365 Days of Breanna: Breanna is 6 Months Old!

February 12, 2011

Normal Saturday. We went to My Gym. Breanna is really started to get the hang of different activities. I can't believe how much she's growing. She is now sitting independently for minutes at a time. I'm so impressed. We continue to practice rolling over.

We then we to the mall to walk around and we bumped into my Mom and sister! They were getting some new sneakers and then going to a movie. Gosh, I do miss sometimes going to the movie theater. Then, we also bumped into another family that goes to My Gym. Their is 1 year old and he recognized me! He smiled and said hi. He stares at me all the time at the Gym, so I like to think that he recognized me. :)

I'm not so sure of this ball pit, Mom.

But I do like this ball.

Tastes yummy, too!

This is her first time sitting (unsupported) and playing with the 'push & pull' toy!!

Mom is so proud of her sitter! Punke (cat in the background) isn't so thrilled.

Playing with her radio.

Doing a good session on her tummy by playing the xylophone with her feet.

First time Daddy fed Breanna some solids. Yummy prunes!!

February 11, 2011

Mike, Breanna and I went out to Cheeseburger in Paradise to celebrate Valentine's Day a bit early to avoid the crowds. The restaurant is decorated like you're in a tropical paradise. Gosh, how I wish that was the case when it was only 20 something degrees outside.

I'm ready to go, Mom.

February 10, 2011

No! I don't like tummy time.

February 9, 2011

Today was just the normal day. Nana came over to watch Breanna, and Mommy and Daddy went to work. Gosh, there are days I do wish I could work just part time. Maybe some day in the future...

Anyway, we're working on more tummy time for Breanna. I learned yesterday that it should be close to an hour per day. At 2 minute increments, that's a lot of tummy time sessions. We'll get there, hopefully. Today, Breanna spent about 30 minutes on her tummy (throughout the day). So we're getting there, slowly but surely.

Breanna really loves playing with faces, now. She's just so cute. Breanna will grab your mouth while you make funny noises with it. You can tell that she's kind of trying to imitate. Her belly laughs are just so cute. Thank gosh we have a Flip camera so we can get her on video. At some point, I need to learn how to upload them to the Flip site. I'm sure it's easy, I just need the time.

Time... There's just never enough of it and it flies by. That's my conclusion on time. I try not to think about it too much and just enjoy Breanna and our family, as much as possible.

She loves pulling on the parrot's tail.

On February 8, 2011at 6:02pm, Breanna officially turned 6 months old. Wow, how the time flies.

We got to spend the whole day together. It started off with her 6 month well visit. Her are her stats:

Height: 25.5 inches (45 percentile)
Weight: 17 pound 8 ounces (80 percentile)
Head circumference: 43.5 centimeters (75 percentile)

Breanna received three vaccines and did well. She didn't even cry for the first one, but did for the following two. Although, she only cried for less than a minute.

Dr. P is still okay with us not introducing cereals, since she's gaining weight well. Although, we may try a teething biscuit once she cuts her first tooth.

We finally have an answer for her skin 'rashes'. At first, Dr. P said it may be eczema, back at her visit last month (I took her for a cold she had). Upon further testing of her skin, Dr. P said she is dermatographic. Basically, anytime her skin receives 'trauma' (even a light scratch from clothing, diaper, etc.) causes red welts or marks to appear. It's a form of skin allergy, she may or may not out grow it. However, it's nothing super serious. We'll just be extra careful with her clothing, by avoiding things with zippers or made out of wool.

I did some Google 'research' today, and it is pretty strange. Some imagines pop up where people can write words on their skin by just using their finger nail. That's actually how Dr. P tested her skin. He lightly drew an "t" across her chest and tummy, within 30 seconds, it was bright red and stayed there for half of the day.

The tip off for Dr. P was actually something I said. I was nursing DD while we were waiting in the waiting room. She was just in her diaper, waiting for exam. So the zipper of my hoodie must have been pressed into her tummy, which left a large red mark.

We will have to watch for when she starts scratching herself, she already has been doing that on her face. Hopefully, once she's older, she'll know/learn that even light scratching will leave marks. At least they tend to fade within a day.

6 Month Old Pictures!!