How has a half year already gone by?!? It has flown by but has also felt like McCall has been a part of our family for so long. We all love her so much. She is just the sweetest and cutest little thing and we all live for her cute baby smiles.
- At her 6 month checkup, McCall is 13lbs 4 oz (5th percentile), 2 feet 1.28 inches (21st percentile), and her head circumference is in the 70th percentile.
- She is very smiley except for the camera. We have to take SO many pictures in attempt to get a smile on camera. She loves people though and is so smiley especially after she wakes up.
- She is a rolling machine. We put her down and the next minute we look over at her and she is on the other side of the room. She loves to roll to get whatever she can get her hands on.
- Everything she grabs goes right in her mouth. She loves to suck on her hands, her thumb, her binky, any toy you give her, and her blanket.
- She loves to be rocked to sleep, swaddled in her blanket. She still wakes up 1 to 2 times at night to nurse but those quiet moments with her I truly cherish.
- She tried food for the first time today! She has been quite interested in food and grabbing for plates when we are eating and will watch me intently when I'm eating or drinking.
- She is great with having her head up and it is the sweetest thing when she is on her stomach and then gives you the biggest grin.
- She still has a ways to go with sitting up. We have been trying more to have her sit in your lap as she plays with toys or sit in the bumbo. This past week we put her in a high chair that is connected to the table but she is still pretty small for it so we have to pack a blanket around her to prevent her from falling over.
- She loves her hands and to grab anything in sight. She is starting to grab her toes more and it is so cute. She loves to grab the strings on sweatshirts and when she nurses she grabs my shirt a lot or pulls on her own hair.
- She still doesn't laugh a lot but will give you quick little laughs though we all try everyday to get giggles out of her.
- She doesn't like to be left alone for very long. She loves to roll around and play on the ground but there has to be people in the room with her or she will start to fuss. This past week she has started this cute little fake cough where if she can't see you and you are not looking at her, she does it to see if she gets you to look at her and then will give a big smile.
- She loves to scratch things and hear the sound and feel different textures. She scratches pretty much any fabric that she can reach. I don't know if she likes the sound or the feel of it on her fingers but it is kind of entertaining.
- She took a bath last night and is starting to get into the splashing and enjoying the water. I wasn't home but Nate took a video of her kicking her legs with the cutest little look of concentration and I know there will be many more fun baths for her in the future.
One big smile with the scrunchy nose that we actually got a picture of! That smile absolutely melts me!
Oh how I love her!!!
Finding her toes
Trying food for the first time- we started with apples and Paige and Baylor took turns feeding her. It was so cute to watch. Her sisters were great at feeding her and were so excited to help out. McCall did amazing at eating and gave a few good sour expressions. She would also look at me a few times so confused looking, like why aren't you feeding me, is this normal? It was so fun to watch.
Cute little pucker face
Just a few snapshots from my phone from the past month. We are all smitten and love this little baby girl in our lives!
A whole half year of loving you and loving every minute of being your mom!
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