6 Months Old!

Dear Avery,

Once again, mommy is late with your 6 month letter.  Can you believe mommy hasn't written in your blog for a whole month?!  You and your sister have changed so much and done so many things in the past month and I didn't even keep track of it.  Bad mommy.  Please know that everything you and your sister do will forever be remembered in my heart.  You turned half a year old on Sunday April 17th...holy cow!  You will be turning one before I know it!  Six months is one of my very favorite ages.  You are so smiley all of the time and it is so fun to watch you interact with your big sister even more.  You had your 6 month check up yesterday and you did great!  You got 3 shots and you only cried for a second.  Once you popped your little thumb into your mouth you were all better.  Such a sweet baby girl.  Dr. Russell says that you are healthy as can be.  She says that your head is still a little asymmetrical in the back, but that once you start sitting up and crawling it should still even out.  Mommy says that once you get some hair nobody will be able to tell!  You hardly have any hair at all!  Nobody even notices your little head...you are perfect and beautiful in my eyes!

What Avery is doing at 6 Months:

~sleeping between 10-12 hours at night (bedtime between 8-8:30pm)

~taking a longer nap during the day (1-1.5 hours)

~nursing 5-6 times a day

~eating cereal in the morning and sometimes a fruit or veggie later in the day/evening

~your very first food was carrots...you don't really like "food" yet, but you do like oatmeal

~you roll from front to back and scoot your knees up to your chest sometimes...you do not like when you get stuck on your tummy!

~you still LOVE to suck your thumb

~ you started daycare this month with your big sister...Lily loves having you there with her! Mommy cried when daddy and I dropped you off on your first day.

~If you have a bottle you are drinking 6 ounces at a time and sometimes more

~you wear 6-9 month clothes

~you still wear a size 2 diaper, but could probably wear a 3

~ you love to rock at night time before bed

~ you are a mommy's girl and you whine when mommy leaves the room

~ you have tried carrots, sweet potatoes, peas, bananas, apples and pears

~ you like to jump in your jumper

Avery's 6 Month Stats:

Weight: 15 pounds 15 ounces (48th percentile)

Height: 26 1/2 inches (77th percentile)

Head: 17 inches (72nd percentile)

You are still just a little peanut, but you are growing and that is all that matters.  Dr. Russell called you a little peanut yesterday and Lily must have heard her because when we were getting ready for bed last night Lily called said, "Avery is a little nut mommy."  You are as precious as ever and I will always love you higher than the sky and deeper than the sea.

Love,

Mommy