Blog | Six Months!
Our Little Bit turned 6 months old last Friday!
Mackenzie now weighs 16 lbs. 12 oz, and is 25.5″ long. Her two bottom front teeth are coming in (I was finally able to see them as of Friday), and I suspect some more are on their way. She is fussy at times for no apparent reason, and gnaws on anything she can get her hands on. Getting a few pictures where she was not chewing on the giant #6 was very challenging! She is a sweetie, and LOVES her bink (and truthfully, is fairly fond of her thumb as well).
But she will let it go when she is busy chatting or being charming…
Developmental stuff includes:
*sitting up by herself (though I won’t let her do it without surrounding her with pillows or some other soft surface as she is very wobbly)
*started solid food (cereal mixed with milk)
*rolls over tummy to back almost as soon as you put her on her tummy
*rolls over back to tummy (at least twice at home, but does not do it regularly)
*likes to sleep on her left side, and often puts her thumb in her mouth when on her side
*loves to splash in the pool and bathtub
*falls asleep in the swing by 9PM, gets fed and put in crib by 11PM, generally sleeps until 4-6:30 before eating again, and generally wakes up for the day by 7-8
*will grab her morning nap whenever she needs it wherever she is (prefers the car seat, swing, or carrier)
*will take a 2-3.5 hour nap each afternoon!
*grabs everything (one handed, two handed, whatever it takes)
*is starting to try to grab things with her fingers
*makes all kinds of sounds: ahh, ooh, oh, ga, ka, da, ba (will sometimes repeat sounds back to us)
*screeches (sometimes in happiness, and sometimes in aggravation) – Jason says she sounds like a pterodactyl
*generally prefers Mommy, and gets super irritated when I walk right by wherever she is without picking her up or snuggling with her
*eats every 3 hours when awake, but will happily sleep through a feeding at times
*wakes up happy and chatty; will generally just hang out for a bit and amuse herself
*has super sharp and super strong fingernails and toenails that grow like crazy
*loves to play with her feet
*supports her own weight while standing if we are helping with balance (truthfully, always has)
*loves to bang toys
*reaches for things she can’t see that are out of reach
*blows raspberries a lot (very cute and very funny)
I put together the next collage because I just could not make up my mind which pictures to put on the blog. I LOVE all her different facial expressions in this one – it truly represents her little personality (and the fact that she chatters a lot).
