I wanted to take time to write about some of the things Amelia has been doing lately that I really love. She changes so quickly, and I don’t want to forget each stage!
When she lies on her tummy and she’s studying a toy, she taps her left foot on the ground in a rhythmic motion. I think this is so cute because I’m a classic foot shaker, whether I’m reading or lying in bed… so maybe she inherited it from her mommy.
She loves studying faces and if she can get close enough to a face she’ll run her hands all around it, including mouths if you’d let her. She has such an intense look on her face, like she’s trying to decide how people move their face to form expressions or lips to make words.
At her sixth month appointment, she weighed 17.5 lbs and was 25 inches long. That is a 4.5 lbs gain from two months previous putting her in the 85th percentile for weight. She’s our little chunk!
When she wakes up in the morning or from a nap and we don’t have to rush off anywhere, we’ll bring her in our bed and she lays there with us close to an hour smiling, cooing and grabbing the face closest to her! She especially loves when Noah comes in, her face lights up and she immediately reaches for him. She’s one lucky girl to have such a sweet big brother. I know how important they can be in your life since I have two older brothers. I’m very thankful to have them!
A few weeks ago we noticed that she kept taking off one of her socks and holding while she sucked her thumb when she was tired. So I went and got her a very soft blanket that has a bunny’s head and ears attached to it. When we lay her down in her crib, we hand her the bunny blanket and she immediately starts sucking her thumb… it’s precious!
When she’s in her OSV (Over Stimulation Vehicle) she puts her hands out to get Lucy’s attention so Lucy will lick her hands. There was a time right after Amelia was born when I was almost ready to give Lucy away because she was eating Amelia’s toys, going to the bathroom all over the place and just being a bad dog in general. Now I wouldn’t dream of it, they have a very special relationship… we’re raising quite the pug lover!
Ever since Amelia was a newborn she has made a lot of interesting noises. While in Utah in addition to cute cooing and babbling sounds, she started making a horrible growling noise that she thinks is funny. She smiles if someone else makes the noise back to her. Sometimes she growls so much that she makes herself cough!
Last but not least, Amelia crawled for the first time on January 12th! She hasn’t completely figured out that she can crawl, because if the object of her desire is more than a foot away she won’t try for it. However, if I keep scooting it back as she comes for it she’s able to go quite far!
Each stage is so fun, I can’t wait to see what’s next!
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