Rowan is 6 months old!

Well technically at press time she is 6 1/2 months old but who's counting!

Whew! Time sure does fly by and Rowan is reminding us of this every day! It seems she learns a new skill or discovers something new each day. She remains one of the largest babies on record (just kidding sweetheart, mommy loves you... all of you) and still holds the title of cutest baby ever. To the stats:

Height - 27.5 inches --> 95th %

Weight - 19 lbs --> 95th %

Here are some things about Rowan at 6 months:

~ She LOVES her sisters and will even laugh when Peyton and Grace yell "Boo" at her. For some reason, she thinks that's pretty funny. The big girls also like to dance and fall down to make Rowan laugh and that normally gets a laugh out of Rowan AND Mom & Dad.

~ She has been sitting up for a while now but is slowing showing the extent of her dexterity as she leans over to grab a toy she wants and then sits back up without falling over.

~ Lately she's been saying her "b's". We think we've been able to elicit a few but it's mostly up to her when she wants to practice her one and only letter.

~ She has done really well with solid food thus far. (I don't count the baby cereal/cardboard) We started about a week before she turned 6 months with avocados and she LOVED them. This was confirmed by her lunging forward for her next bite! Next it was on to some pureed sweet potatoes, which not shockingly, she also loved. Add to that pears, mashed bananas and Gerber macaroni and cheese (which tasted terrible to mom for the record) for the "like" column.

~ There are some foods she doesn't care for which we were surprised to find out. She does not like applesauce - the natural (no sugar) applesauce or the Gerber applesauce. She doesn't like peaches - the Gerber kind or the freshly pureed by mom and served on a gold plated dish kind. I mean, that's kinda weird, right? I'm hoping that with some conditioning she will re-enter society as a normal child but only time will tell.

~ She had her second (mild) ear infection last Friday so we are on Amoxicillon for 10 days. If I could still take liquid Amoxicillon - I would. I LOVE that stuff. My questionably normal child, not so much. Administering 1 teaspoon doesn't sound like a lot, but when you are fighting the spitting and drooling monster it seems like 1 gallon.

~ She is pulling up like a champ when given the chance. She is obviously unable to really stand up for longer than a second or two but she wants to so bad! She also (and thankfully for Mommy and Daddy's arms) loves her bouncy seat! She is a happy jumper!

~ Rowan continues to dictate most aspects of her life as we cater to her every need. She will still only take a bottle at daycare which makes the term "mommy's sidekick" all the more meaningful. I wouldn't trade it for the world though. We introduced a water filled sippy cup several weeks ago and she seemed interested, which was exciting.

~ No teeth to speak of yet (and I can't tell you how happy that makes mommy!). It looks like there might be a bud or two just below the surface on the bottom jaw, front and center. By the amount of drool, you'd think she had her adult molars by now...

~ She loves to play peekaboo and shake her toys to hear any sounds they make. Her favorite songs are "Row Row Your Boat" (with a special rendition being sung by Ms. Pam at school which makes her laugh every time I'm told) and "The Farmer in the Dell" which unfortunately for her, her father and I don't sing in perfect harmony.

~ Just recently she started reaching for us when she wants to be held. Love that!

~ At 6 months she is wearing 9 month Carter's onesies easily and will soon move to the 12 month set. Gap/Old Navy clothing she's in 12-18 months. We recently moved her up to size 4 diapers - yikes! I think the girls might have been 1 1/2 before they were in size 4. Her diaper size is probably more than you want to know but unfortunately for you I have to blog about these things as the baby brain is still going strong and there appears to be no end sight.

Here are some recent shots of our "big girl".