Nola @ 6 Months

Nola turned SIX months old on July 27th! Here's what she's up to these days...

• She had her 6 month check up yesterday and weighed 17 lbs, 10 oz (81st percentile).  She was 25.5" long (42.13%ile).  Her head circumference was 43.5 cm. In the picture to the right, she was at the doctor's office, completely unaware that she was about to get 3 shots:
• She still takes 8 oz bottles, usually when she wakes up.  She eats a fruit or vegetable every night.  She recently started eating peaches, apples and bananas.  She doesn't like plums or apricots.  She loves avocados!
• She wears size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes. 
• She got tubes put in her ears on July 6th and she's doing great! 
• The last time I posted a monthly update, Nola had just started laughing.  She rarely laughs, but when she does, it's adorable.  I asked about her not laughing much when we were at the doctor yesterday and he said that it's probably just her personality, but that it may be related to her laryngomalacia.  He said not to worry about it because she's interacting and smiling all the time.
• Nola rolls all over the place - front to back and back to front - and can sit solo for a little while and even longer with a little support. 
• Nola is a SLEEPER.  She sleeps about 12-14 hours at night and then takes naps throughout the day.  Dr. Schaefer said that it's not a problem.  She's just on the high end of the average range (10-18 hours). 
• I think she knows her name now, because she will turn her head when we call her name.  I know she's not just responding to our voices, because if we don't call her name, she doesn't turn.
• She's starting to babble a little now and then.  She usually babbles /m, b, d, t/ and makes the funniest little happy sounds - just like the Gerber baby on the commercials.

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