This past month has been a big one for our little Lillian. She is sitting like a champ, she can't pull herself up to sitting but if you set her down sitting she will sit for quite a while (10+ min). She is so good at it I am surprised when she falls now. When she does topple over, she quickly rolls from her back to her belly but for some reason isn't consistent about rolling from her belly to her back (she has done it a couple times). She doesn't love being on her belly so usually ends up crying pretty quickly, while crying she has started gathering her legs under her a bit which looks like preparation to crawl. She reaches for toys and has definite preferences one toys she likes best - anything soft that she can chew on is her current favorites. She loves her pacifier but isn't able to consistently get it into her mouth the right way - she ends up chewing on the back and sometimes crying because it isn't working! She is amazingly mobile with just her front arms and can scoot all over her crib when she has lost her pacifier looking for it.
She is a very smily baby - always has a grin for someone who smiles at her and she is very ready to laugh. Lillian especially loves getting her diaper changed. If she is crying or upset a guaranteed way to cheer her is to put her on the changing table (so long as you don't snot sucker her while she's there). When Simon is the room he usually has her attention. She likes to be a part of the action and would prefer to sit at the table rather in her bouncer next to the table. When you are talking around her she will often start babbling right along with you, which makes it very hard to carry on a conversation when she's around because she drowns you out. She has started to seriously growl when she is talking and it's pretty hilarious.
Sleep is a challenge - this little girl does not love sleeping. Naps are a bit inconsistent and even though we've been putting her down for the night at 5:30 she prefers to wake up and hang out for an hour or so around 7:30. We would prefer for her to sleep. She usually wakes twice at night around midnight and four and then is up for the morning around six. I am really hoping this next month she starts sleeping longer stretches. She will sleep on her back if we lay her there or flat on her belly if she manages to fall asleep that way, but she prefers to sleep on her side. No snuggly animals in the crib with her yet, so only her pacifier is there for comfort when she wakes.
Lillian is still 100% breast milk fed, though she takes a bottle during the day while I'm at work. If she is crying because she is hungry then when she sees you with a bottle or if I pick her up she will stop crying, however if I set her down or you don't bring that bottle to her she cries tears of true betrayal. She is easily distracted when she's eating unless she is starving. We plan to introduce foods in the next couple weeks and I think it is going to be seriously messy.
Here are Lillian's 6 month stats:
- Weight: 15 pounds 9 ounces (38%)
- Height: 25 1/4 inches (22%)
- Head Circumference: 16 1/2 inches (42%)
