Pictures!

awww

Penelope with her first pair of mittens,

thanks G-ma Rainy, and Aunt Amelia

Malachi and Penelope playing

just cute


Penelope and Liam playing

"6" month appointment

We had Penelope's 6 month appointment today even though she is only 5.5 months. We were scheduled for Oct. 22 but the other day I notice that one of Penelope's nipples looked like it had a bruise on it, and it also had a lump under it. So I decided to call the ped. and see if I could get her in sooner.

Well it turns out to be benign, and not a big deal. The "bruise" isn't really a bruise at all but just a clump of blood cells. Normally these spot appear on a childs neck or arms, it is strange that it is on Penelope's nipple. Apparently lots of kids get the lumps and they generally stop growing around 6 months of age and will slowly shrink down and be gone around 5-7 years of age.

With that over we decided to just go ahead and do all of the 6 month check up stuff so I wouldn't have to bring Penelope in again (during flu season) Here are the stats
Head-50%
Length 26 1/4 inches- 75%
Weight 14 ponds 14 ounces- 25%

She is still long and skinny, and had doubled her birth weight. She gained 2 pounds in about 7 weeks, which is awesome. Penelope got 3 shots and did great. Of coarse she cried but as soon as I picked her up and calmed her down she started sucking her thumb and was fine. It doesn't help that by the time the shots come around it is way past nap time and she is exhausted.

We are supposed to start solids soon but I am in no hurry. Since we re traveling to Savannah Oct. 23-25 I figure we will start when we get home. That way I don't have to worry about it while we are gone.

Are you eating the number 9?

Pictures

Here are those pictures I promised. For more go to my Facebook page, I will put all of them on there.

Grrrr...


Foam bath numbers/ letters are the bath teething toy
now all of mine have teeth mark in them

I think Penelope looks just like Dane here
There are her teeth!

She likes to lick the water off of her face
when she is in the tub

5.5 Months

Penelope is officially 5.5 months old! wow, time is flying by. She is seriously the happiest thing ever, unless we are near a stranger who insists on talking to her in the high pitched baby voice, then she bursts into tears.

Latest milestones include: sitting up, some how moving across the room the second I turn my back, Getting up on all 4's and thrusting forward, she can lift her hands now too while on all 4's, Poppy has 4 teeth with the middle top ones very close, and she has started to snuggle. It is wonderful, sometimes I just want to hold her all day.

That's all for now. I have more pictures but they are on the other computer, I will post htem soon.