And Gummybear Makes Three: The trials and triumphs of raising a preemie: Happy Unbirthday, Abbybear!

Today Abby turns 6 months old! I can't believe I've known this little person for half a year now!

Her 6 month check-up went very well. Here are the stats:

Weight: 13lbs 3.5oz (7th percentile!!!!)

Height: 23.5 in (1st percentile)

Head: 40.5 cm(8th percentile)

What's new:

Abby can hold up and support her head fully. Her tilt is nearly gone thanks to PT! This means I wear her on my hip quite often now. She's my super-cute accessory lately :)
Her new favorite thing to do is stand up (holding our fingers) and lift her feet to take steps. She mostly goes backwards right now and hasn't quite mastered how to take small steps. Lets just say that her "baby steps" aren't quite baby-sized! She often ends up in a split!
She will sit on the floor unsupported for about 10-30 seconds. then fall over and smile.
She blows raspberries when she's mad, or bored...or whenever!
She has a love for books. She LOVES to touch them, look at the pictures, and tries to eat them!
Her favorite song right now is "Itsy Bitsy Spider" - she giggles whenever we get to "DOWN came the rain and WASHED the spider out!"
She is having MASSIVE stranger anxiety right now. Just look at her and she'll dissolve into tears unless you're mommy or daddy. If you try to pick her up, she'll cry the most pitiful cry you've ever heard. Don't worry. It's not you. It's her :(
Her stranger anxiety makes people think that she's a really fussy baby, but she's not! She rarely cries during the day unless she's tired or scared.
She is starting to outgrow her 0-3 month clothes and some of her 3 month stuff too! Time to start getting her some 6 month outfits for spring/summer!
She eats 30-40 oz daily and the dr said she can start solids whenever I feel comfortable. EEK!
Abby Sleeps from about 7:30pm-6:30am almost every night and has been doing so for a few months now. I know I'm lucky.
Abby put herself on a 3-nap schedule months ago. She takes two 30 minute naps in the morning, and usually a longer 3 hour nap in the afternoon. Ahhh...to be a baby again...
She LOVES her jogging stroller because she can sit up and look at the world, so that's the stroller I usually take her out in to run errands.
She is teething like crazy and is truly a slobber-monster! No teeth yet...
She has baby-fat rolls on her thighs finally and her cheeks are so yummy looking, you want to eat them, In fact, I have to constantly keep myself from nomming down on them daily.
She's perfect....but that's not new :)