6 Months!!

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 (80^th percentile) and 14lbs 10oz (25^th 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!!!