Where Did My Baby Go?

I guess the old adage is true, time does fly when you're having fun, or at least when you're learning something new and flying by the seat of your pants! It's hard for me to believe that just six short months ago, Sky and I were in the hospital anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little, now huge!, bundle of joy..

It's crazy to think that in just six short months that she's gone from this:

To this:

And has gone from being my tiny, brand new baby (one of the two times she sucked on her binkie):



To what I feel like is a little girl already! It's short but it's the most recent video clip I have:

So time does fly when you're having fun, I think. To me, there is nothing more rewarding for all those late nights, the breastfeeding woes, the learning curves, and the worry than watching your baby grow and develop and learn new things with smiles and their unconditional love added on top of that.

Selma had her six month appointment on Tuesday and I finally felt comfortable enough at the doctor's office (instead of feeling rushed and overwhelmed) to take some pictures. We had to switch pediatricians because I called to make an appointment at our old one and found out that she had all of a sudden stopped practicing? Maybe I'm a bit too nosy but I'm so curious as to why, oh well, we really, really like our new one, Dr. Nefsky at McKay, and kind of wanted to switch anyway so no biggie!

Don't you wish it was cute for us to have muffin tops like hers? :)

Dr. Nefsky was really great with her, she gave her her little "reflex hammer" to play with and it totally kept her occupied, pre-shots that is..

Some post-shot pictures..

I think this is the best Selma has done so far with her shots, she cried for a second until I picked her up and settled down a ton when I fed her. Hey, the girl likes comfort food just like her mom! I think giving her a dose of Tylenol half an hour before her shots has helped a lot too, just a tip for all those shot-dreading moms out there :)

At six months Selma weighed in at 15.12 lbs (35th percentile) & was 26.54 in (81st percentile) which I think is kind of weird since she's always been in the 75th for weight and it still seems like she's a little chunker to me, can you demand a recount at the doctor's office? Oh well, I'm not going to worry about it, she's happy and healthy and doing just great!

Developmentally she's rolled over (finally! Part of me was starting to get worried as much as I told myself that every baby develops at different rates..) and has done it a few times since then, she pushes herself up on her arms when she's on her tummy, sits up by herself for a long time, eats rice & oatmeal cereal, loves veggies more than fruits (she didn't get that from me), has gotten a lot better with finger foods, loves playing in her Exersaucer and just sitting and playing with toys, loves being outside, is learning how to use a sippy cup, grabs at everything and then brings them all to her mouth, has started babbling a lot more, is sleeping through the night better (hooray!) and we just can't get enough of her!!

This is such a fun age with her catching on to so much more stuff lately and we can't wait for what's to come, even when I watch her videos from when she's brand new and they make me tear up. We love you Baby S, Happy 6 Months little girl!