Over the past couple of months, Eliana has really grown! At her 6 month check-up, she weighed over 16 pounds. She has outgrown her 6 month clothes already, so I had to scramble a little bit to find long-sleeved shirts. (Seriously, what is with this ridiculous winter weather in April? My kinders think I'm lying when I teach them that it's technically spring.) She is still on the slimmer side for a baby, but long. (Don't ask me how long; daddy took her to the check-up and apparently didn't write down little details like that.)
Here are some of her highlights:
- She is still very much a foot person. She loves to kick and wiggle her feet. We got her a bouncer because we thought she'd enjoy jumping-- and boy, does she ever! We had to put a pillow underneath her for a while because she couldn't reach the ground, but now if she leans a bit she can hop on one foot. It's pretty entertaining for all three of us, actually.
- She can now grab her toes and bring them to her mouth for some tasty snacking.
- She loves to blow raspberries, although she hasn't quite gotten the hang of them yet.
- She can hold her own bottle.
- She eats pears, apples, sweet potatoes, squash, prunes, and bananas. Rice cereal is apparently the devil.
- She loves to lick things, but she still has no teeth.
- She is still not a huge fan of tummy time, but she is getting much better at holding up her head and trying to skooch with her legs.
- She doesn't like to sleep in her crib-- too lonely, I think.
- She rolled over for the first time on April 4, 2013.
