Springer Family: 6 Months

Friday, August 5, 2011

6 Months

I can hardly believe 6 months has passed already! Here's what our 1/2-year-old is up to..

Eating...Olivia still has not been too interested in her formula. I asked the doctor today about it and she says she's pretty sure it's from her teething. She's been a little better lately, at least finishing her 6 oz during the day. She will almost always take a full 8 oz before bed though. We've tried a couple new foods this past month. We have yet to find a fruit that she likes...weird! Squash, sweet potato, carrots and peas are her favorites. We tried bananas...she was kind of eh about it. That's the one fruit she won't spit out. Applesauce, avocado, and apples/blueberries she does not like. I just wonder if it's too tart for her taste buds right now. We'll definitely try them again later. Although she did seem to like the watermelon I put in her mesh fresh food eater. She loves rice cereal and baby oatmeal. She's drinking about 26 oz of formula per day but we've increased her solids a tad.

Avacado. She really hated it. :)

She kept gagging even 30 seconds after she swallowed it.

Applesauce...not a fan of this either.

More teething...Olivia's bottom two teeth are all the way in. Currently her right top tooth has just barely cut through and the left is on its' way. These top ones have really bothered her. She's still pretty fussy. I (and her too!) can't wait to get a break from teething. The doctor gave us a prescription today for flouride drops.

Sleeping...Olivia had a rough month with sleep, also due to teething. She would wake up at least once per night and sometimes took a while to get back down. The last week or two she is back to sleeping through the night (thank goodness! I was becoming a crazy, sleep-deprived person!). I usually get up once or twice just to check on her. She tends to scoot in her crib and get stuck in the corner, which wakes her up so I scoot her back down once or twice during the night. Typically she goes down around ~8pm and is up between 6:30am and 7:30am. She is still napping pretty well, two 2-hour naps typically.

Temperament...Olivia is still very serious! She likes to sit back and take everything in and she is so aware of everything. She still loves to watch everything Peyton does and he gets lots of laughs from her. I can tell he might start getting annoyed with her pretty soon. She loves to grab for his face when he gets close...it's funny to watch. She has been fussy as I mentioned earlier, but she still gives tons of laugh/smiles/squeals!

Activity...Olivia doesn't really like her bouncy seat anymore, she's kind of too long for it anyway. She loves to be in her bumbo, especially by Peyton watching him play or do legos. She grabs at everything, and put's everything in her mouth. She is sitting up on her own for the most part..she is still a bit wobbly, but gets better at it everyday. Crawling may not be far off, I'm not sure though. She is pushing up on her arms and up on her knees well, but never both at the same time. We'll see...I'm savoring this non-mobile time. I have a feeling I'll be constantly picking up legos and other small toys of Peyton's! She's starting to have a bit of separation anxiety as well as stranger anxiety. If we leave the room she will cry and when she is around a lot of people or new people she will cry too.

6-month stats...
Weight: 16lbs 14oz (75%)
Height: 28.5 inches (off the charts!) She is 1.5 inches longer than what Peyton was at 6 months...yikes!
Head: 42.5 cm (60%)
She got 2 shots today which she took like a champ!