6 Months Old

Dear Eva Kate,

Happy 6 Month Birthday! I cannot believe we have already had you in our lives for half a year and that you are halfway to your first birthday! You are growing and learning so much every day. You can sit up on your own for up to one minute - sometimes less when you reach for something and topple over. You have 2 bottom front teeth. You have started eating oatmeal and avocado and you experiment with your sippy cup. You roll from your tummy to your back all the time. Your little arms suddenly become soooo long when you want to reach for something (especially a grown up something). You put everything in your mouth. You laugh so much when we pretend that we're going to bonk you with a big pillow (random I know, but it's super cute). You love to hold onto your feet. You love to kick your legs at the same time so that they go thud-thud-thud on the floor or in your crib. You try to give us kisses by opening your mouth wide and attacking whatever you want to "kiss." When we go out, you like to people watch. Even when we're having fun at the library you just stare intently at the other babies - then you come home and laugh and tell me all about what you saw. You love it when I sing The Wheels on the Bus and bounce you around on my lap.

You are usually a good sleeper. We've started putting you down around 8:00 or 8:30 PM and you sleep for about 12 hours. I dream feed you around 10 pm and then you often wake up to eat around 6 AM and then back to sleep. Sometimes you wake up once or twice and cry out for your pacifier. You still get swaddled up with your arms out since your room is so much colder than the rest of our home, plus you still look so happy when we wrap you up. You also sleep with a "blankie" that has a pink poodle on the end. Every time we place you in your crib, we give you your binkie and your blankie and you turn your head to the right and cuddle up next to it. I think this has helped you sleep better, especially at naps! You still take 2 long naps and 1 short nap most days.

6 Month Stats:
Weight 15 lbs 4 oz (40th percentile)
Height 24 3/4 inches (20th percentile)

You nurse 5-6 times a day and eat 2 small meals (lunch and dinner). You wear a size 2 diaper. You wear size 3-6 month or 6 month clothes. You get a bath every 2 or 3 days.

I just love you so much and I tell you that all the time! Thank you for teaching me patience and sacrifice. You are the greatest blessing to Daddy and me!

love, Mama

Watch me grow! Click on the row of pictures below to see how Eva has grown up close!