First time to eat solids
First time to start "eating" her feet
First time to wear "size 2" diapers! (Yes, she is a little peanut.)
First time to start rocking on her hands and knees (she wants to crawl so badly!)
First time to squeal with excitements when daddy got home from work
First time to ride in a shopping cart like a "big girl"
First time to swing on a swing at the park
At her 6 month check-up, the doctor said she is doing fine. She is, of course, on the smaller size (weight wise) but the doctor said she is healthy. That's one thing I worry about (her weight), thinking that perhaps it is my fault that she is small (since I nurse her). But I am learning to just trust the Lord and be thankful that she is healthy and thriving. I can't believe she is almost 7 months and still wearing 0-3 month clothes! Atleast I get a lot of use out of her cute baby clothes. :)
Here are her 6 month stats:
Height: 26 inches (59th %)
Weight: 12 lbs. 13 oz. (4th %)
Head: 16 1/2 inches (33rd %)
I love when babies suck on their toes so I was super excited when Julia started doing this for the first time. The funny thing is that she usually only does this with her left foot.
So flexible! :)
Now that she can roll over, I often find her sleeping on her tummy with her thumb in mouth. So cute!
She has tried a few solids like cereal, bananas, carrots, sweet potato, and butternut squash. So far she really likes cereal and banana. Carrots are okay. She isn't crazy about the sweet potato and butternut squash but I'll try again soon.
Carrots... all over! I have learned to just strip her down to her diaper now. Much much easier to clean her and less laundry for mommy (especially since we don't have a washer/dryer at our place).
Big girl sitting in the shopping cart at Target. :) She can't sit up by herself yet so she sometimes falls over a little. But, she seems to enjoy it.
In a swing for the first time at the park
Here is Julia, letting me know that "nap time was over."
Ethan and I often say that Julia looks like her cousin, Joshua (Mike's son). Joshua is a few years older than Julia, but this picture of him was taken when he was about the same age as Julia is now. So cute! They could almost be twins...
Joshua |
Julia |
Yesterday I went to the park with Angie, her mom, and the kids. We had a nice time. It was so cute to see Joshua and Julia next to each other. Julia is about 5 months older. Julia was really curious about him and would reach out and touch him. :) So cute!
Julia and Joshua, checking each other out. :) Notice, Julia's smiling at him.
Joshua, smiling in return
Julia gently touching Joshua. So cute!
Grandma with her first grandson