Six Months
Picturetrail is currently down due to server issues, so I'm unable to upload the two pictures I have. One is Sydney with Fievel for her six-month picture. The other is Sydney with my Washington Redskins hat on.
In the meantime, here's a quick pop quiz. Question: What is the length of an average eleven-and-a-half month old?
Today was Sydney's six-month birthday. She had her six-month check up at the doctor's on Monday. She got three shots but handled it really well. She cried a bit but got over it quickly. Ten minutes later when we got out to the car she hardly seemed fazed.
The doctor told us a couple things. First, the beginning of the spoon-feeding for a baby isn't necessarily to get them nutrition. He said rice cereal actually isn't all that nutritious (other than what's in the breast milk or formula you mix it with). The main use of it is to help the baby get used to eating that way and help them get over the tongue thrust they have to expel things from the mouth.
Second, the fact that Sydney isn't rolling over yet isn't a big deal. We knew that, but he explained why, which was good to know and we hadn't thought of. Sydney is a big baby girl. It takes a lot of muscle mass for a baby to turn herself over. Sydney is still young and her muscles haven't developed enough strength for her to be able to do all the things other babies may be doing at that age.
He said he's seen babies in the fifth percentile for their age rolling over at just a few months old. It doesn't mean they are developmentally gifted necessarily, it just means they are smaller and their muscles can help them move in that way. Sydney's going to take a little time to get strong enough to do those things.
So now I guess you want vital statistics?
Sydney is 28.5 inches long.
If you guessed that the answer to the pop quiz question was 28.5 inches you were right. If you guessed "as long as Sydney is now" without an exact number I'll give you half credit.
Sydney weighs in at 19 pounds, 3 ounces.
Both of those statistics are in the 95th percentile for her age.
I'll get the pictures posted in the next day or two when I get a chance and when Picturetrail is back up.
In the meantime, here's a quick pop quiz. Question: What is the length of an average eleven-and-a-half month old?
Today was Sydney's six-month birthday. She had her six-month check up at the doctor's on Monday. She got three shots but handled it really well. She cried a bit but got over it quickly. Ten minutes later when we got out to the car she hardly seemed fazed.
The doctor told us a couple things. First, the beginning of the spoon-feeding for a baby isn't necessarily to get them nutrition. He said rice cereal actually isn't all that nutritious (other than what's in the breast milk or formula you mix it with). The main use of it is to help the baby get used to eating that way and help them get over the tongue thrust they have to expel things from the mouth.
Second, the fact that Sydney isn't rolling over yet isn't a big deal. We knew that, but he explained why, which was good to know and we hadn't thought of. Sydney is a big baby girl. It takes a lot of muscle mass for a baby to turn herself over. Sydney is still young and her muscles haven't developed enough strength for her to be able to do all the things other babies may be doing at that age.
He said he's seen babies in the fifth percentile for their age rolling over at just a few months old. It doesn't mean they are developmentally gifted necessarily, it just means they are smaller and their muscles can help them move in that way. Sydney's going to take a little time to get strong enough to do those things.
So now I guess you want vital statistics?
Sydney is 28.5 inches long.
If you guessed that the answer to the pop quiz question was 28.5 inches you were right. If you guessed "as long as Sydney is now" without an exact number I'll give you half credit.
Sydney weighs in at 19 pounds, 3 ounces.
Both of those statistics are in the 95th percentile for her age.
I'll get the pictures posted in the next day or two when I get a chance and when Picturetrail is back up.
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