2/25/11 – Weight Check Day, and Nearly 7 Months!

Today is my Friday home with the girls. It was another busy day home because Amelia’s monthly weight check appointment was today! So, we were all up, rushing to shower, get dressed, eat some breakfast, pack up and get out the door. We arrived to her appointment on time, only to learn the doctor was 30 minutes behind (typical)…but, he ended up being an HOUR behind! AHHHH. Thankfully the girls handled the wait pretty well. Olivia was getting pretty antsy, but we made it. Amelia was supposed to get her flu booster and another vaccine today, but it hasn’t been a full 30 days since her first flu shot, so we’ll have to reschedule her shots. GOOD NEWS is she weighed in at 14lbs..up a WHOLE pound since her 6 month check up. YAY for fattening up the baby. He was happy with that. She’s still only in the 5% for weight, but as long as she stays in the 3-5%, and doesn’t drop off, he’s happy. We’ll be back (other than her shots) for a weight check in 6 weeks. I was so relieved to learn she had gained. I know I shouldn’t worry about it so much, as I’ve told countless other women with smaller babies, but of course, when it’s your own, it’s a whole different story!

The girls slept on the way home. Amelia ended up going right down for her nap and sleeping for a couple of hours! A good nap is a rarity these days from her! Olivia ate some lunch, went down and ALSO took an awesome nap! Good day!

Amelia will be 7 months old tomorrow. I can’t hardly believe it! I remember thinking that Olivia grew so quickly, but not THIS quick. I wonder if it’s like that with each child…it just goes faster and faster. In some ways, like I’ve always said, I’m happy about it. I’m really excited to see the girls actually interact and play together, and HOPEFULLY build a strong bond with one another. On the other hand, it of course is very sad to see these newborn and infant months go by so quickly. I think knowing how wonderful and fun the toddler years are gets me through the sadness.

Amelia is full on army crawling now. She can go from sitting to the crawling position no problem. She is actually now able to sit herself up from laying! Of course, the rolling machine is still all over the place…she is actually following us around now by rolling after us! She tries with all her might to pull herself up to standing, but just can’t do it yet (c’mon, you can’t pull up that scrawny behind?!). She has mumbled “mama” here and there, but I know she has no idea what she’s saying. She is a babbler though. She is still in 3-6 month clothing, but the pants are getting a bit short on her. Size 2 diapers, and kind of swims in them. She still has THE best smile I’ve ever seen on a baby and is still VERY attached to me. As far as “milk”, she is still exclusively breastfed…not a drop of formula to date (patting myself on the back). She gets 3 “meals” a day now…fruit for breakfast, veggie for lunch and either or for dinner. Other than refusing to sleep, she is very happy and cute as a button!

Here is my 1-day –shy-of-7-months little girl! Love her! Had to include a cute one of her, patiently waiting for the doctor as well.