Half Birthday

On July 15th, Lilian Penelope turned 6 months old! I can't believe how fast the last half of a year has gone, how big our little girl is getting, and how much she is learning.

With turning 6 months old comes another doctor's checkup, and for you all, that means more specs!

Lily is now 14 Lbs, 10 ounces and measures 26 inches long. That puts her in the 25th percentile in weight (I swear, she eats like a piglet!) but the 60th in height. For those of you out of practice with percentiles, that means Lily weighs more than 25% of other babies her age, and is longer than 60%. So apparently, she's growing up but not out...Dr. S says that she may be a peanut, but she's healthy, proportional and growing at a good pace, so no worries about her lower than average weight.

Perhaps some of the reason Lily is so skinny is the fact that she's a very active baby. She is now an expert at sitting unsupported, and is very close to getting there on her own. At the risk of being "mean" (as grandma said) we do little sit-ups with her, holding her feet for her and giving her just one hand to hold onto in order to help her learn to sit up on her own. Yesterday, as I was attempting to change her diaper, she sat up without any hands to hold on to, just me holding her feet down. She then promptly leaned over (against my body) and pushed up with her legs- almost standing with out any help. This made me wonder if one of those shots she got at Dr. Spiess's office had been exposed to Gamma rays, but her skin is still a nice creamy peach color, so I guess not.

Lily talks up a storm, cooing and singing (and drooling) to her heart's content. As exciting as it will be to be able to talk to my little girl, I know I'll miss these little noises once they've been replaced by something more coherent. Stay tuned for a post of a "conversation with Lily".

I know there are other things I've forgotten to put on here- life happens so fast now-a-days it's hard to capture it all. For now, I'm just trying to enjoy it, because as fast as the last 6 months have gone, I have a feeling the next 6 will fly by even faster.