Sunday, February 27, 2011

Shelby at 6 months old

It's hard to believe that 1/2 of a year has passed by already. Shelby has grown and changed so much. Here is a little glimpse of Shelby at 6 months old.

* She weights 17 lbs 13.5 ounces (75th percentile)
* She is 26 3/4 inches long (90th percentile)
* She is a super sweet little girl with a very cheery disposition
* She is desperate to crawl and has found ways to get where she is going. She will either roll herself or pull herself. Baby proofing is definitely an on-going process right now.
* She can find the tiniest little thing and put it in her mouth. I'm going to have to buy a Roomba to keep up with the vacuuming! (of course, I'm not really- but it would be awesome)
* She likes sweet potatoes, green beans, green peas, carrots, squash, oatmeal, rice cereal, puffs, prunes, macaroni and cheese puree, mashed potatoes, and a variety of stage 2 combination meals.
* She has been given the green light to start on trying meats. We will also be reintroducing the fruits (more on that later).
* She is a self soother.
* She babbles non stop for many hours at the time. Her main sounds are "buhhh" and "byebyebye" and "ah-boo" and just a whole lot of what the books call "squeals with delight".
* She still enjoys her Daddy above everyone else
* Her favorite TV shows are Little Einsteins and Jungle Junction.
* She is a very confident sitter.
* She loves to stroll around in her stroller.
* She is only 2 little inches away from being over the length limit for her infant car seat. I would send out a big "I told you so" to all who doubted me and acted like I was crazy when I suggested that she was about to need new car seats....but I'm not that kind of girl.
* She has a true love for music.
* She has two bottom teeth. I think another tooth will be here soon.
* She hates for her face to be wiped but doesn't mind if you dab it.
* She is beginning to pull up on things, and can stand for long periods of time against things like the coffee table, or her leap frog table.
* She thinks Brady is super cool.
* Just this week she has discovered her ears, eyes and hair.
* She loves a bath and is sad when it's over.
* She is definitely a "people person".
* She has outgrown more clothes than most kids even own.
* She continues to be the most amazing thing that has ever happened in our lives!

3 comments:

Kara B. Oliver said...

Love this post. :)

Meredith said...

Isn't is nuts how fast it goes? Henry's 6th month birthday hit me like a brick between the eyes. I just couldn't believe it.

Miss Shelby, Aunt Meredith is VERY proud of you for eating all those veggies!

momma said...

She is a joy to spend time with. I love the way she shows she is excited. Her smile lights up my world. She is such a happy little girl and shares her happiness with us in so many ways. I love the way she feels of my face when she is taking her bottle. I also like that she checks on our teeth to see if we are cutting more. She is also a delight to play with. I love the way she gets busy with her toys and gets them all making sounds at the same time. He fav still has to be the little kichen. Oh yea and the way she gets excited about her sports programs is so funny.