Makes for hilarious pictures. As you may have guessed, we added another food to El's diet, apples. And she provided us with plenty of hilarious pictures, but this was the best by far:
Unfortunately, I've missed two dinners during these last few days because of work. It kind of bums me out. Especially when people come into my work with their cute kids. Not that I don't like the people I work with, but I'd much rather be home with El. She is non-stop entertaining, after all.
It's very different from a shot in the arm. And it was really three shots. El had her six month appointment yesterday. She continues to be a giant baby, weighing in at 19lbs 4oz (91st percentile) and measuring out at 27" (86th percentile). Add in her head circumference of 17 1/2" (82nd percentile) and you have an all-around giant baby girl. And this giant baby girl took the aforementioned shots like a real champ. She cried as she was getting them, but only for a few seconds, and then she fussed a tiny bit the rest of the day but that was it.
Today, however, she's been wiped. She was up for an hour, then napped for two. Then barely made it another hour before I just put her down for a second nap. I could tell she was ready when she looked like this:
We'll see how long this one lasts. But she did manage to provide some entertainment thus far between naps. Although Mom and I have been placing her in a bouncer chair for six months, she's just discovered that she can reach the birds hanging from the top. Enjoy!
El really took to bananas. After those first few days of uncertainty, she started to get impatient with Mom and me if we took too long between spoonfuls. Seriously, she can be bossy. But she didn't show any signs of allergic reaction, so we moved on to the next food - avocados! These she took to just as slowly as bananas:
Her reluctance did not prevent her from getting it all over her face, obviously. And just like bananas, after a few days she was sure enjoying them. I quickly discovered that this so-called superfood does have a nasty side effect with babies in the diaper region.
Tonight, we hit food number three - sweet peas.
Surprisingly, they're not as messy as the other two. Or, at least, we did not find them in her ears, nose and soaked into the straps on her highchair. El is handling it really well, though. She seems very surprised the first time we give her a new food, but after a few spoonfuls, she's over it and wanting more.
It's difficult to believe, but my little El is six months today! Well, it's easy to believe when you consider how big she is, but that crazy day in September doesn't seem like it's already six months gone by. Mom did her traditional photo shoot, and the pictures turned out just as cute as ever:
Seriously, though? Sitting up? She can't do it for long, but the simple fact that she no longer lays across the bottom of the chair is an impressive feat. And look at the size comparison between her and her wookie. They used to be a lot closer in size.
While it is difficult to believe that the time passed so quickly, I marvel at all she has accomplished so far. I never thought of it before, but rolling over, holding your head up and being adorable have to be really tough to figure out at first. Maybe not that last one. She's a natural when it comes to that.
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