Oh how I wish I could freeze time. I love, love, love this age! Ally is always happy and content, she can't move much, and most importantly, she can't talk back! At her 6 month appt, she weighed in at 16lb 1oz and measured 25.75 inches, which is about 50% for both. Her head was in the 50th percentile too, which is the lowest it's ever been for our kids!Ally is sleeping much better. She goes to bed at 7pm without a peep, wakes once to eat, and gets up for the day around 6:30. She takes her morning nap in her crib, but still likes to snuggle with Mommy or Daddy for her afternoon nap. Will and I both love to nap with her, even if it destroys any hope of productivity for the day.
She was nursing 2-3 times a day, but unfortunately it just wasn't enough to maintain my supply, so she is now a bottle fed baby. She also gets 2 meals a day of solid baby food. She LOVES to eat "real" food and we have already bumped her up to stage 2 foods because she was eating 2 or more containers of the stage 1 foods at each meal. We have also started feeding her from a highchair because she was dangerously close to escaping from the Bumbo.
Ally now rolls both ways regularly. She is able to squirm and roll to get to what she wants. I'm still in the habit of laying her down on blanket, but I don't know why I bother because she's never on the blanket for long!
Her new favorite hobby is jumping. She'll spend over 30 minutes jumping in her excersaucer, the doorway jumper, and the jumparoo (which we borrowed from a friend when it became apparent Ally was part kangaroo!) You can't help but smile as she looks longingly at Sophia on the trampoline!
For weeks now I've been thinking Ally had a tooth breaking through, but no toofers yet. She drools, has a mild runny nose, and puts anything and everything in her mouth, so I don't think it'll be too much longer.
One of Ally's other favorite pastimes is "reading" books. Granted, they usually end up in her mouth, but of all of her toys, she is happiest with her books.
The relationship between Sophia and Ally has really started to take shape, and it's so heartwarming to see them enjoy each other's company. Sophia rarely says "I love you" to anyone, but she tells Ally she loves her several times a day without prompting. Ally saves her biggest belly laughs for Sophia and is constantly watching her with total admiration.
Ally definitely gave us a run for our money for a couple months, but now she is truly an easy baby. She is such a joy that I even look forward to her 4 am feeding! (But don't tell Will that)
