6 Months Old!

 

Ruby at 6 months old.

Well she is 6½ months old now, but Ruby just had her 6 month well baby appointment. She is 17lbs. and 26" long. She is pretty average in size, she's in the 61% for weight and the 48% for height. Her head on the other hand is in the 97%. Yes, thank you Daddy for my enormous head! Just kidding, but she did inherit that from him :) The doctor said that her head size could be why she isn't crawling yet, it is a little too heavy so she needs to get a little stronger. It makes sense because Lilly and Sadie have big heads too, and Lilly didn't crawl until she was 9 months old and Sadie didn't until she was 8 months old. We shall see though, she'll crawl whenever she wants to.

 

Ruby playing with the baby in the mirror.

Ruby enjoys playing in her jumperoo. The girl LOVES to jump! If her big sisters are dancing around she will jump right along with them. The only part she doesn't like is the fact she can't get all the toys into her mouth. Thankfully she has 2 teeth, but there are many more to come and the poor child chews, gnaws, and drools on everything and everyone. YiaYia sent her some Gerber biter biscuits, which apparently taste a lot better than the ones they sell at the commissary her. She LOVES them. The first one she had she actually bit a piece off, chewed, and swallowed it. Then she cried for another.

 

Ruby's favorite spot, daddy's lap. And yes, his shirt says Papa Bear!

Yummy biter biscuits!

S

She is growing everyday, but she can still fir into some 0-3 month clothing. She is just now outgrowing her 0-3 month sleepers. And she wears size 2 diapers. She is still taking medicine for her reflux and a strong Benadryl-type medicine for itchy skin. We started using Vaseline on her skin instead of a lotion/cream. It seems to be helping but she is still itchy. We are making some progress though.

All in all she is one HAPPY baby! Even though she has her issues that would make most babies/kids fussy and irritable, she is mostly happy and smiling throughout the day. She loves playing with daddy and her sisters and always has smiles for them. She loves when they sing to her and talk to her. Sadie is always telling us she can't wait until Ruby gets big like her so they can play together. All three explore and learn new and crazy things everyday! It's so much fun just to watch! We are grateful and blessed we have such sweet and happy kids.

-K