Goodnight Moon

Julia loves looking at books! I swear she looks from left to right on the pages. She seems to enjoy our nightly storytime before bed, touching the pages, and sometimes even tasting them. Here are some cute pics I took one night. I love how she's holding the book.

Sweet Potatoes!!

Julia had her 6-month appointment this past Friday. She continues to grow like crazy. What she lacks in weight, she makes up for in height. Julia now weighs 14lb 14oz and is 26 1/4 inches long. She's in the 25th
percentile for weight, but in the 90th for length and her head is in the 98th percentile... that's courtesy of her daddy!! Thankfully, she doesn't look like she has a big head, but if she did we'd love her just the same!



We also started fruits and veggies this weekend. We decided to start with some sweet potatoes. Initially her reaction was more like this first picture, but once she got the hang of it she seemed to like it and enjoyed sticking out her tongue for the camera...

Retraction

So, we found out a couple of days ago, Julia does not in fact have two teeth. Turns out they were cysts on her gums, that are perfectly normal. Who knew?! I found out a lot of times babies will get these cysts before their teeth come in. I keep waiting to look in her mouth and see a tooth soon. She constantly has her fingers and, at times, a fist in her mouth biting on it.

Swaddle Free

As of this weekend, Julia is no longer sleeping swaddled. Andrew and I have tried to make this a gradual change because she has slept completely swaddled since she was born. First, we took one arm out, then the other. Last night was the first night not being all wrapped up, and Julia did really well. Here's her in her "big girl" pjs all ready for bed.

Another One...

I think Julia has a second tooth coming in. Teething is no fun! She sleeps good at night still (thankfully), but her nap during the day has recently disappeared. Argh! Just when we got a routine down, the past three days her naps have been hard to come by. I finally got her to sleep this afternoo by letting her sleep in my arms- right now I'm typing one-handed with her in my arms.

Today, Julia decided to help me feed her. She's getting used to her

rice cereal.

First tooth!

Holy cow! Our baby girl has her first tooth coming in!! My mom noticed

a white spot on her lower gums yesterday and mentioned it to me. Sure enough, once I stuck my finger in her mouth I felt a little hard tooth coming out. I cannot believe it! At Julia's 4 month appointment, the doctor didn't see anything that would indicate a tooth coming in. Its crazy!

Julia has also started rolling from her tummy to her back, although she is not too keen on being on her tummy. Once again, it happened at my parents' house... my mom had her on her tummy on the couch and was astonished when she kicked her leg and rolled herself to her back.

Stay tuned for more...

Little Houdini

When I went to get Julia up this morning, I found that she had turned herself 45 degrees, while still completely swaddled. Don't know how she did it!

What a way to wake up- to a cute baby's lovable smile! She's so happy when she wakes up.