6-month checkup

Emily had her 6-month appointment with the doctor yesterday. She smiled at the nurses and doctor, and really thought that the ear-scope was a toy that she should get to play with. She was such a trooper after the shots - she screamed, of course, but she calmed right down in the arms of her dad, just like last time. She weighs just under 18 lbs now (80th percentile) and is 28" tall (95+ percentile). I am particularly glad she's not keeping on the 95th curve for weight, because I'm not that strong!! I sure hope she learns to walk before she's too heavy for me to carry her, or her world will certainly shrink. :) It's funny, though, how perspectives change. I remember when Emily was first born, my arms would just ache at the end of the day, and I wondered how I'd ever keep up with her weight gain. But I held a friend's newborn baby (who is no small fry at nearly 10 lbs!!) and I was so surprised how light he seemed. How far I've come in six months!

Emily is an excellent sitter now, and I no longer have to keep the boppy around her when she's playing on the floor. She tipped over backwards yesterday, and I came quickly to see if she was all right, but no worries! Even though she hit her head on the (carpeted) floor, she seemed most surprised that things had changed so quickly from vertical to horizontal. I guess it's good that she learns what falling is all about, and that she wasn't hurt at all by it. If she's as graceful as her mother, it'll be a lesson worth learning! I fully intend to spend some time in the next week doing some childproofing, cuz she'll take off crawling here in no time. Once she's strong enough to keep her butt up when she's on her tummy, my carefree days with an immobile child are over!

And in case you're wondering - green bean baby food looks about the same coming out as it does going in. I guess my days of relatively innocent diaper changes are over, too.

I'm going to talk with another manager today about an opportunity for a new position. I hope I like what the job might be, because I think they really need somebody and it'd be a convenient move for all involved. We'll see, I guess.