6 Month Update

DD was born six months ago today, and I cannot believe it. It really is true how quickly time flies. What makes me sad is realizing that the next six months will pass by at least as quickly (time really is relative). So, how is DD doing? Her cardiologist said she still has a Still’s Murmur, but that is nothing to worry about, and her pediatrician said she is perfect, but we knew that already :P She is active, healthy, and intelligent. BFing is going well, she enjoys solid foods (though I only feed them to her once a day partly due to the superiority of my milk, and partly due to pure laziness). She prefers to sit up, or even be on her stomach/all fours, but she has to be propped most of the time, despite her best efforts. I’m in no rush for her to start crawling, and she moves just fine by rolling around, scooting backwards, or inching her way forwards. She’s had budding teeth for a while, but again, as a nursing mom, I’m in no big rush for those, especially since that means more work after nursing. Anyway, below you can see her growth so far (she is petit – her feet are only 3 inches, – but easy to carry around) and most of her developmental milestones in the actual month, not age, at which they occurred, and of course a picture. As I said, she doesn’t like being on her back much anymore (changing diapers is a b--), so this was the best I could do.

Date Weight Inches
3/12/2008 7lbs2.5 17.72
3/17/2008 6lbs14
3/26/2008 7lbs5.5 19.25
5/12/2008 9lbs10.25 22.5
7/14/2008 12lbs4 23.75
9/12/2008 13lbs9.5 24.75

Month & Milestone
March Responds to sounds
Stares at faces
Follows objects with eyes
Can bear weight on legs
April Vocalizes: oohs and aahs
Smiles
Rolls over from front to back
Mouths objects
May Lifts head when lying on tummy (could lift head on day born from my shoulder when I was sitting up)
Notices her hands
Blows bubbles
Coos when you talk to her
June Laughs
Mini-pushups (now she loves to do crunches - what an exerciser)
Can bring hands together, bats at toys
Can grasp a toy
Plays with her hands and feet
Passes objects from hand to hand
July Put feet in mouth
Eats solid foods
Stands while holding on to something (again, with propping)
Sits (momentarily) without support (she still needs to be propped up)
Begins to understand object permanence
August Rolls over from back to front
Lunges forward (crawls backwards)
Drinks from a sippy cup
Responds to instructions ("give me kiss")
September Imitates sounds: "baba," "dada," "mama"