6 Month Checkup (end May)

You are 6 months old and you got your first taste of solids today!! Where has the time gone?? It is so hard to believe that you are no longer the 6lbs baby that we brought home from the hospital on Dec 14! I remember the day you were born, like it was yesterday and yet, it’s NOT. You were so tiny when you were born—you weighed 5 lbs 5ozs and measured 18 inches. I remember the first time I gazed into your beautiful little eyes—it was the night you were born. Daddy and the nurse put me in a wheelchair and wheeled me over to the NICU so that I could see you how beautiful you are up close. I was in awe and overwhelmed by the joy of really seeing you, and touching you tiny little fingers and toes! When I spoke to you, it was as if you recognized my voice because you opened your eyes and look at me. Daddy said that was the first time he had seen you open your eyes, and it brought tears to my eyes—not because I was sad, but because I was so happy! That was six months ago!! Today, I look at you and I can’t believe how much you have changed. You are my beautiful baby girl, with more energy, bigger smiles, the cutest giggle and the most impressive curiosity. We went for your six month check up this morning, and the doctor said that were doing great. You have almost tripled your birth weight at 15lbs, and are now measuring more than a third of my height—24.5inches!! It was so hard to see you get your immunizations this time—you cried inconsolably for about 10mins after the nurse poked your little legs—it was the most pitiful cry, and I wished that I could kiss it all away—so I tried. After the doctor’s appointment we went and had lunch with daddy, and you did well throughout the outing. When we got home, I gave you some Tylenol to prevent you from getting sick after the shots, but it didn’t work as well as the last two times you were poked on your legs. You didn’t feel real well and you slept most of the afternoon. When you woke up the first time, you were fussy and your little head felt warm—you quickly fell asleep and slept off the temperature. When you woke up the second time you were back to being my happy little baby girl—you woke up smiling and ready to play.