January 25th was a special day for Bryleigh and Aunt Donna! They both celebrated a birthday! Bryleigh is 6 months old and Aunt Donna...well she's 6 months + today! :)
Bryleigh had her 6 month check up a little early this month because she needed to go back in for an ear recheck and they did it all during the same visit. She received all of her shots with more crying than in the months before. It definitely gets harder with each visit but she calmed down fairly quickly afterwards with a nice bottle.
We cannot get our hands on the paperwork from the dr's visit so we don't have exact stats for you, but we can remember some of the info. She is in the 10% for her weight and 50% for her length. Her head circumference was in the 10% as well. She is gaining appropriately even though she is still petite for her age. She saw the same doctor at 4 months and she was very pleased with her progress over the past two months. It's easy to worry about your child's growth when you compare them to other people's children that are close to the same age so we try not to do that too often. However, when we compare her stats to Brenden's at the same age, we realize that they were very similar in their growth which is very comforting to us all.
We're somewhat sad when we look at how much she has grown and changed during the past month, but we're also proud of all that she's achieved! Within the past month she has started eating with a spoon. She is doing fairly well with this task but her tongue gets in her way sometimes and DO NOT make her laugh or you'll be wearing it all. :) She is now eating rice cereal and has had squash. She likes both but we think that the rice cereal upsets her tummy so we've started oatmeal and that seems to work much better. She has gotten really good at successfully taking her paci out of her mouth and then putting it back in by herself. She can roll from her back to her tummy and her tummy to her back, even though she is not rolling all over the room yet. She sits up VERY briefly by herself but always knocks herself over when she starts smiling or laughing. She is "talking" a lot and especially when Brenden is sitting and playing with her. She loves her exersaucer and watching herself in the mirror, but definitely enjoys interacting with everyone more than anything else.
She is really getting to be a big girl and we're reminded every day of how blessed we are to have her in our life! She has continued to be a perfect addition to our family.
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Brenden "holds" 
First time feeding 
Now...he's like a pro! Holding her in his lap, feeding her the bottle when needed, and even gently touching her head as he concentrates to make sure she's eating right! Amazing!
