Rachel's 6-month check-up

Today was Rachel's 6-month check-up at the pediatrician.

She now weighs 15 pounds, measures 26 1/4 inches long and her head is 16 1/4 inches around. She still is in the 25% for weight and the 50% for height.

The doctor checked to see how she was sitting and grasping with one and two hands. She asked us about her rolling over (not yet) and if we had started her on solid foods yet. We hadn't since we were waiting for this appointment to discuss that. So we are going to start her on baby food - green vegetables first, then orange vegetables and then fruits. We can also try to take her off Prevacid since the food will be heavier than her formula and may sit better in her stomach.

We can also start giving her a multi-vitamin. For a baby her age she takes a liquid vitamin. There are higher requirements for Vitamin D now so the doctor felt that giving her a vitamin would help since as she eats more food, she will drink less formula.

She received 6 vaccinations and the flu shot. We have to go back on February 17th for the second half of her flu shot. She did so well again with her shots. She had 4 shots and one by mouth vaccination which she couldn't get enough of!

All in all she is doing well and growing strong. We won't see the doctor again until her 9-month check-up in April - and there are NO SHOTS at that appointment! Yeah!