Alese 6 Months

My baby girl is 6 months old already...is that even right? Well, she definitely is as of April 15th and we're definitely loving every changing month and milestone.

The biggest change? Her movement. She's been rolling over both ways since the end of February and has now mastered doing a 360 on both her tummy and back. She kind of scoots when she's on her tummy, since we find her grunting and inching her way towards nearby toys, books, anything with color. And as of last week, she's officially sitting up on her own! Definitely needs someone near her because she still tips after a while, but definitely can go a while on her own. Looking back at Ashlynn's 6 month update, they're pretty similar in this department of moving/sitting/etc.


Now you see me..................................Now you don't.

Whoa, busted.

 



While she's becoming less and less of a "baby" and I get a little sad when I realize how quickly she's growing through stages, I'm also loving every stage of growth because it's brought more interaction between Alese and Ashlynn. Ashlynn is really getting more into helping out with feeding, holding, washing her hair, getting diapers, etc. She wants to know where Alese is at all times, and gets in her face saying "hiiiii sissy" in her best baby voice. And she's always trying to get Alese to smile, hold her hand, bump her head and watch her do something cool. Ashlynn loves her sister, and there's nothing more genuine and pure as the look on her face when she shows that love. And Alese reciprocates that love with big smiles, constant kicking, grabbing at Ashlynn when she's nearby and sacrificing herself as a guinea pig for some of Ashlynn's affectionate stunts. We love the sisterly antics...I guess they're still "innocent" at this point :)

Helping put Alese's nuk in her mouth

Dual bath time fun. Ashlynn loves putting bubbles on everyone's heads, including mommy and daddy's.

Alese going in for some bananas. She's a stealthy one, that baby.

Ashlynn sharing her favorite books with Alese during some bedtime reading.

While I've been told that Alese looks long but more petite, she's been a chow hound lately. She's hit or miss on bottles, but absolutely scarfs down oatmeal or rice cereal. I honestly think that if I kept mixing bowl after bowl, she wouldn't stop. We usually do one serving at daycare and one before bed, but somedays if she's not real interested in her bottle, she'll get a couple helpings of cereal during the day. Just gave her the first taste of green beans this weekend, and she took to it pretty well. And last night I mixed the green beans right into her oatmeal and she didn't even seem to notice. Being that she really digs the cereal, I have a feeling the next month or two of mixing in veggies and fruits will be nothing short of amazing to her. Still pumping for this mommy, but I'm getting a little lazy, letting probably one too many hours go between pump sessions. But still sticking with it!

 

Not sure about the first taste of this green stuff

Hey not so bad!

I think babycakes may be teething. She got her first ear infection a few weeks ago, it cleared and she's still showing some of the crankiness she had. That coupled with lots of drooling, hand in the mouth, random wimpering, love for her banana teething tooth brush, now a runny nose for the past couple days and the last three nights of very broken sleep, and I think we have a tooth ready to pop. But what do I know.

 

 

 

And we just had her 6 month check up last Thursday and here's where our girl's sitting...

 

Height: 26 3/4 inches  (77th percentile)

Weight: 16 lbs. 9 oz.  (54th percentile)

Head: 44 cm  (83rd percentile)

 

This is the escapade that is now Alese's monthly picture with the elephant...

 

We love you, Alese Harper!