6 months!

My beautiful baby girl,

Your half birthday really snuck up on us! I feel like you have grown up SO much in just this past month (and when you see how much you weigh, you might agree). We've reached some important milestones too...

• Weight: 16lb 8oz (Wowzers!! What a chunker!) 80th percentile
• Height: 26in (79th percentile)
• You're still in 3-6 month sized clothes, but they are getting a little tight!
• You still wear a size 1 shoe, but even your foot is really chunky, so we have to search for wider styles.
• You are in size 2 diapers, but we are going to be moving you up to size 3 as soon as we finish this box.
• You're a great eater (maybe that explains the almost 2 lb. weight gain this last month!) and still take a 6-7oz bottle every 4.5 hours.
• In addition to your bottles, you now eat solids twice a day (morning and evening). You've tried a few fruits and veggies and so far have seemed to like it all except bananas. You do, however, have an issue with textures so we have to add rice or oatmeal to thicken up most of the 1st foods. (You're a little Carb Monster, just like Mama!)
• You can sit up now! This happened really quickly and you were really able to master this skill while staying at home with Mama during those ice/snow days. This alone makes you seem so much more grown up!
• We learned how to drink from a cup during our ice days too. You're so adorable with it because now if we get anywhere near you with our cup of water you will try to snag it!
• You also really love to stand up and play in your walker and exersaucer.
• Mama and Dada have made you your very own playroom now so you can really spread out toss your toys every which way. Dada is planning to build shelves for your toys and Mama is working on letting it be messy and not constantly tiding up :)
• You are now officially sleeping in your own bed every night... finally!
• Your new skills include blowing "raspberries" LOUDLY (this is not fun at dinner time because you make a huge mess) and "waving" your hand (it's more of a repetitive opening and closing of your hand).
• Bathtime is a favorite at this house and you're starting to get more active in the tub. Mama and Dada love to watch you "kick and play".
• As we mentioned in a previous post, you are wearing your DOC band 23 hours a day. Aunt Missy did such a good job painting it and you definitely gets lots of attention with such a "beautiful hat" ;)
• You've also moved into the "Older Infant Classroom" at school. Mama is having a harder time with this than you are (typical) because we really loved your old teachers.

You're such a beautiful blessing to our family, Charlotte. We love you so much and are having the best time watching you grow and learn.