Wow, I can't believe she is already 6 months! Happy half birthday Caroline!
Today she had her 6 month check up. She got a shot and she didn't even cry! The nurse came in to give her the shot and Caroline gave her a big smile. The nurse poked her and Caroline just looked at her and went back to playing with her toy. Amazing! Gosh, I love her!
Here are the numbers:
Weight: 15 lbs 2 oz (25th percentile)
Height: 26 in (50th percentile)
Head: 16 1/4 in (10th percentile)
She is of course always changing and learning new things. Her major accomplishment this month was learning to sit up by herself. She refuses to spend very much time on her belly...she just likes to sit and play with toys, be in her Jenny Jump Up or her bouncer. I have a feeling she will just skip crawling and go straight to walking, but we'll see what happens. She REFUSES to take a bottle. The doctor gave me some tips today on how to change that so I can leave her every now and then. I'm not sure if I'm up to that challenge quite yet. It involves giving her nothing but the bottle until she HAS to take it or she'll starve! She also told me how to get her to sleep through the night...her solution was to make sure she is okay and just let her cry. I'm going to try it tonight. I hope I can make it because I REALLY need more sleep. Sometimes I just want to let her sleep with me because then she will stay asleep...but that's not a habit I want to create. I think we all need our space.
I love how happy she is. She loves to just scream...it's like she wants to hear herself or something..so cute! She is such a pleasure to spend my days with! Tom and I are both so happy to have her in our life and proud of all her accomplishments!
6 months
A Loving Story (as told by Maureen)
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4 comments:
We let Zoe cry at night till she goes back to sleep unless she's really distressed. If she has a hard time, you might just try a few nights of wait 5 minutes, go in and pat her but don't pick her up, then wait 10 minutes, repeat, then 15, etc. That's how we got started. Now she just goes back to sleep on her own after a couple minutes. Have you read Babywise or The Baby Whisperer? Both books have good tips on getting your child to sleep through the night. I like to take what I want from the books and forget the rest. Hope things go well for you! Happy 6 months Caroline!
She is adorable! I'm so excited that you have her! I can't wait to have kids. :) Hopefully she is as cute as yours.
Happy 6 months Caroline! Braden never took a bottle either. Now that she is eating solids, she should hold over longer. I would nurse Braden right before I went out, and always had a few hours. Sometimes they are better at taking a bottle from someone else when you are not around too! I can't believe she is 6 months already! They grow so fast! She is so precious!
She is so cute! Crazy that she is already 6 months!
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