6 Months

Happy 1/2 Birthday Juliet!

 Juliet is now 6 months old! 

At her well check she weighed in at 15lb 11oz (50%)

(Laila was 14lb 4 oz - 25%)

and is 27 inches (95%)

(Laila was 26.5 inches - 75%)

She is sitting up (getting stronger and more sturdy every day), rolling all over the place and spinning on her tummy to get to the things she wants, grabbing at EVERYTHING and bringing it to her mouth, squawking, cooing and babbling. She still doesn't have any teeth but is drooling a lot and her doctor said her gums are definitely swollen, so it's only a matter of time before those bottom 2 teeth cut through. She LOVES walking around in circles in her entertainer and would much rather spend time in that than her jumperoo these days. She has gotten on her knees a few times so crawling could be around the corner. Mommy is not looking forward to that quite yet! 

Her sleeping habits have continued to be very inconsistent and she is once again waking at least 2x a night to eat. We have been much less diligent/strict about sleep training with her because when we let her CIO it wakes up Laila across the hall which we hate! It's been much easier to nurse her back to sleep when she wakes up than to let her fuss herself back to sleep. Hopefully once her teeth pop through she will start sleeping longer stretches again but we will see. 

Juliet is wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes now and 6-12 month sleepers. She is still in size 2 diapers but will probably be moved up to 3s after I get through all of the 2s I have left. Her hair is getting lighter by the day (she is also sporting a major mullet in the back), and has very light and bright blue eyes. Her smile is contagious and she is smiling all of the time! 

The song she likes most is "hokey pokey". She loves listening to Laila sing it and you can almost always distract her from crying with this song. Laila also loves to do the hokey pokey with her. She loves to be held, especially by Mommy, but is starting to reach out for Daddy sometimes too, which he loves! My favorite time with her is in the morning when she wakes up, I bring her into bed with me to nurse her and we snuggle for a while before I go to get Laila up. She is always super content in the morning and so fun to just snuggle with and love on.

She is still nursing and eating solids 2x a day. She has tried a number of fruits and vegetables now and also loves eating puffs and drinking water from her sippy cup.