So Jillian turned 6 months old on 5/17/09 and had her 6 month check up on 5/26/09 but I completely forgot to post her stats. Thanks Jason for the reminder!
Height: 25 7/8" - 50th percentile
Weight: 14 lbs 3 oz - 10-25th percentile
Head: 16 3/8" - 25th percentile
We were glad she went up a bit in her weight since she had dipped down to the 10th percentile during her 4 month visit. Though it's a small improvement we'll take it.
At 6/7 months Jillian is:
Drunk sitting. This is where she can sit unassisted but will eventually sway from side to side and topple over.
Sleeping from about 7:00 p.m. until about 5:00 a.m. Yeah baby! We're thrilled about this. We get some time to ourselves before bed and a good night's sleep. And most times she goes back down after a 5:00 a.m. bottle and will sleep to 6:00 or 7:00.
Getting into a stink bug position and kicking when on the floor. She now loves her tummy time and is desperately trying to move forward. Mommy is not so keen on her doing this. She mostly moves in small circles now.
Still in the baby bathtub. We tried a move to the grown up bath tub but that didn't fly. We keep thinking that when she can sit up well we'll try it again.
Drinking about 8 oz a bottle. This girl has turned into quite an eater - most of the time.
Noticing everything. She can get so distracted. And she really likes to reach out and "pet" Brody. (Petting is grabbing all the fur she can.)
So much fun! Jason and I are having so much fun with her. She does a great open mouth laugh where no sound comes out. And she growls and does a dragon voice where she breathes out in a breathy whisper. She is adorable!
Jason surrounded himself with love on Father's Day. I had to work (boo hoo) and so he spent the day buying a new surfboard (see photo), surfing, with his mom, with his baby girl and finally, with me. It wasn't the Father's Day I had imagined for him but I can tell you he was really stoked about that board!
They brought us dinner. Olivia jumped into the jumpy thing - and didn't quite fit. Jason and Matt put a dress on Brody. Overall a great night!
So I have been meaning to post these photos for a couple weeks. Recently Jason came rushing downstairs and shout-whispered to me, "You have to see this!"
I really didn't know what to expect but I creeped up the stairs behind him.
She is fully asleep with her arm out the side of the crib, over the bumper.
Those parents who read this know how much a baby can move around in a crib at night. Jillian is no exception. She has recently taken to pulling down the bumpers (they're Breathable Bumpers if anyone is curious as to why they're so thin) to peak out into her room. I guess she fell asleep with her hand out. What's ironic about this situation is that we ended up buying the bumpers because we were afraid she would stick her arms and legs through the slats of the crib. I guess there is no way to prevent it!
So he decided to give her a trim. Now this is a momentous occasion for any proud parent. I barely had time to grab the camera before he begun snipping. And where are those lovely locks he lopped? I have no idea. He was too fast for me. I'll have to snag them next time.
So Jillian turned 6 months old on 5/17/09 and had her 6 month check up on 5/26/09 but I completely forgot to post her stats. Thanks Jason for the reminder!
Last week we were taking Brody and Little J for a walk and at one point before we left I was holding on to them both. Brody decided to be extra helpful and wound around me a few times. It was too classic not to snap a photo.
So the third food we introduced was squash. It is pretty watery so we add a little rice cereal to thicken it up. I wouldn't say she loves it but it's been kinda hard to know what food love looks like for Jillian. Until...
Sweet potatoes!
Jillian gobbled this up! Sweet potatoes are sweeter than most veggies and this was also the first jar food we gave. Maybe that had something to do with it? Sadly we noticed a rash on her back after she had a few helpings. We are planning to try them again later since she liked them so much and see if the rash returns. 
