Six and Seven Months

6 Month Stats

 (taken a week before 6 months)

Weight: 15.15 lbs (57%)

(Taken two weeks later)

Weight: 17.2 lbs (can we say growth spurt) (68.2 %)

Height: 27in (86.1 %)

Head Circumference: 16.5 (29.6 %)

Seven Month Stats

(Taken one week later, and a week and 1/2 before the 7 mo mark)

Weight: 17.7 lbs. (68.6%)

Height: 26 1/2in (66.2%) (must have been a less fluffy hair-day)

Head Circumference: 16.75in (43.7%)

Lucy continues to be the most amazing baby ever created.  She is usually very happy and content.  Her little personality is coming out and it is so much fun to see who she is becoming.  It is so funny to see that she already acts one way at home and then clams up when there is someone new around.  She is pretty quiet and reserved when we get in a setting with people she doesn't know until she has been there for a while and then she will start in on her talking and singing.  She continues to charm everyone that sees her and we still get the comments over and over again of how much hair she has, that she has the most beautiful eyes, and that she has the cutest chunk rolls and chunky cheeks!  We love her so much and are so grateful for this beautiful baby girl.

Lucy's Loves

• Rolling everywhere

• Talking, singing, squawking, blowing raspberries, laughing, squeaking, making any kind of noise she can really.  That is unless there are several new people around, then she will hardly make a peep.
• Sleeping on her side with her favorite blanket
• kicking her legs in her crib when she wakes up
• peaches, pears, prunes, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, potatoes, 
• pretending to chew when she sees us eating
• jumping up and down when you hold her up to stand
• peeing on our carpet when she rolls away from getting her diaper changed
• drinking water from/playing with her sippy cup
• splashing in the bathtub, except when she splashes herself
• playing with toys, especially knocking down her stacking cups, her monkey ball, mirrors, and her beach ball
• chewing on anything she can get her hands on, including her hands, our hands, her feet, our feet, bibs, toys, strings, diapers, clothes, anything paper, tables, shopping cart handles, etc. 

• her blanket
• watching people, especially other kids.  She did this for over two hours the other day and was happy the entire time.
• grabbing her mom's hair and pulling, or slapping, scratching, or pinching us
• giving baby smooches
• reaching for toys and willing herself forward.  She will roll from side to side and put one leg way out, and reach as far as she can.  She slowly inches her way forward with this method.  But just today she started lifting her bum and got one leg up, and moved backward.  I fear it won't be long now.     

• playing peekaboo, getting tickles, getting raspberries, looking in the mirror, 
• shaking her head back and forth
• playing catch with her beach ball
• taking walks in the stroller on the occasional warm day

Not Her Favorite

• getting ready for bed
• staying still to get her diaper changed
• sitting up.  She will do it fine for a few minutes but then she gives up and either face plants or if we are behind her, she will lean back so she can lay down again.
• peas and green beans
• being tired but not being able to lay in her crib to go to sleep.  Sundays are not her favorite.
• being left with strangers.  We have left her a few times in the last few weeks.  The first time didn't go super great.  The second time she did amazing, but then for the rest of the day I couldn't leave the room without huge crocodile tears and screaming.