we had our 6 month check up today... and kai got her first vaccine... the dTap... it's a combo of diptheria, tetanus and pertussis... unfortunately the only one she really needs is pertussis, but they don't make it alone... i've been debating this shot for a while because it's the one that both my OB and Pediatrician recommended above all the others... and i'm wanting to put kai in the church nursery so she can get some social interaction.... so i did it... she did well, i nursed during it, so it distracted her a bit... and she's had a good evening, so all is well. on that note, since i had to vaccinate my little girl for a disease we can all catch and spread... you all should go out and get yours done as well... shawn and i are both planning on getting it... there was a news special on an outbreak of pertussis in the DFW area... so i'm thinking it's a good one... and Dr. Sears says it's one of the least reactive, so go for it. ok enough of that...
growth!
height: I forgot to ask them the official measurement, but i just measured her while she was sleeping and got about 27 inches... that means she's grown 7/12 of a foot since she was born! crazy... not sure about the percentile...
weight: 18 lbs 14 oz... i guess our scale at home is different from the scale at the office, or she's lost a pound in the last couple of weeks (not entirely impossible since i was giving her corn syrup - yuk! - in her bottles to combat constipation and for the last week or so, she's only wanted me)
head: 42 cm... 50th percentile... in the words of Dr. Agrawal...a big noggin
otherwise, we're still not crawling... well, she can do a 360 on her cute little belly and can scoot backwards across the room and do a push up on her cute little toes... but she still hasn't put it all together yet... we're thinking in the next couple of weeks at most... fun times!
dr. agrawal also gave us the ok on ALL fruits and veggies! so fun... i made our first batch of sweet potatoes tonight... i figured some things will be easy and cost effective to make and others i'll buy... like bananas and avocados can just be mashed up... the sweet potato was super easy... just bake and blend with a little water... i made one ice cube tray from one fairly large potato ($0.98) which is the equivalent of about 4 jars of store bought stuff ($0.50-$0.99 per jar)... so that's a pretty good deal if you ask me!
hmmm... sorry this is so long and i'm such a chatty cathy... lots to say i guess... but i'm done now... enjoy some pics!
the other day i put kai in her crib like this:
and came back to find this:
she's a mover!
this is what eating looks like in our house:
a couple of weeks ago we went to the Dallas World Aquarium (a misnomer to say the least) but kai enjoyed the fish she could see... here she is with her older gal pal emma:
shawn has already had two cookouts in honor of his birthday and will get another one this saturday... here's kai with her two great-grandmas on my side:
and here's kai's first sweet potato souffle ala ice cube tray
i guess that's it for now... love to you all!
