Well Miss Emmalyn had her half birthday! This past 6 months
has gone by so much faster, it seems, than Caleb’s first 6 months -- does time
just go faster with each successive kid??
Measurements:
Emma has slowed her growth a little this month. She’s
27inches (80th percentile) and 14lbs 10oz (25th
percentile).
Even though she has dropped pretty significantly on the curve in
weight, our awesomely laid-back pediatrician (you know this PICU mom NEEDS a
laid-back pedi!!) is not concerned, especially since we have started solids.
She will probably be like her big brother and pick up her weight gain in a few
months!
Sleep:
Oh dear. Princess girl does NOT like to sleep. Really she’s
all over the place…and we are TRYING to roll with it. Never thought I’d say
that she is worse in the sleep
department than big brother, but she is. She still wakes up most nights at
least once and the times are all over the place, and then at least once a week
shes up and ready to play around 4am, whiiiich of course throws her nap times
all out of whack. If she wasn’t SO sweet… J
Likes and Dislikes:
LOVES sitting on her
blanket with her toys.
Miss Emma can sit like a champ now, and her favorite
activity is just sitting in the middle of her blanket exploring toy after toy
and watching big brother’s antics. Not the explorer that Caleb was, shes our
little observer insteadJ
She LOVES to just look and look – seriously don’t get into a staring contest
with this one because you’ll probably lose (Garrett has tested this). LOVES to
chew and grab – still working on those two bottom teeth, and shes always
looking for something to chew. Shes a grabber too and doesn’t hesitate to
launch her whole body towards something she thinks might be good to chew! Only
thing she doesn’t like right now…SLEEP!
Milestones:
Doing great sitting and scooching! She is doing much better
in the nursery now – the nursery workers said that she is very intent about
getting to a certain toy she wants, and she seems to have lots of fun figuring
out what combination of rolling, launching, and scooching she needs to get to
it!
She is a tough little girl (probably because of what Caleb has put her
through…) and isn’t phased easily – in fact, to get from a sitting to crawling position
she just throws herself forwards on her face. Silly girlJ Definitely on the move now,
but not quite the explorer Caleb was.
She is laughing a lot more now, too,
although Caleb is still best at getting her to belly laugh, which is
adorable.
Sibling Love:
The only wrinkle in these two’s friendship so far is that
Emma actually cares when Caleb steals a toy from her now. It used to be that if
she was playing with something that he (suddenly) wanted, he could take it,
give her something else, and she wouldn’t care. Not so now. Emma actually has
an opinion **GASP** and Caleb is very frustrated by this development. He is
slowly learning that ALL his toys are actually not HIS ONLY.
Honestly its hard
not to laugh when he suddenly desperately
wants the colored cups that she is gumming and no other toy in this house is as good as those. Tears. Wailing.
Drama. Sin nature. However, overall
Caleb and Emma are still the best of friends. Caleb is, for the most part, a
great help.
If Emma is fussing, he is very good about going and finding her a
toy if I ask, or even just stopping his play and going over to entertain her
when asked. Sweet boyJ
What We’ve Learned:
We are READY for spring. So very ready. This winter has been
record-breaking in length, snowfall, and cold, and that is not a good recipe
for sanity with a high-energy toddler and a 6 month old!
Caleb has resorted to
driving his car inside (did you know we have a grocery store in this house? And
a donut store?), and we have planned many playdates.
BUT we are so ready to be
able to go outside, to the park, and for walks! Looking forward to taking long
walks with both littles and getting some much needed Vitamin D soon!!!
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