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Hard to believe I'm actually writing this post.
Lizzy An turned six months last Saturday. I haven't ever posted her stats, so I thought I would take the occasion to give you all a little update.
Weight: 7 kilos (15lbs 6 ounces)
35-40th Percentile, WHO charts
Length: 66.25 cm (26 in)
60th percentile
Sleep: Usually from 8:00 PM to 5:00 AM, but lately has been waking up again between two and four AM to nurse, then getting up again at 6:00AM
Naps: Usually a morning one, a noon one, a 3:00 one, and occasionally a 5:00 one. She seems to prefer more short (45 min) naps than less long naps.
All this aside, her "schedule" can be completely unpredictable. One day she may go back to sleep after nursing at 5 and sleep until around 9, and the next she can nurse at six and then only take one or two short naps the whole rest of the day. But since she is famous for being so happy, I've decided not to worry about it.
Favorite Sound to say: Nununununu
Though she can be heard making any number of sounds from "Mamama" to "Da di!" and "ba ba"
Personality: Extremely extroverted. This kid LOVES people, and people love her! However, while she will still smile at anyone, if mommy is in the room she will cry for her to hold her.
Food: Still nursing exclusively, except for the occasional apple she likes to suck on. We tried a few solids like homemade mashed potatoes, but they didn't seem to digest well, so we are waiting a little longer. I did buy rice cereal yesterday, so we might try again later this week.
Physical Ability: So close to crawling! She is on her hands and knees all day now, rocking back and forth, but can't quite figure out the next part. She's starting to get the knees down but doesn't know how to make the hands work at the same time.
She is also almost sitting unassisted.
Teeth: Still only the same two!
Overall, she is my sweet angel. Last week she was at school with me 7:00AM to 5:00PM Mon-Wed and Fri because of the play, and she was amazing. She mostly hung out with our Chinese staff so I could get a lot of painting done. (Pics of the play to come!) She was such a trooper, though she did pic up a little bug on Wednesday and still has a runny nose. I am so incredibly blessed by such an angelic child, and I thank God every day for her. Nathan and I love being parents. Maybe because we've been married so long, but it has been completely natural to us. Nathan is an amazing daddy and loves playing with her in the evenings and on weekends. Here are a few pics from their romp last weekend. By the way, her onsie was not my choice :-P (Thank you, Nainai)
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And lastly, she loves to hear music of any kind, especially her daddy singing or playing his guitar. I just think this pic is so sweet. She really will watch him forever.
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1 comment:
Cute pics! Love the one of Nathan playing the guitar for her.
We have some friends that are going to be in your neck of the woods in a few weeks to have a baby. They live in JiuJiang, but are going to deliver in QingDao.
They'll be living in an apartment that's free because the family that lives there is going to the U.S. during the holidays. If you guys run into some Americans named Sandra and Shorel, say hi from Fred and Joanne!
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