6 Months

Stats - 6 Months

Weight:  19 lbs. 3 oz.

Height:  26 ¾ in.

Fun Facts - 6 Months

- Camryn wears size 3 diapers and 6-9 months clothes.

- Camryn had her first ear infection a month ago and battled bronchiolitis right after Christmas.  I thought I was paranoid about germs before dealing with this little incident…now I am the hand sanitizer police!  I know I can’t prevent Camryn from ever getting sick but it’s the worst feeling seeing her like that and not being able to really do anything about it. 

- Camryn still eats 5-7 oz. every 3-4 hours.

- Camryn is eating solid food now and loving every bit of it.  She has tried veggies (carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, zucchini, green beans, and peas) and is now starting on fruits (pears and prunes so far).  Camryn is such a good eater.  There hasn’t been anything she doesn’t like.  When trying a new food, she’ll make a funny face like “Wait a minute…this taste different than yesterday’s meal…” but then she opens her mouth for more.  I’ve been making her baby food.  It’s something that I wanted to try and am so glad I did.  It is so easy and honestly doesn’t take much time.  I stole a few recipes from a blog I follow, and I got a cookbook for Christmas so I’m really looking forward to exploring the world of homemade baby food!  If any of y’all have recipes or have any tips you’d like to share please feel free to leave a comment.

- Camryn’s sleeping pattern has changed lately.  She now takes 2 1-2 hour naps during the day…one mid-morning and another in the afternoon.  She sometimes has a 20-30 minute power nap late afternoon/evening.  Her bedtime is anywhere between 10pm and 11pm these days.  I know it’s a little late but that’s what works with my pumping schedule right now.  I’m hoping when I drop down to 2 pumps a day, we can move our bedtime up a few hours.  Camryn usually sleeps through the night and wakes up between 8am and 9am but lately she’s been waking in the middle of the night.  Not sure what’s going on.  It could be (1) she’s in her crib now so maybe she’s just getting used to her new sleeping arrangement (since we brought her home from the hospital she’s been sleeping in an arm’s reach co-sleeper next to our bed), (2) she’s cutting teeth or (3) who knows…just when we think we have her figured out she throws us a curve ball!

- Speaking of teeth…her 2 bottom teeth finally came in!  I was so excited when they broke through her gums but now they are really growing and are noticeable when she smiles.  Her upper gum is swollen on the left side and she’s been chewing on more things lately so maybe she’ll have a few more teeth soon.

- Camryn is sitting up with little assistance.  When you let go of her she balances well for a while then usually leans forward and needs help sitting up again.    

- The pedi thought it was funny when I told him Camryn has only rolled over twice.  His comment was “Well, I guess she just likes to chill and take things easy.”  I told him that it was probably our fault for holding her too much and not giving her the opportunity to work on all these milestones.    He’s not concerned about it because she has great muscle tone and may take longer than some babies since she has a little more weight to move around:)

- Camryn is all about reaching out and grabbing whatever her little fingers can get ahold of…daddy’s glasses, mama’s hair (which is why I keep it up most of the time), her toes, blocks and other toys.  This is such a fun age.  You can tell she is observing everything that moves and makes noise, trying to figure it all out.

- Something else the pedi commented on was Camryn’s language skills.  At her check-up while I was trying to ask the pedi my usual list of questions, Camryn was just a jabbering and loud too.  I could barely hear myself talk.  He thought it was pretty cute.  Here’s this baby with junky lungs and crackly breathing but she is just a smiling and talking up a storm.  So while her physical milestones may be lagging, Camryn is definitely on target with her speaking milestones!

- Camryn is losing her hair.  It’s quite funny actually.  She has blonde fuzz on top where her new hair is growing, a big bald spot in the back where she rubs while sleeping, and long dark hair near her neck that has been there since birth.  It’s quite the site!  I keep telling myself I need to get a picture.  I’ll post it if I ever get around to it.