Being Billingsley: She's Six Months!

Well, here we are at the 1/2 year birthday, and you are changing so much! Well...the one thing that has not changed is the fact that you are still bald, but we'll worry about that when you are 16 I guess.

You are so much fun, and we are learning that you are going to be quite the mischievous little thing! Your pediatrician accurately noticed your smile to be one that "wasn't completely innocent."

Wonderful things that happened this month:

First Christmas Day! You got lots of good stuff from Santa at both your place and at Gigi & Pops house. Again, your sister was happy to get all of your gifts opened for you because you decided to sleep through the celebrations. Somehow I think next year will be very different!
You got your first cold and your first ear infection! It was so sad, but you were still such a good girl.
We learned that you are no fan of taking medicine of any kind. We would give you the antibiotic or Tylenol, and you would promptly spit it out. So, we would have to catch the medicine on a spoon and give it to you again, and again, and again, until you finally decided to take it. Then, you would gag like you were doing a choking performance on a Broadway show. Very dramatic child.
We also learned that your are allergic to penicillin! That was fun. You broke out in hives all over your face and tummy. No more $4.00 generics for us I guess!
You had your first fruits and veggies and we tried cereal again. You weren't impressed. Nearly none of it actually went into your mouth.

Eventually you came around on the solids, and now you are a HUGE fan of the stuff. You are eating a breakfast of cereal and fruits, and at dinner you have a veggie with another fruit.
You are VERY VERY chatty and your doctor was impressed that you are already making consonant strings. You say, "ma ma ma," "da da da," and "na na na."
Your favorite toy right now is the Jumperoo. You would stay in that thing all day if we let you.
You are 100% mobile because you've become quite good at rolling all over the place to get what you want, but you've also mastered the art of pushing with your feet and scooting on your head. It's awesome!
You are weighing in at 15lbs and 9 oz and are 25 1/4" long. This puts you in the 25-50th percentile.
You're an excellent sleeper! You are still sleeping from about 8:00 at night until about 8:00 in the morning. You still like to take 3 short naps during the day.