Rhowan had her 6 month Dr appt on Tuesday. Can you believe it, 6 months has already passed since our princess was born. Wow, time flies when you are having fun. I didn't have my usual list of questions as I am constantly reading up on my 101 obsessions and calling my fellow mommy friends as well as working up my tab with Rhowan's nanny (RN) aka. "Big Jen," as TJ calls her. LOL. TJ took the morning off to go with us, as I refuse to take her for shots alone...it all just breaks my heart to watch her so upset after they poke her with those needles. She was in a real good mood, I made her appt for morning this time to avoid the cranky nurses she usually gets stuck with at the end of their shift, and she did so well. She was playing, eating the tissue paper on the bed, which I am sure isn't very sanitary, but whatta ya gonna do and daddy was being extra, extra attentive to his princess being she was getting shots.
I always start her on Tylenol a half hour before her shots to get into her system and keep up with it for every 4 hours for the next 24 hours to keep pain away before it comes. She always has a bad time with shots. She gets a fever, real groggy, not her usual playful self, doesn't eat very much, etc. I hate it...and this time it lasted for two days...and nights, long nights that thank goodness daddy took over one of the nights.
Rhowan is 17 lbs. and 14 oz. and 27 1/2 inches long. She is in the 75-90 percentile in her height, weight and with her head circumference, which I believe was 44 inches (don't remember that one.) She seems to be right on with where she should be...sitting up alone, clapping, moving objects from one hand to the other, almost crawling-getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, she will sit on the rug and play with her toys, entertaining herself and loves when I read to her. She is very curious, ok nosey like her mommy, but the Dr says its good she's interested in her surroundings! She is eating vegetables and Dr gave the ok to move on to fruits. I have made homemade green beans (didn't like so much), sweet potatoes (favorite so far), and avocados (she isn't so sure about those either.) I went to the market and bought a lot of fresh produce for about $7 dollars, I was stoked. Once I make them all and freeze into ice cube trays it will give her enough food for almost a month. I bought more green beans (gonna keep trying), pears, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples and avocados. The Dr just suggested to keep the same food for at least 4 days to make sure no allergic reaction and then switch to another food. It's weird, she loves plain, gross, tasteless oatmeal and isn't so impressed with other tastes, but I will keep introducing them as well as her getting most her nutrients still from nursing and formula. My goal was to nurse 6 months, but we are still chugging along. I only nurse in the am and evenings now and if she wakes up in the middle of the night, and she takes formula throughout the day. Dr says her gums are definitely swollen and more teeth (she has one already) will be making their way through. Her night time sleeping isn't going as well as it had been. Her bedtime routine has not changed, I hardly ever break it and if I do, only by an hour at the most. I feed her about 6 ish, bath about 6:30 ish, lotion, pjs, nurse and down in crib by 7:30. Every night I just never know, is she gonna wake up tonight? How many times? Is she hungry? In pain? Sometimes she goes through the night like she used to, others she is up 1-3 times. Oh and the Dr says she needs to learn to put herself to sleep...umm, yeah, I still rock her and put her in her crib sleeping! Shut up, she's my first baby and I will rock her until the next one comes along and I can't anymore. :/ Sometimes I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and have so many questions if I am doing the right thing...my friends and family are so re assuring and telling me I am doing a great job. But it is scary to think every decision I make for her can shape her to be the person she will be in 10-15 years. Ok, totally babbling again...oh how I get so bored when TJ is gone.
Well we leave for San Luis Obispo tomorrow to spend the weekend with daddy on their last road trip. So off to finish packing I go...as I've babbled on and on you all can see our princess is very healthy, happy and growing so fast. Talk to you all soon.
lots of love
xoxoxo
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