6 Months Old!!!

Amelia is somehow 6 months old, or as Ian says she is now .5  According to Ian until you are 1 year old you do not exist and are not a real person :)  Anyway, I took her pictures on the correct date but then we went on vacation for a week so I am just behind in posting them, but not taking them, good for me!

Lets see what is new...

• she is up to 15lbs and 13oz (39th percentile), up only 1lb and 12 oz in 2 months
• she is exactly 26 inches long (45th percentile), up 1.25 inches in 2 months
• her head it up to 41cm (14th percentile), up 2.25 cm in 2 months.  woo hoo, she made it into the double digits on the percentile this time, she has such a small head :)
• she got her ears pierced, I know a lot of people think it is cruel or not necessary at this age, but I dont see how it is cruel at all (it hurt her less than her shots) plus I remember getting mine pierced when I was around 7 or 8 and being sooo scared about how much it would hurt, at least she had no clue what was gonna happen, plus now she is super cute
• she still loves to eat, I seem to have officially ran out of milk last week, so she is getting bottles mixed with lisa's milk and formula plus solid food.  when she sees me getting a bottle ready she starts to scream, she loves those bottles, tries to take them out of my hands!!
• she loves solid food, she has eaten sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, spinach, carrots, bananas, grapes, mangoes, peaches, pears, and apples.  not a big fan of the green veggies but if you mix them in with sweet potatoes or fruit she seems to have no idea :)
• still not loving tummy time, but at least now when she is sitting up she will reach so far for a toy that she topples over and sometimes she will stay on her belly for up to 5 mintues.  I still think she is gonna stand before she crawls, this girl loves to sit and stand.
• has started doing a real deep belly laugh, usually over the most normal things.  she laughs when the dogs come down the stairs behind her, she laughs soooo hard when she gets to play on the iPad, she laughs when I stand her on my legs and make her dance, and of course when you tickle her
• she is super ticklish, especially under her chin and around her belly button, she just cant contain her laughter.  logan loves to hear her laugh and is always trying to tickle her belly, he doesnt do the best job so I make faces as he does it so she laughs and he thinks its because of him, for a split second I have 2 happy children
• she is loving the 3 hours we have each day without Logan, actually she no longer  has her "lets cry for mommy every second" phase, and I am guessing thats because now she has some time with just me
• she sleeps about 10 hours each night, and now only naps about 1 hour in the morning and then maybe (just maybe) little 10 minute naps or so (if you keep holding her or you are driving) later in the day.  it gets annoying but you know what, I would rather her sleep 10 hours at night.
• I am starting the transition into her crib for sleeping.  she has been using her sleep & play rocker (which keeps her tight and she loves it) but she is getting a bit big for it and she always sleeps on 1 side of her head and its getting pretty flat, so fingers crossed the crib (and head movement while sleeping) will help otherwise at her 9 month appointment we might have to look into getting a helmet to help even her head back out
• she loves her toys and to chew on things, about 2 weeks ago she got 1 tooth that starting coming through, just a tiny bit is showing and it hasnt seem to change in 2 weeks, but it doesnt seem to be bothering her too much, so I suppose it can take its sweet time
• she does for some reason love logan, she loves to play with him and watch him, but she does not like it one teeny tiny bit when he screams in her face, which he does a whole bunch
• other than me (of course) I think her favorite thing is TV, just loves to watch it, doesnt care what is on, she will just sit there and chew on her toys while watching whatever screen she can find, and if you are in her way she will just look around you, she is just so funny