Chloe is Six Months Old!

Chloe is one growing little girl! We went to her well-check and she weighs 16 pounds, 9 ounces, and is 27 3/4 inches long. Sawyer weighed 15 pounds, 9 ounces, and was 26 1/4 inches long at the same age. She remains in the 25th percentile for her head circumference, 75th for her weight, and off the chart for her length.

It appears that her two front teeth will push through any day now. Dr. Darrow also seems to think that she will be getting her molars before some of her other teeth! That will be something! I sure would like to nurse her for a full year, but I'll have to see how it goes once all those other teeth start making their appearance! That's one of the main reasons I only nursed Sawyer for eight months!

She continues to roll around like crazy. She is getting up on her hands and knees like she wants to crawl, but no official crawling just yet. She is also trying to push herself up to a sitting position, but rolls over once she gets onto her bottom. It looks like she is really close to figuring it all out, though.

She hates to stay still for her diaper changes and dressings too. I don't know how it's going to be once she's a toddler because she already has no patience for changes. She is usually rolled completely over by the time I get the diaper or the clothes ready.

I plan on starting her on solids really soon. I was throwing around the idea of making her baby food, but I think that I'm just going to go with Gerber's organic line. I'm so glad that I exclusively breastfed for her first six months. There are many advantages to a breastfed baby starting solids closer to six months. They include allowing the digestive system to further develop and making the transition to table foods and finger foods that much sooner. I started Sawyer closer to five months and his plumbing was out of whack for almost three weeks. That was not a fun time! I'm thinking that even though I may not make all of her baby food I will probably throw things into the food processor for her from time to time. It would be pretty convenient since Sawyer still eats lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Speaking of eating, I have begun stretching her to three and four hours between feedings. She is much more interested in watching Caillou or Mickey with her brother than eating. It has to be the most frustrating thing that there is! Those of you who have tried nursing an uninterested baby feel my pain. I think that I need to start pumping after feedings since she is so distracted most of the time! I think that it's a combination of that and just getting what she needs more quickly. I am only nursing on the right side these days so I feel like a sideshow exhibit at the circus, but everything I read says that babies can get all they need on one side so away we go! It means that I will be lopsided for the duration, but there are worse things in life!

I must admit that she is napping much better than two months ago. That being said, I sure wish that she would nap even more! She seems willing to nap at least 1 1/2 hours once during the day, but when I try to lay her down a second time she either doesn't sleep or will only sleep for about thirty minutes. Take today for example: She had two shots this morning with a Tylenol chaser. That would have knocked Sawyer out for at least three hours at this age. She napped for about 1 1/2 hours and that was it! I tried to put her in her swing but that just seemed to tick her off. Now we're going with Plan B which is letting her roll around on the floor. I can't tell you how many afternoons I'm entertaining my infant while my toddler naps. Shouldn't it be the other way around? I guess that I should be happy; they could BOTH be awake right now!





We can never get them to look in the same direction!