Miss Olivia Grace, you are half a year old! Holy cow, time is zooming by! Here's what you've been up to:
*At your well-check (6mos 3days old) you weighed 15lbs (30%), 26 1/2 in (50+%), and your head was in the 30%.
*You are wearing a size 2 diaper
*You can still wear 3-6 mo clothing but are beginning to wear 6mos for their length.
*You are not a very good sleeper. =( You generally go to sleep around 8:15ish, wake up 2-4 times per night, and then I get you up around 6:45am to nurse & get ready for the day. When you wake up during the night you will occasionally go back to sleep if we give you your pacifier, but more often than not I have to nurse you back to sleep. Coffee has become my new best friend.
*Speaking of sleep: you refuse to sleep anywhere but in a swing. Luckily you still fit in it, but I'm not sure what we're going to do once you can't. Ms. Cain is a bit worried about this, too.
*You are sitting up unassisted! This has made playtime so much more fun for you and Sophia =)
*You roll from back to tummy like a champ. You can almost make it from back to tummy but you stop right before you are on your belly. I think you do that on purpose because you despise being on your tummy. ha!
*You had your first ear infection. You ran a pretty high fever (102) and tugged at your left ear so I knew what was bothering you pretty quick. After your antibiotic we went for your well-check only to discover that your opposite ear was now infected but we had no clue since you didn't run fever or tug at it. Poor baby!
*You are still doing great with nursing but I'm not producing enough to pump so you now: nurse in the morning, have 2-3 bottles of formula at Cain's, nurse in the afternoon & before bed. It's working out for us for now, even though I wish we could have gone a little longer with breastmilk only. You're being fed so that's all that matters!
*You eat a jar of baby food mid-morning and most evenings. You don't really care for sweet peas & peaches, but you love: bananas, apples, green beans, sweet potatoes, fruit/oatmeal mixes, and carrots.
*You still like your paci, but you really only use it for sleeping purposes.
*You LOVE Scout, Sophia, mommy, the cats, your playmat, rattles, and a few other toys.
*You are most definitely a mommy's girl. You are finally beginning to interact with your daddy (without crying/throwing a fit) but you prefer if mommy is holding you while you play with daddy.
*Your smile and deep/short/belly laughs are so sweet. We are beginning to find more ways to make you laugh but it's hard work most of the time! The no-fail methods are: to "bite" your rib cage, tickle the tops of your thighs, and have Sophia do something to "make Livy laugh"
You are such a bright spot in our lives and we are SO SO thankful to have been blessed with you! We love you little Doodle!
