Abby had her 6 month check up two weeks ago. She is on the small side now! Abby weighs 14lbs. 5 oz. which is in the 10-25th percentile. She is 25 inches which is still the 50th percentile. Since she started crawling so early the doctor said she is just burning way more calories than most babies her age. We are trying to get her to eat at least 4oz. of food 3 times a day. If we give her baby food, Abby's attention strays and she won't eat that much. If we give her our food, she will eat and eat and eat! We went to Chuy's (mexican food) the other day and she ate mexican rice, refried beans, and avocado. I finally had to stop feeding her because she didn't want to stop eating! I feed Abby anything that is soft; pasta, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, cooked bell pepper, peas, I mean anything! I've stopped mashing food and now I just cut it in small pieces because she's a good chewer even though she doesn't have any teeth. Here is a picture of Abby upset because I am lotioning her. She has really dry skin and she's had it for months so we have to lube her up morning and night.
When Abby is mad, she goes up on all fours and cries. It is so cute. She's also getting on her feet and putting her hiney in the air and crawling all over us. If you are sitting or lying on the ground, you become her personal jungle gym. She will crawl over your face, stomach, legs or arms. Sometimes she flips over me on accident and lands on her back on the other side. She just smiles and laughs like she planned the whole thing. Then she's back up at it again.
Abby still doesn't sit up on her own. Here is a picture of her doing a side sit which is the best she can do. She still likes to be on her belly and play with her toys that way. Last I have a video of the crawling machine.
Abby is going through a phase where her tongue hangs out of her mouth. She reminds John of Michael Jordan when she does it so maybe it's a premonition of things to come. Abby also loves it when I play the piano or sing. She sings along. Here are a few possible career choices from what we have seen so far: an amazing athlete, a singer, an actress (because she is such a drama queen), or possibly all three!
