Emma did great at her check-up. She loved grabbing the paper on the table while we changed her and at the stethoscope and name badge while Dr. Greek examined her. She cried when getting her shots of course.
She weighed 19 pounds (90th %ile) and 26 inches (75th %ile).
He said her infected ear (left) looked really great and was healing quicker and better than he thought it would in this short amount of time.
They even gave her a board book of sleeping babies. Fun! Plus, no shots next time (9 months)! Whoo!
And we got the go-ahead to start some rice cereal...and then onto fruits and veggies. Yay!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Sunday, January 10, 2010
6 months old
Baby's 1st Christmas porcelain Hallmark bootie ornament from Grandma Selfridge
Christmas dress from Grandma Lala and Papa James
Emma loves balancing on her belly when she wants to get somewhere. She is learning that it gets her the opposite!
In her highchair from Auntie Rachael and Uncle Rob for the first time.
Wow, Emma is half a year old. She is doing so much more than she was. Plus, she celebrated her first Christmas.
Emma can now roll from her back to her belly. It took about 2 months from when she rolled from belly to back. She can also sit unassisted. Both of these skills were mastered while we were in Williston for Christmas. She got her first tooth (bottom left) December 15 or 16 and her second one right next to it January 2 or 3. Now she cannot suck on our fingers anymore. They are sharp!
She has great hand-eye coordination and dexterity. She loves reaching and grabbing everything: toys, my hair, glasses, Emmitt's ears and hair. She loves tags and little flaps on toys or books. It is funny to watch Blake hold her sometimes because she wants the TV remote and the newspaper: both things that he doesn't want her to have.
Notice her nose and upper lip are black from the newspaper!
The other day I had shut off a toy that played music and sounds when I needed to make a call. I forgot to turn it back on when I was done with the call and she fussed and batted at the toy until I turned it back on. Now we need to learn some sign language and/or words!
For Christmas she received clothes, books, and toys. Lots of socks per my request! Emma doesn't understand gifts yet of course but she wanted to put the tissue paper, wrapping paper, and gift bags in her mouth. Next year should be a little more interesting! She also received some feeding items.
Now that she is 6 months old as of January 8 we were going to start feeding her some solids. That is being postponed because she got sick a couple days after we arrived home from Williston.
She had a fever but that went down and stayed down after a dose of Tylenol. This cold was a bit different than the other ones she's had. Not only the fever but her nose ran more than just being stuffy. She sounded more congested and her coughing would wake her up and keep her up. Plus, she had worse spit up (projectile), possibly vomit. Other colds she would lay horizontally in my arms if I slept with her in the recliner in her room. This time she couldn't stop coughing unless she slept sitting up on me in the recliner.
Emma started cocking her head when she would look at us. At first we thought that it was sweet. I decided to look it up and it could be nothing or one of several things. So, we decided to take her to the doctor. She had an ear infection in her left ear. Poor baby! She was prescribed Amoxicillin. She hasn't had any other reactions to it other than more messy diapers. Dr. Greek said she kind of has a croupy cough and mucous in her chest that if it is pneumonia the antibiotic should take care of it. She has been a trooper taking the pink stuff from a dropper. She has the classic faces due to this being her first taste of something cold and not breast milk or Tylenol. Sometimes I wonder if she gets a brain freeze! :)
Recently Emma has started moving her legs when she is in a sitting position when music is playing. I noticed it when she was playing with a toy that sang the alphabet. I've noticed it when she hears commercials or when we sing now too. In the following video she "dances" to a different toy that Grandma Pat and Grandpa Arden got her for Christmas.
Miss Emma is an observer. She has been extremely interested in watching us eat, talk, and looking at us while we are reading to her.
We are so thankful for our baby girl. We can't stop snuggling and kissing her. Recently, Emma has started "kissing" me back. I will kiss her and she'll put her closed mouth on my cheek. So sweet. Blake's beard may be a bit scratchy for her!
Her hair is starting to grow back too. What a cold time to have less hair!
She smiles all the time but it takes A LOT to get her to giggle. Here is Blake chasing the dog with Emma in his arms. She giggles. Enjoy!
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