I cannot figure out how you are half a year old. It just doesn't make sense. In my mind, it is still March or April. A very hot March or April ;).
Feeling a little boxed in?
We've been seeing lots of diaper only time with you this month since it has been so hot! I'm not complaining about that!
This is how you slept while we were at a Children's museum. Not very modest but it kept you cool.
Stats
At your 6 month appointment, you weighed 6.52 kg (14 lbs 6 oz) which is in the 16th percentile. You went up just a little bit in your weight this month. I hate that I worry so much about your weight. I think you dropping in weight at 2 weeks old when you had RSV has made me more nervous. I just want to make sure you are gaining like you should. You are just so happy though and I guess if I was starving you, you'd let me know.
You were 65.5 cm long (25.8 inches long) which is in the 40th percentile. Your head was 42.3 cm (16.6 inches) around which his in the 49th percentile.
You are laid back unless you are hungry and then you definitely let us know. You are starting to be interested in table food and have had a few bites of our food. You get frustrated when we don't give you bites fast enough.
You still nurse four times a day (7:10, 11:10, 3:10 and 7:10). You don't usually have a bonus feed anymore which is nice.
The BVC told us to give you a few tastes of our food before you start baby food and you seemed to like what we offered you (sweet potatoes, potatoes, peas, corn, black beans, cheese, and eggs). You had an allergic reaction to eggs. Shortly after eating eggs you started getting red spots and welts on your chest. Thankfully they went away pretty quickly.
Sleeping
You are finally sleeping through the night with very little help! You aren't eating in the middle of the night anymore which is great but sometimes you get stuck with an arm or a leg out of your crib or can't find your pacifier and you need a little help.
Clothes
You are wearing so many warm weather clothes. I was not expecting you to wear so many but this hot weather streak has been crazy long! You are wearing mostly size 6-month clothes. Most of your outfits are US outfits (Carters, Target, clothes from Jan's girls) but some are Swedish size 62, 69 or 74. Mostly whatever I can find that is cool and lets your skin breathe. Sometimes that means you are just in a diaper! You are wearing size 3 Libero comfort diapers.
Playtime
You love tummy time!!!! You spend the majority of your day on your tummy. As soon as I put you on your back you roll over within seconds. You usually roll to your left but now you will also roll to your right.
You are starting to tuck your knees under yourself and I've seen you get up on your knees and hands for just a second before falling back down. Sweet girl, it is not time to crawl yet. Don't get any ideas.
You like watching your sister run around and be crazy which is great because she does that a lot.
You've been on the swing a few times which you seem to like.
You are constantly sticking your tongue out which is just adorable.
Our Days
This month our days have been a little bit different but you've handled it all like a champ! Linnea was home for three weeks this summer and Jake took off the same three weeks (except for working 1 day per week and calling in for meetings during the day and at night). It was great. I was nervous about how it would be having everyone home with no real plans but it ended up being great. It was really hot in Stockholm (85-90 degrees) for most of July but thankfully our front yard is a lake. Jake jumped in on average three times per day (morning, afternoon and evening). I overcame my fear of swimming with fish and jumped in the lake on an almost daily basis. It was so refreshing! Our apartment feels like a beach vacation since it is so warm which is awesome! I hope I remember that during the dark, cold winter!
Since Jake was home for 3 weeks we took turns going outside during naptime. It was great!
Uncle Bob visited us for a week at the beginning of the month and you did a great job tagging along on all of our adventures.
It was so hot when Bob was here that we had to go swimming every single day. Bummer ;).
We went to a children's science museum called Tom Tit's Experiments (unfortunate name) with some friends and had a great time!
Our neighbor invited us to his garden, which is about 30 minutes away, to pick raspberries. It was great!
When we walked into the garden we saw this sign!
Stella was sleeping in the stroller in the shade.
He had red raspberries and yellow raspberries which were delicious! He also had American blueberries, which are just bigger/fatter than Swedish blueberries (his description, not mine).
We took a quick swim at the lake near the garden after we were done picking raspberries.
We went swimming with Tim and Florian and both girls had a great time. This was the first time Linnea had been in a bigger pool for an extended period of time. She LOVED jumping off of the side and she even went under several times. You were just excited to be included in the family activity!
Jake started braiding my hair and Linnea's hair this month which was fun!
We bought ice cream from the ice cream truck. Here they sell boxes of the same kind of ice cream or popsicle. You can't buy individual ice cream treats like you can in the US.
You can roll from your back to your belly and do it almost as soon as your back hits the floor. You prefer to roll to your left but you will also roll to your right. You tend to spend most of your play time on your belly but you can roll to your back.
Linnea has started asking if she can be on your mat and I let her play there occasionally if I'm sitting right there with you.
Sister Moments
Linnea has started roaring (like a dragon and shooting fire in a friendly way - like to cook a pizza) to scare us and you. Most of the time you think it is pretty funny but occasionally it catches us all off guard.
Linnea 3 Year update
Linnea got her own blog post this month since she turned three. I'll post a link here as soon as I post it!
The closer you were to turning 6 months old the more sentimental I got. 6 months seems so old, halfway to a year. Half of my maternity leave is over. How is time flying by so fast? I want to remember what it feels like to hold a sleeping baby. You don't fall asleep in my arms anymore (and haven't for a long time) so I started picking you up at night when I went in to kiss you goodnight before I went to sleep. I LOVE sleeping baby cuddles.
I want to remember your giggle with I kiss or blow on your neck. Those are the best.
We love you so much Stella!
Love,
Your Mama
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