Six Month Appointment

Addison had her 6-month appointment with Dr. Gregory on Monday, a little late, but since it was back-to-school, this was the first we were able to get in since July 25!

Anyway, Addison is OFF THE CHARTS for height! In fact, Dr. Gregory said that at 28.75" she is in the 50th percentile for a one year old! She is hanging out in the 60th percentile area for weight, at 17.11 pounds. Long and lean...fabulous! It is wreaking havoc on her wardrobe, though! All the adorable fall/winter clothes I bought her in 9 & 12 month sizes will be too short by the time fall and winter actually arrive, so we are thankful for the cooler weather we've had lately because Addison has been trying out her clothes before she outgrows them!

Addison is growing so fast, and moving EVERYWHERE! She crawls everywhere, loves to stand up by herself (not holding on to anything) and thinks Falene (the dog) is pretty funny. She's very verbal, still saying "da-da-da-da-da-da" but not in association with Daddy just yet. We're also working on waving "bye-bye," but it is lost on her at this point!

Addison loves her music table, and there is a little box on the table that we fill with Cheerios (which she loves) for snacks...she loves to dive in with both hands, making a tremendous mess, which Daddy really loves! She still fake coughs a lot (in order to get our attention), doesn't cry very often, and has started blowing really loud, wet raspberries again!

"Hey, what's behind there?"

"Mom, I know it's in here somewhere..."

Addison is still eating 2 big meals a day, breakfast and dinner. Breakfast usually consists of cereal and fruit, often yogurt, too. Pears are a big favorite, peaches not so much. This morning, we had pumpkins and pears...yum!!! Dinner is usually cereal, a veggie and a fruit. Mac & cheese is another favorite--but who doesn't love mac & cheese? I've tried several times to make my own baby food for Addison, but she doesn't get too excited about it. Somehow, it's just not the same as Gerber! I keep meaning to add a "real" lunch, but when we do that, Addison wants less formula. Which is more important?

"WHAT. IS. THAT?"

Yes, she is now a formula baby. And believe me, I fought it as hard as I could. But at six months, Addison was eating enough table food to render me nearly unnecessary, except for the last snack right before bed, and before long, that was gone, too. I wasn't prepared to stop nursing until around a year, but Miss Independent made the choice for me. I guess it made weaning a lot easier than most people have it, though!

"Yummy...mulch..."

OH! And we have our two front (top) teeth on the way. They are just seconds from poking through those sweet gums, and the next two out from there are a couple of weeks behind them! We'll be eating CrackerJacks before you know it!