6 Months

I don't update my blog as much as I should. But at least I have one! So this is (another) catch up post. When I took Makayla in for her 6 month check up/immunization appointment, this is what her growth chart told us:

Length: 27.25 inches (94th percentile..)

Weight: 19.8 pounds (98th percentile..)

Head Circumference: 18 inches (99th percentile..)

Dang it..ok so my baby girl is huge. BUT Dr. Clarke said it was nothing to worry about because everything is close in percentile, and that makes her proportionate. Each time you visit the doctor, they give you a print out of her growth chart. At the bottom of the chart, it tells you what her weight, lenght and head circumference was at each visit. Here is how her weight gaining has gone:

11-13-09: 7.12 lbs

12-1-09: 8.88 lbs
1-11-10: 12.63 lbs

1-24-10: 13.14 lbs

1-30-10: 14.13 lbs

3-15-10: 16.81 lbs

4-12-10: 18.0 lbs

5-02-10: 19.13 lbs

5-12-10: 19.81 lbs

Also at the bottom of her growth chart, it gives the averages for her age.

Average Weight for Age: 15.5 Lbs

Average Height for Age: 25.7 In.

Ideal Weight for her Length (27.5 in.): 18.4 Lbs.

She weights almost 5 more pounds than she should. 5 pounds is a lot when your caring an infant carseat..Ugh. Oh well, not a thing I can do about. Makayla LOVES her rice cereal and her fruits and veggies, and lucky for me, is a pretty clean eater. Except for when she decides she wants to spit, and I end up with sicko green beans on my face.

My mom loves to go to garage sales on Saturdays. Most times she comes home with something for Makayla. Like this super awesome bouncer, that is now Makayla's FAVORITE thing to do. She will bounce and bounce, sometimes for hours. Its great! (Except when we are watching Lost, and she is being too loud..but hey, better than her crying!)

Makayla also loves watching "Little Einstein's" and she will just lay on the floor and be content while I either get ready for the day, start laundry or pick up. It's pretty dang cute.