6 Months!

I bit belated but better late than never!  How is it possible that Kiera is already 6 months old???  Wow...  it goes SO fast and it just keeps getting better!  She is growing and changing so quickly and is such a joy to be around.  I miss her so much when I am at work during the day and can't wait to get home and squeeze her!

Here is what she is up to at 6 months:

- She was 16 lbs 9 oz and 25.5 inches with a head circumference of 16.5 inches.  (That puts her weight between the 50-75th percentile and her height at the 25-50th percentile.)

- She has 4 teeth, the bottom two are completely in and the top two are both showing but have a ways to go before they are fully in.  Everything still goes in her mouth and she will chew on just about anything but the current favorites are Sophie, Mr. Crabby, and her feet or socks.  When she wakes up from a nap, her feet generally go directly into her mouth.  She also loves chewing on a big apple slice in one of those nets.  

- She is wearing mostly 6-12 month clothing, along with a some 6-9 month items and she is still fitting into her 3-6 month pants.  When she wears long sleeve shirts or pj's we frequently have to roll up the sleeves.  She seems to have a long torso but short arms and legs.  : )  She is wearing size 3 diapers which are on the large side but we like them that way.   

- She is sitting up all by herself.  We still occasionally have a pillow or Boppy behind her but she rarely tips over.   She is really enjoying playing with toys and is usually very content playing independently by herself on her play mat.  

- She has started rolling over both ways quite frequently and sometimes rolls onto her tummy or side to sleep.  

- She is SO curious and interactive.  She loves looking around and taking everything in, especially outside when we go for walks.  We have started using the regular seat for her stroller (we initially used the bassinet, and later the car seat attachment until she was 6 months).  

- She has been sleeping well.  She goes to bed around 7:30 or 8:00 and wakes up around 7:00, although lately it's been closer to 6:30.  She is still taking good naps in her crib 2 to 3 times a day.  The first two naps are 1.5-2 hours and the third is usually only about 30-40 minutes, if she takes it.  

 - She is eating 4 times a day and every 4 hours: approximately 7am, 11am, 3pm, 7pm.  When I am at work she still gets two 6 oz. bottles of pumped milk.  With her 7pm feeding she gets rice or oatmeal and a fruit or vegetable.  So far she has liked them all!   

- She loves to be sang to and her favorite songs include You Are my Sunshine and Cecelia with the name Cecelia replaced by Kiera.  : )  

- We have started bathing her in the big tub since she was splashing water all over the kitchen in the little tub.  We decided to get a bath ring for her to sit in which works well.  Unfortunately our tub has a glass door and deep sides so it's not the easiest but I have found that using the bath ring and sitting on the edge of the tub with my feet in the water works the best.  I am looking forward to the day when she doesn't need the bath ring though because it is very challenging cleaning out her little rolls and butt and I find that I have to do this with her laying across my legs when she is all done.  

- She makes all kinds of sounds, loves blowing bubbles, and lets you know when she needs a change of scenery! 


- She gets so excited when we get home from work.  She bounces up and down, makes these adorable noises, and lunges toward us.  It melts our hearts.  

- She loves reading books!  She likes books with bright colors and also enjoys tasting the pages so board books, plastic, or cloth ones are favorites right now.  She still loves the book Moo, Baa, La La La.  


Kiera, we love you more than words can say!!  


Now, that the 6 month post is finally up, Kiera will be 7 months in one week!  Stay tuned...