Happy 6 months Lucy Jane!

These monthly post seem to be coming faster and faster (although some of that might have to do with the fact that it takes me until halfway through the month to get them written).  Either way, September 7th marked half a year for my sweet girl!  I'm not ready to wrap my head around the fact that we're halfway to her first birthday; although I have already starting planning her party :)  Lucy is certainly changing before our eyes--in honor of her 6 month birthday she decided to start sitting up independently on her own.  This is my favorite milestone--once you can just set your baby down anywhere, life changes dramatically in my opinion.  Need to pull something out of the oven but you have a baby on your hip?  You don't have to search all over for some baby holding contraption to set her in...just plop her in the middle of the kitchen floor for a second.  Need to run into Kroger for 2 things and don't want to strap on the Bjorn and carry a wildly thrashing baby on your person?  Plop her into the cart, cause she can sit now!! I will enjoy my happy sitting baby for now, because this girl is so motivated to move I have no doubt she'll be crawling by next month-time to start babyproofing and mopping the floors more regularly :(

Lucy has also become quite the chatterbox, she loves to "yell" and squeal as loudly as she can.  Just this week she started in with nonstop "dadadadadada".  Johnny likes to think this is her first word---sorry buddy not quite.  She has become a huge fan of pattycake and peek-a-boo-a sure way to get huge giggles.  Her favorite person in the world? Big brother Hank.  She gives him bigger smiles and laughs than anyone.  If she's ever upset I will ask Hank to make Lucy happy and he just gets in her face and makes a big funny face at her and she'll be in hysterics immediately . No one else has this effect on her, but I can see his love for his sister waning as she has started showing interest in chewing on his trains.  I'll hear him yelling at her "no baby Lucy, you NEVER chew on Percy or his frieght!"  I'll ask him to share with her and he'll hand her some tiny piece of track to hold on to, and as soon as it goes in her mouth? he's done with sharing!

Eating solids has been slow go with Lucy.  We had some problems tolerating solids for a while, some food allergy concerns, but things have finally picked up and started progressing!  She ate half a jar of sweet potatoes last night!  Sleeping through the night?? not by my definition, but probably by the "experts" definition.  She typically sleeps from 8-4:30 or 5 and then wakes up to eat and will fall back asleep until about 6-630.  I have a hard time falling back asleep, but generally doze off just before I hear her cooing in her bed or Hank bounding in ready to start his day.  I long for the day that I can get a full 10 hours of sleep!  She's a great napper though--a morning nap for 1-1 1/2 hours and an afternoon nap for about 2 hours (typically this still overlaps with Hank's afternoon nap, and he still sleeps 2-3 hours every day!).  The other most awesome feature that she has that I didn't know existed--she puts herself to sleep!  I feed her, give her the paci and put her in bed wide awake.  I'll hear her chatter for a second and next thing I know she's out!  No rocking, no swinging, no sleep training, no cry it out, no nursing to sleep...its WONDERFUL!

She had her 6 month check up this week and had to get 4 shots!  (call me mean, but I tacked on the flu shot to her other 3-what can I say? I'm pro-vax!)  She took it like a champ like she always does, and once we got home you would have never known.  She's still maintaining her petite frame, and is growing perfectly!

Long and lean just like her dad.

Height: 26.25 59th

Weight: 13 lbs 9 oz 11th

Head: 17 inches 78th

She loves her jumper now-just like her brother did!

Waiting for the train to head to the Dragon Con Parade--I love this picture because it is so typical.  Lucy is staring right at Hank, and Hank is staring at the train tracks.  Me? I just look exhausted :)

 The "baby basket" since she's not 100% stable with sitting she loves to sit in her laundry basket with all her toys.  Perfect!

"Hank go watch your sister" This is pretty typically playtime--she thinks nothing of being a firetruck launch pad.

 

Until next month sweet girl.....