6 Month Well Baby

Eliana went to the Dr yesterday for a check up, shots, and a hearing test. It was a long morning, but she was very pleasant and I'm glad we got it all taken care of at once. So here are her stats.

4 months:
Weight:12lb 5oz
Height: 24 inches
Head: 40.1 cm

6 months:

14lb 2oz

25 3/4 inches

41.7 cm

She is in the 12% for weight, 33% for height, and 21% for her head circumference.

She did great with her shots. She cried for just a few minutes, she was done as soon as we left the room.

Then she had to go downstairs for her hearing test. She passed just fine, though it did take a few times the ear probe wasn't picking everything up. Eliana fell asleep during the tests so she was very still and very quite.

When we got home she took a good 2 1/2 hour nap, but has since been a little feverish and cranky :( She didn't sleep well at all last night because of it (and because it was chilly dropped down into the 50s overnight, she doesn't like the cold), but she is taking good naps today and seems a little happier :)

A Day in the Life of Eliana: 6 months!

I have a lot of blogging to catch up on, but I need to start with Eliana's day for Grandparents.

6 months! Half a year! Our little girl is growig up so fast. New this month, she is starting to figure out how to move to get that toy she wants over there. She is eating 3-4 solid meals a day and loves everything we give her, except peas...yuck. She can sit up by herself if she is balanced just right, but she can hold herself in a sitting postion using her hands and she can also pull herself into sitting up from having her torso flat on her feet in front of her. Shehas gotten way better at standing too. She can hold onto something, mom, dad, coffee table, pew at church...you get the idea, and stand there for quite some time. She is as talkative as ever, she can say ma ma and da da (not that she uses them to call who she wants, they are just noises) ba ba and clicks her tounge, but her favorite is her gurrgle/growl aka her girly growl. She loves playing both with mom or dad and by herself. I finally switched her into her 6m clothes just 3 days before her 6m b-day, not because her 3m were too small, but because I was tired of them and wanted new clothes.

This weekend wasn't just her 6 month birthday, Grandma and Grandpa came to visit too, making this an extra special Day in the Life of Eliana...don't worry Grandmommy and Grandaddy will be here for her 7 month!

6:30 With Grandma and Grandpa sleepig in m room I'm sleeping in mom and dad's closet in the play pen...this was a first and so I of course woke up a lot at night and decided it was time to play early.

This picture is actually from Sunday morning

7:00 Breakfast! Grandma fed me Barley and Pears. I love pears

7:30 Play time

Playing with the quilt ball Auntie Patty made for me.
The flash on Grandma's camera surprises me a lot

9:00 Nap time and I slept so well, I slept for 2 hours

11:00 Grandpa was watching football when I got up from my nap, so I watched my first football game ever. I liked it there was lots of red.

Football is pretty

12:00 Grandma fed me lunch too. I had Carrots.

1:00 I'm learning to drink from a cup. I like it a lot. Mommy tries to get me to drink it sitting up, but since I'm not great at sitting up yet I prefer to lay down.


2:00 I was ready for another nap. This time I slept till 5:00.

5:00 When I got up it was time to change clothes and go out to dinner. I got to wear a new outfit from Aunt Becky so Grandma took a few pics to show it off.

Bear Butt

I can blow bubbles!

5:30 Dinner at the restaurant. Mom brought me sweet potatoes, which I gobbled right up and I tried a little of Grandma's potatoes.

Playing after my dinner while everyone else waited for theirs

Playing in the mirror by our table after dinner.
I like that baby.

6:30 We left the restaurant and went to the grocery store to but some dessert.

7:30 Ate bit of oatmeal to get me through the night and then it was off to bed.

8:00 Bed Time. I had such a nice day and it was extra special with Grandma and Grandpa.

A Day in the Life of Eliana: 5 months!

Wow Eliana is 5 months old. Can you believe it? I can't. She is growing so fast, though all her baby friends are starting to outgrow her. She may be 5 months but she is still comfortably wearing 3m clothing, and her 6m clothes are still ridiculously big on her. She is rolling onto her belly all the time and starting to figure out how to roll back. She is an expert at scooting backwards, though that is not the direction she intends to go. I'm starting to find her stuck half under the couch (or coffee table) on a regular basis. She is eating one solid meal a day. She has had rice and oatmeal (she prefers oatmeal) carrots, apples, and bananas. She has tasted watermelon, bell peppers, peaches, potatoes, and I'm sure a lot more that I'm not thinking of right now. In the last month I tried to train her to sleep unswaddled, but after 3 weeks of bad naps and a constantly fussy baby I gave up and for the past 2 weeks (or so) she has been taking great naps and is calmer and not nearly as fussy. Now lets see what she is up to today.

8:00 Slept in this morning, by the way I'm only waking up once at night to eat now (sometimes twice) and I still sleep for about 12 hours total at night.

9:00 Despite sleeping in I was ready for my nap at the usual time, and I slept great didn't wake up till noon.

*Note the sweat spot from her head, this is why I wanted to unswaddle her.
Her swaddle is breathable, but it is so hot here.

I give Mommy big smiles when I wake up from a good nap, but when
she pulled out the camera, I made this face.

12:00 I was super hungry when I woke up, Mommy made me a bowel of smooshed bananas. I'd never had bananas before.

Face after first bite.

Second bite

Face after second bite, I like bananas!

Bananas are really yummy :)

When I finished all my bananas I got to play with my spoon.

12:30 After all that eating and a little bit of playing I needed a little pick me up nap, so I took a short 30 min snooze.

1:00 Now that I was rested again I was ready to play.

I love my Elephant.

2:30 Play time in my Jumperoo.

I can spin this butterfly.

And I can jump, but I'm still not quite tall enough so I jump on a binder
to give me a little boost

Mommy put my kitty on my jumperoo.

Hi Mommy!

3:00 Time for another good nap. Slept from 3-5 when Mommy had to wake me up

5:00 More play time!!! Mom pulled out a new toy for me today, I love it, I can chew on it and when I squeeze it it squeaks.


6:00 Daddy came home from work and Mommy made dinner, I played on the floor and found the pole in my jumperoo, it was so interesting.

*she was so interested in the bar she wouldn't even look at me when I was talking to her

7:00 A little bit of SO BIG! before bed

Who's so big?
Eliana is SO BIG!

A Day in the Life of Eliana: 4 months!

Wow how time has flown. The last month really flew by, I feel like I was just writing Eli's 3 month blog. A lot has changed, Eliana is rolling over like a pro (from back to belly, she had rolled belly to back, but only a few times). And she started rice cereal! She is unsure what to think of it, but more on that in another post.

Today's blog is actually a little different because it is Sunday.

7:30- Wake up, and mom gets some breakfast ready for me. No pre, or during pics today, but here is a post breakfast picture. Also something new this month, I really like my feet.

8:00- While Mom & Dad shower to get ready for church I play on the rug in the bathroom. Don't know what they are going to do when I don't stay where they put me anymore.
8:30- This is where I play while they get dressed, and finish getting ready for church.
9:00- Finally it is my turn to get dressed for church!
9:30-1:30 Traveling to church, at church and travel home time.

1:45- A quick diaper change and a pic of me in my cute dress before I good nap because I don't nap well at church.
4:45- I woke up from my nap and found out Mommy and Daddy had taken naps too, Daddy was still sleeping so I went to wake him up and snuggle.
5:00- A little taste exploration, Mommy bought freeze dried peaches from Target, and I can hold them and taste them.
5:30- 7:00 Play time! Starting with some tummy time. See how high I can lift my head now. And I'm starting to push off my hands instead of my elbows.

And that is how I spend my Sundays.

A Day in the Life of Eliana: 3 months!

Can you believe our little girl is 3 months old already? Time has flown by and she is getting so big so fast. The past month has been an exciting one. Eliana met all her grandparents (she had already met Grandmommy of course), had her blessing (which is like a christening), and flew on 6 planes to get to and from UT to meet her Aunt Becky & Uncle Joseph. She also went a full 13 days without pooping (not totally uncommon for breastfeed babies). We took her into the Dr just in case something was wrong at 12 days and he suggested giving her 1 oz of juice (which she loved). Of course while at the Dr they weighed her and she had gained a whole pound in a month! 11lbs 6 oz.! But some of that weight might have been the poo she was holding onto. Major poosplosion the next morning. Eliana has also become quite good at holding her head up, smiling, and grasping. She is still working on that giggle, but it is getting really good.

We are working on a new nap schedule and this was day 3 of that, so far so good. Yay!

7:00- I woke up and ate some breakfast. Mom and Dad wanted to shower for the day and I had just showered yesterday, so I played on the bed.

Then I helped Daddy get dressed.
Before going to work Daddy played some video games and I watched. One day we will play together.

I wanted to get closer to Daddy so I started to lean towards him, but I fell over on my face :(
9:00 - This is my new nap time, right after Daddy leaves for work

11:15 - I woke up from my nap and was ready to play for a bit. I found out that my play mat has other toys to play with. I like this one it is easy to grab.
12:00 - Mom and I went to the pool for a short trip. Mom didn't bring the camera because she figured she couldn't take pictures and swim with me by herself.

12:45 - It was just a short trip to the pool. It was bright and I couldn't really keep my eyes open and Mom forgot my sun hat. When we got back to the house I was tired so Mom put me down for a 2nd nap, it was a little early but not too much.

4:00 - While I was napping the new toy Mommy ordered for me came.
When I kick it lights up and plays music. I really like music. Haven't quite got the hang of it yet though.
It is fun to watch the lights!

4:30 - Daddy came home from work early and we all went to the pool, but this time Mommy and Daddy just forgot the camera so still no pictures from the pool. I'm not sure what to think of the pool, I don't dislike it. Mom says I like it more and more as I get older.

6:00- When we got back from the pool Mom saw that my hair had dried funny because of the wind. It got a little half curl in the front.

Here's a shot from the front.
6:30 - Before bed we had a little dance party, meaning I danced with Daddy while on Mommy's lap, it was kinda Hip-Hop style.


7:00 - Bedtime, all bundled up and ready to go to sleep.