October 30, 2009 - 6 Month Milestones

Pics & Collages by Ash Roberts

Alissa is 6 months old now and she is sitting for long periods of time (20 minutes or more), holding her own bottle regularly, switching toys from hand to hand, and traveling while rolling over. This is a fun month for Alissa because it is her first Halloween and she is dressing up as Winnie the Pooh. We also moved her into her own crib at night (instead of the cradle) and put her on solid foods this week. She is eating 1Tbsp Rice Cereal with 4 Tbsp of formula every evening. At first, she didn’t seem to like it as the texture was strange in her mouth. But, after about 10 bites, she started to get use to it and ate then entire amount.


Alissa’s 6 month doctor appointment was on 10/23/2009. Her weight is now 16.8 lbs which puts her at 61%. Her length is 25.79 inches at 45% and her head circumference is 16.7 inches at 47%. She is growing very well and has remained around the 50th percentile since birth so the doctor is pleased.

We love our little girl so much and are so grateful that she has entered our lives. We can’t imagine our lives without her. She is the highlight of every day. Daddy loves her so much that he even took the entire Halloween Week off so he could spend it with Alissa. They went shopping together, listened to music (Beatles, Pink Floyd, David Bowie etc), played games, and even watched Star Wars together. Believe it or not, Alissa loved Star Wars, which made daddy very happy.

Currently, Alissa’s favorite thing to do is go for walks in her stroller and look around at all the new sights. Mommy and Daddy make sure to take her out often so she can see the fun new world.

Another fun thing that happened to Alissa was her slumber party at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Mommy and Daddy went out of town for 3 days and so Alissa was able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa. They took her out to dinner, to a Halloween Party, and shopping. She loved it all.