or overly tired. You are so much fun to play with now because you interact with us. You talk to us and squeal loudly. You smack your lips and your tongue all the time. You also respond to your name now.

Food: We spoil you with rice cereal for breakfast and daddy's homemade baby food for lunch! You love to chow down on sweet potatoes, bananas, squash, and green beans. You hate green peas and we think you have an allergy to carrots. You still drink a few 6-8 ounce bottles through out the day too.  You loved trying watermelon and cantaloupe. Mommy and daddy aren't afraid to get messy so we let you hold your own food sometimes.

Mood: You are hyper and happy when we are at home and you are calm and relaxed when we are out and about in your car seat. It's cute when you act shy when you are surrounded by other people. You don't get that from mommy's side of the family.

Medicine: You get Tylenol when you get sick. You've been sick three times already in your short little life. I hope you didn't catch mommy's immune system!

Sweet Remembrances:

1. We celebrated your first Thanksgiving, making our rounds to three different houses
2. We celebrated your first Hannukah and you got to open a present (or 2 or 3...) a day for all eight days
3. You helped mommy and daddy put the tinsel on the Christmas tree

Likes: petting animals, especially dogs, going for a walk/run in your jogging stroller, seeing yourself in the mirror, watching the dogs play, opening presents and eating the wrapping paper, being outside, watching baby Einstein DVDs

Dislikes: going to sleep, pacifiers, coughing

Chloe is Five Months Old

Mommy was bad and did not get to the beach this month to take your 5 month picture.....

Weight/size: We didn't weigh you since you didn't have a doctors appointment this month but it seems liked you have gained a pound or two. You are now wearing size 2 diapers and you probably will outgrow these pretty quickly. You are still wearing 3-6 month clothes. And now that it's winter, you can fit in to all of your cute summer sandles....

Sleep: You have been waking up during the night lately. It may be because you are going through a little growth spurt, or because you haven't been feeling well.

Movement: You are fully functioning in your play saucer now and you can do a 360 when laying on your tummy. You act like you want to crawl and run, then get mad when you can't. Every morning in your crib you are turned almost completely around with your head where your feet were. You also love to sleep on your side now, and can almost roll from your back to your belly.

Communication: If we smile and say" Mama" or "Dada" to you, you always smile. You now scream for attention and are very talkative when you are in your play saucer or swing. But when other people are around, you are very quiet and shy.

Food: At the end of 4 months, we started giving you rice cereal for breakfast, and baby food at lunchtime. You are still downing formula every few hours.

Mood: Every month you change so much. You have been smiling so much now and even started laughing more and more. You were sick for a lot of this month but you still smiled all the time.

Medicine: You had a bad head cold, so we gave you Tylenol and saline drops.

Sweet Rememberances:

1. You had your first zoo trip on Nana's birthday
2. You laughed hard at Callie playing with her toy
3. You had your first Halloween, although we didn't do much to celebrate this year

Likes: Playing in your excer-saucer, car rides

Dislikes: Greenpeas, having your face wiped off while eating