Charlotte had her 6 month check up on November 18 with her new (for now) pediatrician. Being in the Army means that my kiddos see several different Dr's and they can change from appointment to appointment. I am not always OK with this but there are times it benefits. Sometimes a different opinion in nice but sometimes it would be nice to not have to go over their entire life story (not that that is very long for her!) every appointment...anyway back to subject at hand!
Her measurements were: 18 lbs (98%) and 23 inches (2%). I can't remember her head circumference but it was in the normal range. The Dr was concerned about her height/weight and we talked about her eating and adjusted it a little to include more fruits and veggies and less formula (she is still well within the normal formula consumption). The height is the biggest issue. While there isn't really anything that can be done it is something the Dr wanted to watch. She was was 19.5 at birth so that is a 4 inch increase and the typical height should be around 25 inches at .5-1 inch of growth a month.
The other concern is how tiny her feet are! Seriously she is still in newborn shoes and they are too small. She doesn't need to wear shoes yet but we cannot find any that tiny anyway. Comparing her foot prints they have grown about a centimeter in 6 months.
While the doctor was not super worried about her development I was very concerned! She has only rolled over from tummy to back and stopped doing that a few weeks ago. There is no attempt to crawl or even scoot, she will not stand unless in her jumperoo. While this is helpful and means that I can still lay her somewhere and be pretty certain she is still going to be there it is sad and hard to watch the other children her age doing these things and her not being able to.
She is sitting VERY well and can lean in every direction and get herself back up and the doctor said this could be why she gets so upset when she is laying down. She is feeding herself finger foods and trying every food I will let her...she is not a picky girl!! She is starting to get very curious about how or why things work. I can almost see the wheels turning as she plays with new toys or watches Clayton play with toys.
Socially Charlotte is a hoot! She smiles at everyone and even flirts with the men :) She will look around my shoulder or whatever is blocking her to look at noises people are making.
Verbally Charlotte is "talking" up a storm! She babbles and makes this noise that can only be understood if heard! This noise can be a tad bit annoying at times!
She is wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
Sleeping is still great. The only time she wakes up is if she gets cold or on the rare occasion she falls asleep without eating enough. But she often falls back to sleep pretty fast.
I touched on eating earlier but basically her schedule is
630 5 oz
715 solids
930 5 oz
1230 5 oz and solids
330 5 oz
630 5 oz and solids
She also eats finger foods throughout the day just for practice. The sippy cup is being introduced but she is still trying to get the concept.
Charlotte has recently started to play by herself pretty well (thanks babywise!) We have added playpen time to her schedule and she is doing great with it and gives me a little time to get some stuff done other than at nap times. Plus she is a little bit of a mommy's girl so this is helping her branch out :)
I am disbelief that she is getting so big and that she is actually 7 months old as I write this!
