6 month Check-up

Today Flora had her 6 month check-up at the doctor. She weighs 17 pounds 3 ounces(73rd percentile) and is 27.8 inches(98th percentile). The doctor said she looks healthy so we are doing everything right.
The doctor also said Flora can start eating finger foods and drinking from a cup.
She is continuing to sit like she's done it all her life. We are starting to work on crawling, but it may take a little while.
Flora's tooth is coming in nicely and I think the one next to it is on the way!
Flora has kicked her pacifier habit. She did it cold turkey and is doing as well as can be expected. She just needs a little back rubbing at sleepy time and she falls asleep. She has also been sleeping better through the night without her pacifier, because she knows how to put herself back to sleep.
On Tuesday, Flora started to hold her bottle with a little hand placement from Mama, she does pretty well. At least until she gets to the end. Then she needs some help tipping it up high enough to get the last few ounces.

All I Want for My Half Birthday is My...

This weekend, Flora's "Auntie" Liz got married in LaCrosse and Mama was in the wedding party. This was Flora's first time there and her longest trip in the car.
The wedding went beautifully. Flora slept through the ceremony and was in good spirits at the reception.

While Mama was getting her hair done, Papa and Flora went shopping and got Flora a half year birthday gift(even though it's not until Monday). She got the book "Millie Moo" . It is a sensory book about a silly cow.
Flora also got another "present". Her first tooth broke through! It's the one on the bottom left. We think it happened today sometime, it was discovered this afternoon. Mama tried to get a picture. You can kind of see it. It is the tiny white spot on the right side. Mama and Papa can't wait until it is fully grown in. It will make her smile even cuter!!

Getting So Big!

Flora is getting to be such a big girl. She sat up today for 25 minutes! She is also working hard to perfect her pinchers grasp. As always she is very curious and grabby. She will grab hold of anything she can put her hands on. Guess where it goes? In her mouth of course!


Flora has been working on her "shy" bit. Someone will talk to her and she will turn her head into the shoulder of the person holding her and glance at the other person out of the corner of her eyes. She even does this to Tom sometimes. It sure is adorable!!









She is babbling more. She loves to gurgle, grunt, cough, and hum for fun!
Eating solid food is going really well. She is eating apples, pears, nectarines, watermelon, bananas, green beans, carrots, acorn and butternut squash, sweet potatoes, oatmeal, and rice cereal. She loves them all.

Flora isn't crawling yet, but she will roll where ever she wants to go. The other day I set her down and she rolled over to the speaker and put her feet up on it. I guess she wanted to feel the music.
Tom thinks she may just skip crawling and go straight to walking. Boy would we be in trouble then! Time to baby-proof!
P.S. Even though we haven't been posting very often, I have been putting pictures in her online album, 3-6 months, on a more regular basis.

Look, No Hands

Flora, and Momma, have been practicing sitting. Flora is able to stay up, by herself, for a bit, but her curiosity gets her in trouble. When she reaches for things, she tips over.

Have a nice weekend......

Flora is 5 months old!

Wow, I can't believe how fast the last 5 months have gone! It seems like just yesterday that she was born. She was so tiny then. Now she is 16 pounds, 4 ounces and is 25 3/4 inches. Flora is now wearing 3-6 months but will very shortly be in 6-9 months clothing. She is right on track! As for her hair, it is growing slowly, but surely!!
Flora is rolling around a lot and often ends up in a very different position than the one we put her in. We're thinking she may just skip crawling and go right to walking! She hasn't sat up by herself, yet, but can sit pretty well with minimal assistance.
We have introduced her to solid foods and she really likes them. She is starting with veggies and will start fruit and protein a little later. She has eaten peas, green beans, broccoli, spinach, potatoes, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Acorn and butternut squash and beets are in her future. Most of these were homemade from the veggies in our garden and Grandma Mae's and from the farmer's market. I have tried rice cereal with her, but she didn't care for it. We'll have to try again later.

Flora making her "humming face" and eating carrots.
Lately Flora's vocalizations are mostly humming with some screeching, as well. When she hums, she sucks in her bottom lip. It is adorable!
Everything Flora can grab has been going in her mouth. She especially likes crinkly things(like chip bags) and her toes!

Flora is still very social. She loves animals and kids. She will smile at strangers who talk to her at the grocery store, too. Recently she has been a little unsure when someone she hasn't seen in a while holds her. Then she warms up and is her little charming self! Hopefully she's not starting the separation anxiety stage.
We had a lot of visiting this week. Grandpa Joe spent the afternoon with us on Thursday. Grandma Sharon came on Friday and we went to visit Uncle David and Auntie Amber to see their new house. On Sunday Grandpa Ed and Grandma Mae came over for dinner.