Six Months Old!

I’m a little late in my posting, as you can see.  Going back to work has really cut into my blogging time, but more on that later.   Aubrey turned 6 months old a couple of weeks ago, on my 28^th birthday to be exact, so we decided to have the whole family over for a little party.  Aubrey got some new outfits and got to model the bunny slippers that Daddy got her when he was out of town. 

In a flurry of last week, I only managed to get one good picture of Aubrey in her 6 month onesie, so here is that…

As far as development goes, Aubrey is doing great.  She is able to get down and get into crawling position, but the more she tries to move forward, the more she scoots back, so we often have to rescue her from corners when she backs herself in a little too far.  She has also started saying bye and da, which is cute.  She also really enjoys bath time now and is even sitting up in her big girl tub!

When she had her six month doctor visit, she weighed in at 13 pounds, 13 ounces (10^th percentile) and is now 26 ¼ inches tall (75^th percentile).  She seems to be growing up ok, but not as much out as she used to be.  We have now added breakfast, and she seems lately to want to be eating all the time, so I’m thinking she’s going to start catching up here soon.  The doctor asked if she had been pulling up, and as soon as I said no and the doctor left the room, the little stinker started pulling up!  She was a champ with her shots, which was good, and I did ok as well. 

This month also marks my original goal of 6 months of breastfeeding!  Yay!  It has been a very rewarding six months, and since it’s going so well, I’m going to extend my goal to a year.  Pumping at work has not been as bad as expected, so we are going to just keep going as long as possible.  The biggest help in reaching this goal was the support of Joey and our families, and I am so grateful that they are there for me and understand how important breastfeeding has become to me and Aubrey. 

Hopefully, I will have time over the next couple of days to get in a couple of more entries, as so much has been going on!  Stay tuned!

Happy Halloween!

Fall is one of my favorite times of year, and this Fall so far has not disappointed with the beautiful foliage and great weather.  Last week was Halloween, and of course we got Aubrey started early with some Halloween traditions.  First up, pumpkin decorating – Joey was the only one in our family that carved a pumpkin this year.  I chose to decorate my pumpkin and Aubrey’s pumpkin with puff paint, thanks to an idea that I found on Pinterest.  I just drew out a little monogram and then added some flair to mine.  For Aubrey’s, we traced her hands and made a spider.  It was so cute!

We also went trick or treating on Halloween night.  We didn’t really go in the neighborhood because many of our neighbors had already seen Aubrey’s costume at a block party a couple of weeks before, and I felt that taking her around again would just be an obviously play for candy by me and Joey.  While I like candy, I will just go and buy my own, thank you.  We did hit my grandmothers, and of course the grandparent’s houses.  Aubrey got some books and toys, and ended up staying up a lot later than we expected her too.  I think she had quite a bit of fun.  Here are a few pictures from the evening.