6 Months!

Oh my, Oh my. 6 months have passed since I birthed that baby. Half a year. To me, this is the biggest month milestone. They go from being sweet little babies to big sitting crawling standing cruising??? babies. Oh my, Oh my.
Erin G- you will be thrilled to know that not only did I take some pictures of Sienna on her 6th month birthday but I got my parents to bring their fancy camera over and take fancy pictures.

Sienna came in at 15lbs 7oz (25-50%), 24.8in (10-25%) and her noggin is 17 in (50-75%). She's checked out perfectly healthy.

She is sitting pretty good on her own and spinning herself around in circles on her belly. She now usually flips over to her belly to sleep for her naps and at night. She puts everything in her mouth and removes her socks at an alarming speed. She likes to play in her exersaucer and in her high chair.

Sienna has had a rough time with milk protein intolerance and reflux. I've thought for a long time (since she screamed in her car seat all the time- remember that? Oh thank God that is over) that she had a mild case of reflux. It seemed to be handled well by modifications- raising the head of her mattress, keeping her upright, etc. Mid-December she started waking up at night screaming and it would take a good hour to get her back to sleep. We decided to try Zantac and the doctor warned us that it would take 5-7 days before we would see results. Sure enough, on the 5th night, her night wakings just stopped except for one early morning feeding.

I'm so glad that we have the pediatrician that we do now. His second son had the same two issues and his wife eliminated dairy from her diet as well. He really understands what we are going through and has excellent tips to help us- as well as a light at the end of the tunnel. She will outgrow these issues and shouldn't have any lasting effects. We haven't started solid food with her yet but will start cereal soon. We'll introduce a new food every 5-6 days since kids with these issues are at a slightly higher risk for food allergies.

When Sienna is happy, she is really happy. Her smile and laugh are infectious. She has a huge cheerleader in her big sister. "Look Mommy! Sienna is sitting all by herself! Yea Sienna!" is all I've heard for days now. Kiran is our ray of light and Sienna is our little bubble of joy.