Happy 6 months Iris!

Happy 6 month Birthday Iris!!!

October has been full of big steps for you!!!  

You are doing so much and becoming quite the sweet and silly girl!

You are so much fun and we enjoy every moment with you!!

Stats:  On October 21, we took you for your 6 month check-up and we were shocked at how big you are getting!!!  Today, you got your flu shot, 3rd rotovirus oral solution, and your 3rd dtap-ipv/HIB shot along with your pneumonia vaccine!  You cried and momma hated it but it was so sweet when you reached for me and were comforted with my hugs and kisses!!!  Momma always makes it better =)

us at the doctor's

Your weight:  15.2 lbs (22.86%)

Your height:  25.5 inches (29.49%)

Your head:  43.5 cm (71.94%) The biggest thing on your!!! Has to hold your big brain =)

Clothes:  You are still in 3-6 but we have had to pull out your 6 months b/c they are mostly fall.  You are fitting in them better than last month!  Your pants are still long and you are still in 0-3 month jeans haha.  You are going to be short like your momma =)  You are still in your small fuzzibunz and we are adjusting the snaps.  Might be another month or 2 left in those.  I have bought you 6 new one-size bum genius cloth diapers to go with the 3 we already had.  Getting you in your big girl diapers!!!  Still in size 2 disposable when needed!

Food:  You are really enjoying your food!!!  You have tried peas, avocados, peaches, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, carrots, bananas, pears, hawaiian delight.  You do not care for peas or carrots but are learning to like them. Your favorites are pears and butternut squash.  You could eat the whole thing if I would let you!!! I make up rice cereal or oatmeal with a fruit in the morning then you get a veggie and a fruit at dinner time.  You eat it all  now!!!

you eating hawaiian delight =)  Yum!

Sleep:  You still sleep at all different times thought the night.  Some nights you will sleep until 4 or 6 am but others you are up at 1am as well.  I nurse you right back to sleep but lately, I have been letting you self soothe and fuss a bit before you fall back to sleep.  If you get up at 6am, I nurse you and then we snuggle until the morning =)  So much fun!  

You also nap at 10am and then again at 2pm.  You go to bed between 7 and 8pm.  We have you pretty much on schedule and it's nice!!!

Activities:  You are so busy!  You sit up so well!!!!  You also still love jumping in your jumperoo and you play while you are in there.  We also sit you on the floor and you will play with your toys for a long time!  You are a pretty content baby most of the time!!!  

We also bought you a little baby kitchen and you love it!!!  You have also tried pulling yourself up on it!  I think you will be crawling soon!!!!

oh no...getting ready to move!

Likes:  you love your toys!  You love to chew on sophie as well!!!

You also love going on walks!!!!

You also enjoy time with mom and dad!  You are super observant and love to watch everyone!  We love taking you to target or to other stores b/c you love to people watch!  We also graduated you into setting in the cart this past week!!!  Way to go big girl =)

You also love bath time!!!  You love to splash and kick and play with your duckie!!!  You love to suck and chew on the wash cloths as well!!!

Dislikes:  carrots and peas!!!  =)  You also cry when another baby screams or with loud noises.  You are getting better at it.  We say you are our "sensitive" baby =)  

Words:  You said "dadda" this weekend (10/30/11)!!!!  You are babbling lots and dadda popped right out!  Your dad is so proud =)

Personality:  Everyone says you are such a happy baby and momma and dadda agree!  You are our sunshine and we can sit and play with you for hours!  Our evenings are filled with hours of play on the floor or holding you and throwing you up in the air!!!  You love playing "superman" and flying to momma or dadda for kisses!!!  We are so thankful God gave us you!!!  You are perfect in every way and we cannot wait to see what you do next!!!