Today Allyson is 6 months old! Its hard to believe that 6 months has passed since I was the size of a house and went through the whole labor and delivery ordeal. I have 7 friends that are due between August and September this year so I have been doing a lot of reflecting back on my pregnancy to try and offer advice when they ask but all I keep thinking is how great it feels not to be pregnant anymore! Allyson has certainly changed a lot since the first few weeks and keeping this blog with her photo and stats each month has really made for a fun way to compare and see the changes from month to month. Sometimes she looks so small and like a baby and sometimes she looks like a big girl but I guess that's what moms are supposed to say since I see her every day.
Here is an updated list of her accomplishments thus far:
First trip to WI at 4 weeks
First plane ride at 5.5 weeks
First sleep through the night 12 weeks
First roll over 16 weeks
Sits up well at 17 weeks
First rice cereal at 20 weeks
First fruit (pears) at 21 weeks
First veggies (squash) 22 weeks
Creeping at 24 weeks
Some other fun notes from this month:
- Ally loves all types of fruits and veggies including squash, green beans, sweet potatoes, pears, and apples but isn't as crazy about peaches and applesauce
- We are now working on two meals a day- starting this week she gets cereal and a fruit/veggie at day care for lunch and another round for dinner with me in the evening
- We are slowly phasing out the breast milk and moving her to formula which is going great
- Ally can hold her own bottle but she mostly chooses not to
- She absolutely loves Ella and squeals as soon as she sees her
- Now that the weather is getting warmer Ally has enjoyed taking walks in her stroller without the car seat attached and also in the Bjorn
- She is very good at entertaining herself and will sit on her play mat with toys spread around and occupy herself for 10-15 minutes at a time
- She has figured out how to work her strong little legs and will stand on just about anything and loves to jump in her bouncy seat. She can also stand well on the ground holding just our hands
- She can take off her socks and get her feet in her mouth from sitting or laying down
- She is loud! Ally loves to babble, yell, squeal and make other happy noises
- Has had a consistent bed time routine for 2 months and it seems to work very well for all of us
- Wearing cute 6 month clothes (or 6-9 month clothes depending on the brand) and size 2 diapers
- She just started to get up on all fours, she likes to scoot along the floor on her tummy and we expect crawling wont be too far behind
- No teeth yet but we also expect that milestone soon
Some not so fun things thus far:
- Nap time- day care was helping with that and she was a champion napper for a while but now she is getting harder to get down for a nap and likes to scream like a mad woman when she gets tired. Its currently the issue causing the most stress!
- Finger nails- I cut them all the time but she still manages to have cuts all over her forehead all the time. I don't know how she does it!
- Ella- although Ally loves Ella and thinks shes funny, the feelings do not seem to be mutual. Its not that Ella would ever snap at Ally or do anything to hurt her, she just ignores us all and lays on her bed most of the day. She is a very stubborn dog and when we do try to play with her and get everyone outside she definitely knows how to get our attention by doing something she shouldn't.
- Ear infections- Ally has had two rounds of antibiotics since she started day care to clear up a month long battle. They are not fun for Ally or for us, its the only time she is really a struggle to deal with!
Ally has her 6 month appointment with Dr. Ho on Monday so we will have her updated stats then. This month I tried a lot harder to get more photos so here are some of the favorites to enjoy!
