6 1/2 months

OK, I have a few more things to update. I don't know where the time goes.... At Camila's 6 month appt she weighed about 16 lbs 6 oz, which puts her in the 50 percentile. However, she's only 25 1/4 inches long, which means she's short - only the 30 percentile! Fabricio says it's not surprising, she's taking after him! :) I'm guessing she's up to 17 lbs now, as I took her to the doctor earlier this week to check on her cough, and she was just shy of 17 lbs. Anyway... She loves passing toys from hand to hand, making things rattle, and pounding on things (like counters) with her hands or toys. She puts everything in her mouth, including my hair. She really enjoys drinking out of a real glass, but isn't too fond of the sippy cup. We tried both the Playtex and Nuby sippy cups, and the Nuby cup is great for playing and some drinking, but she only really gets excited (I'm talking kicking legs and swinging arms, and mini-grunts of excitment) for a real glass. She just loves playing with the water; about 90% ends up on her shirt rather than in her stomach! She's up to 7 oz bottles at daycare, but formula is still hit or miss. Sometimes she'll take all 7 oz, sometimes it's only 4 oz, and sometimes she completely refuses. I've given up worrying about it; it's not like she'll starve herself. She smiles EVERY time she sees Fabricio, as she knows it's playtime. She really enjoys when he gives her a bath, because they get a lot of playtime afterwards. Because I have to bring her to daycare, we wake her up around 6:00 every morning (M-F). Sadly, she cries the entire time Fabricio gets her changed and dressed. The poor girl is so tired! The only good thing is that she crashes at night, so there's no doubt in my mind that after I feed her, zip her into her sleep sack (we stopped swaddling around 6 months - basically did it cold turkey) and close the door she'll go right to sleep. She still loves to suck on her lower lip (her way of self-soothing.) The minute I lay her down she turns her head to the side, starts sucking on her lip, and brings one of her hands up near her face. I'm not sure what that's all about, but it sure is cute! Lastly, she's still not rolling over consistently, but the Pedi says it's ok. Camila doesn't get as much tummy time as she should, as it's really difficult to get a lot of time in when we have only 2 hours with her at night (and during that time we have to feed her, bathe her, nurse her, and get her ready for bed.) She sits up on her own with no problems, so at least she reached that milestone! We'll just have to increase her tummy time on the weekends. OK, that's all for my written update. I'll try to post a few more pictures this weekend!