Alana had her 6 month check up on October 12th and the doctor said she is doing very well. She weighed 18 pounds (75th-90th percentile), measured 27 1/4 inches long (90th percentile), and her head circumference was 17 3/4 inches (above 95th percentile). She got 5 shots, which she did not appreciate, but mommy and daddy were both there to comfort her.

Alana has now tried all of the 1st food veggies and fruits and we have not found anything that she doesn’t seem to like. We figure she just likes food! The doctor said we can move on to 2nd foods now, and we will as soon as we work our way through our stockpile of 1st foods!

Alana is doing so much now! She is a very busy girl, always on the move. She hasn’t started crawling but she rolls everywhere! She loves to play with her toys and loves her new exersaucer. She has a toy in her crib that is an elephant that plays music when you pull its tail. We have been awakened on a few occassions by that music in the middle of the night when she has woken up and is just occupying herself.

Alana has two teeth now! The first one came through on the 16th of this month and the next one came on the 24th! So she now has both of her bottom front teeth coming in, but she really hasn’t been very fussy at all, so we hope this will hold true when she gets others!

I am going to try and get her picture gallery updated in the next few days so keep checking back for new stuff!

-Kellie

I came home today and my mother told me something cute Alana did today so I just had to share. Alana was in her crib and had rolled onto her stomach. She had been trying to put her pacifier in her mouth but wasn’t having any luck. So, she put the pacifier downand just went down and grabbed it with her mouth and pushed herself up on her arms to show off that she had it in her mouth. My mom said she laughed so hard, which of course made Alana laugh too!

Alana is doing so many cute things, I wish everyone was here to see them all. She is getting so big, over 18 pounds now! She has her 6 month check up next Tuesday so we will see how much she has grown then.

This past weekend we went on our first off roading trip with Alana, and she seemed to enjoy it, except for being strapped in her carseat so much. She actually slept through a lot of the bumpy stuff which surprised us. We went to a place called Katemcy Rocks, about 4 hours southwest of here, and it is mostly a lot of rock crawling, which was something we hadn’t done before. I think we all had a good time.

We also went to the State Fair yesterday since I was out of school on Fall Break. David and I both had the traditional Corny Dogs, and we let Alana try the ketchup and mustard. I think she liked the ketchup best!

Alana does like her solid foods. So far she has had both Rice and Oatmeal cereals, and has tried several veggies (sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, and green beans). We will be starting fruits soon. So far, she seems to like everything she has tried.

Well, that it for now. Sorry I haven’t been so good about posting, but I will definitely post something after her appointment next week.

-Kellie