Josie's 6 Month Stats

So I took Josie to the doctor today for her 6 month check-up and she didn't grow all that much in the past two months. I should have asked the doctor about it but since we had been waiting in the room for so long Peter was done and was throwing a major fit and I was done too. Anyway here are her stats:


Height: 25 3/4" - 50%
Weight: 14 lbs 8.5 oz - 25%
Head: 16 1/4" - 25%


So a funny story from her appointment: Josie had to have an oral vaccine and she didn't want to swallow it. The nurse would put some in her mouth and Josie would smile and it would ooze right out of her mouth. We eventually got her to drink enough of it but it was funny watching her assert her opinion.


Josie is really starting to become mobile. She rolls from back to front and  from front to back, although sometimes she gets tired on her tummy and forgets that she can roll over and yells for help. She will rotate while on her tummy, she'll see something interesting and turn to play with it then do it again and wouldn't you know it she's turned herself in a complete circle. She still does her abs of steel workout, that's when she lifts her head and her legs straight into the air and just holds it there and then does it again. I should count to see how many reps she's doing at a time. Although lately she has been distracted by her feet, so sometimes her workout is cut short by trying to eat her feet. She is an excellent sitter. She can't sit herself up but when I sit her up she stays that way for quite some time and then when she's done sitting she will just fold herself over and kick her legs out from under her and then she's on her tummy.


We recently started giving her rice cereal and the first time we did she did the same thing that she did at the doctor's office with the oral vaccine, she smiled at us and just let it all run down her chin. I did figure out that if I leave the spoon in her mouth for a few seconds she will suck on it and the cereal in the process and end up eating her cereal. I hope that helps her to sleep longer at night. She used to be an excellent sleeper but lately she's been waking 1-2 times a night on her belly.


Josie loves to watch everything that goes on around her especially if there are kids around. She will stare intently at Peter, who is totally oblivious, and just watch him and smile. She is such a happy baby. She smiles all the time at anyone and everyone. Pretty much the only times she cries is when she's hungry, tired and sometimes when she's bored. She really has the cutest smile and I love that she doesn't have any teeth yet.


What's a blog post about a growing baby without the cute pictures to go along with it?

First bites of cereal running down her face

 Showing off her mad sitting skills

Hanging out with her Easter giraffe with pooh on her bum

Sunbathing as a strawberry

Looking cute at the zoo

Had enough fun

Fingers are yummy

Chillin' in a bucket

Loving the swing in our yard

She found her doll

Having fun with Peter's water bottle