Madden had her 6 month shots & checkup yesterday! I can hardly fathom that she is already six months into her sure-to-be amazing life! She is a petite little girl--she weighed in at a whopping 13 lbs, 13 oz (15%)! If you saw her little thunder thighs and tush, you would have never guessed she was just under 14 pounds! She measured 25 3/4 (55%) inches long. She is still nursing 4 times a day and eating oatmeal in the morn and evenings. She just started green beans two nights ago--soon she will be moving onto squash, peas, sweet potatoes and all other plants from the vegetable and fruit kingdoms! She was a bit unsure of the green beans the first night; a bit stringy for her liking. So, last night I was sure to puree those little beans until they were super smooth (I am not Gerber, but as close as I can get with my Magic Bullet!) and it seemed to appeal to her little palate much more. Before I know it she will be eating table food!
Madden is sitting well on her own these days and has been for several weeks. She is already starting to try to to crawl which makes me very nervous. She definitely uses the 'inch worm' technique to get the toys she needs and loves to rock back and forth on her hands and knees. We haven't heard much out of her as far as vowel-consonant sounds and such, but she is definitely vocal (we are practicing 'ma ma ma ma ma' but everyone knows she will say 'da da da da da' first!!). She loves her Praise Baby (and Mom does too!!) and Baby Einstein DVDs; she continues to love the doorway bouncer, most of the time. She is a very cuddly baby and loves to be held and still loves to be swaddled! No teeth yet, but she continues to drool like crazy, so we know she is working on it. Maddie sleeps like a champ; 12 hours a night on average (I thought Leighton was a good sleeper as a baby, but she has exceeded even his sleep achievements thus far!).
Here are a few photos of Madden sitting up (and falling over!) and eating solid foods--her two newest feats!
“Train up a child in the way she should go, And when she is old she will not depart from it” ~Proverbs 22:6
