6 months old - and big!

I turn 6 months old today. To mark the occasion, I had an appointment at the pediatrician's office this morning. She got my stats:

Weight: 18 lb 11 oz (in the 92nd percentile for her age)
Height: 26 inches

Natalie trying solid food for the first time

The planets are literally aligning. Venus has appeared in the dusk sky by the moon, and Jupiter is set to come out later. That must mean it's time for Natalie to try solid food for the first time. Here she is getting some rice cereal.

Lexi entertaining, Natalie transfixed

Roll over!

Yes, Natalie can roll over, but she doesn't choose to do it very much. I wonder if she doesn't really realize how she does it the times that she has done it. She can go both ways - back to front and front to back. She also manages to move her body around/a distance when on her back. We place her down on one part of the carpet and she ends up in a different orientation or several inches from where she started.

And she also slept through the night one night! Of course, she hasn't repeated it since but there is hope. :) I am content if she wakes up just once; two times is a killer and I haven't figured out what triggers that.

Five months old

Good thing there was a February 29 this year. Otherwise, Natalie would have skipped turning 5 months old!