quick update

Hi guys!

Amelia had her 6 month check-up yesterday. She is now weighing 18 lbs and 15 ounces...with a diaper on. She measured at 26ish inches. It was a good appointment. Doctor said she is healthy and seems to be right where she should be for everything. We asked her about her head being kinda flat. Basically it's not a big deal, it's only a cosmetic thing. She said her's is in the mild-moderate category and that her soft spots are still a good size, which means her head is still taking shape. We just need to keep her off it as much as possible. She did pretty good with her shots. No fevers or anything.

These last few weeks she keeps doing new things. It is so exciting and fun. She sits pretty good and just today she waved bye-bye. My mom was holding her and I was walking away, and we said "wave bye-bye to momma." She did! I called Patrick right away ;). We've been noticing how she checks out little things on everything. She will explore her toys and she even notices things on the wall when we're walking with her. She likes to touch light switches and our thermostat. She can pick up small objects with her thumb and index finger on her left hand mostly (pincer grasp I think??). She still loves kicking her legs and folding her hands together. She loves for us to hold her, walk around and show her new things. She also can say baba and mama now!! She prefers saying baba mostly though. Still waiting for her to say dada. She loves her jumperoo so much that she gave herself a blister on her pinky toe :(

Just a little check-in! She will be 7 months in 2 weeks, can't believe it!

She's heart healthy!!!

*Sigh*

I'm just so grateful...so thankful...so humbled. Yesterday we met with Dr. Wechter. I love that doctor so much. He's the doctor that says...feel free to call me day or night with any concerns. His nurse met with us first and did a quick scan of the baby. Then the doctor came in. He started scanning her heart right away. He said he could tell within the first 30 seconds that her heart looked healthy. He was in a very good mood...joking around alot with us. Last year was all bad news appointments, with very somber nurses and doctors. Yesterday's appointment was the complete opposite. I could go into more detail about yesterday's visit...but I'll just sum it up. Baby girl seems to be completely healthy!! We actually left an appointment smiling! So, thank you all for the many thoughts and many prayers.

Here is one of the pictures from yesterday. She is measuring still a week ahead at 19w4days. Due date still 10-01-10

not so clear picture...but it's a close-up of her face...side profile...and her hand coming up to her mouth, with mouth open. Arrow is pointing to her nose.





xoxoxoxo--Megan