Getting bigger

We took Emma for her 6 month doctor's appointment not too long ago. She now weighs over 15 pounds, and is in the 50th percentile for length and weight, but still the 90th percentile for head size. Just like her brother and sister!

She is getting bigger all the time. She has been eating baby food for a while now (her favorites seem to be sweet potatoes, pears, and oatmeal) and lately she has been "scootching"... pushing herself backwards a little bit when she is on her tummy. She finds it very frustrating, to be trying to reach for something but ending up further away from it. She can also sit unassisted (if you put her in position) and can reach down to pick up toys and then sit back up. She has two bottom teeth now, but by the way she is drooling we wouldn't be surprised to see some more poke through soon.

She is still a super-happy baby. She only fusses if she is hungry, and she smiles at us all the time. Lately, though, she has been going through a phase where she seems wary of strangers (or people she hasn't seen in a few days)... for example, Aunt Karen and Aunt Vicki. She seems to get over it quickly, but sometimes when we hand her off to other people, she looks back at us as if to say "don't leave me!"

More later -- for now, we're off to the store!