KD Land: 6 Months Old!

Our precious 6 month old baby!

It has been a big month in our household as Angela turned six months old! It has been a month of firsts, including first tastes of solid food, sitting up, moving backwards on her tummy, first cold :(, first rodeo, and mommy's first time back to work since Angela was born.

I'm now working part-time at an elementary school in my same district and I am enjoying it, though it is a big transition for us and I miss her while I'm at work! I am meeting many wonderful individuals and working on getting into the swing of things!

Here's what Angela is up to these days:

Sleeping...This really depends on the night and what's going on. She still hasn't slept all through the night, but when all is going well, she usually only averages two wake-ups a night. Recently, she's been fighting a cold and other tummy issues and these have really been interfering with her {and our!} sleep!

Eating...solid foods now!! She has had peas, carrots, prunes, oatmeal cereal, and rice cereal so far. I'm looking forward to making my own baby food in the near future, but haven't gotten to that yet. She is enjoying sampling these new foods!!

Playing... so much more! She is starting to get into everything and is finding her toys more and more exciting!!!

Napping... for shorter amounts of time, but still pretty well.

Sounding... so silly! She is very vocal and loves making a variety of noises! It is too cute!

Acting... very alert and happy most of the time. She giggles and smiles most of the time! She usually gives many "warning sounds" before crying now.

Traveling... in a new car seat! She is outgrowing her infant seat already, so we upgraded to a new car seat and she seems much more comfortable. We will probably still use her infant seat some, but she is 2.75 inches from the maximum height and she is starting to seem pretty cramped in it! She now has the Graco 4-in-1, which I hope was worth it! Thankfully, we were blessed to be gifted many gift cards to Babies R Us and they were a big help with the car seat purchase!

Growing... so much!! At her 6 month appointment, she was up to 27.25 inches long, which is the 95th percentile! Her weight was in the 94th percentile at 18 lbs 13 oz.

Developing... right on track from what we can tell! She is such a strong and alert little girl. She is enjoying sitting up on her own now and sometimes lunges forward on to her stomach if a kitty or some other exciting object is in front of her. When she's on her tummy, she moves backwards in a worm-like motion and can turn in a circle.

Wearing...6-9 month clothes. Her 6 month clothes still fit, but some are starting to get snug and she is fitting into her 9 month clothes already. Thank goodness she has a great wardrobe courtesy of our amazing friends and family!

Interacting... with just about everyone! She has become very aware of and curious about our pets. She usually laughs at the cats and has already grabbed a tail and pulled a great deal of hair! Those cats are learning to steer clear! She likes the dogs and they seem to like her too.

Moving... always! Babyproofing time!