abby had her five and a half month appointment yesterday.  it went well, everything is going good, and she is right on track for where she should be.

she now weights 15 lbs 4 oz and is 25" long.  it seems like she had this giant growth spurt overnight, she went from fitting in her size 2 diapers just fine to them suddenly being way too small, and i sense that the same thing is going to happen with her six months clothes very soon!

she can now "tripod" for a few seconds, and if she's on her back, she does a little crunch and tries to lift her head up to see what is going on.  it's pretty funny.  of course, she lets her head drop back down pretty hard but what can you do?  she did that yesterday on the scale at the office :(

we saw dr graham and he gave us the go ahead to start meats, so we'll add those to her diet pretty soon!

so far abby has eaten:
sweet peas
sweet potatoes
squash
green beans
carrots (those seemed to upset her tummy)
and mangoes (she REALLY liked mangoes)

not sure what i'm going to give her tonight...maybe some squash or sweet potatoes?  next time i'm at the store, i'll pick up some meat baby food for her dinner.  they said that it was fine the way we've been handling solids (cereal during the day, fruits or veggies at night) and i'll add the meats to dinner, too. 

she is getting to be so big!

i can't believe she will be six months in january.  

her newest thing to do is to "scream" (it's a happy noise) and squeal really loudly while she is playing.  she apparently CAN scoot on her tummy. maria said she did it at her house, but we haven't been able to get her to do it here. 


these days, she spends a lot of time on the floor playing on her baby mat, with her Oring rattle and her activity ball toy thing.  she still loves baby tv and gets very excited for vocabuLARRY and peekaboo i see you. 

we ordered a larry plush, too. i am excited for it to come. she likes stuffed animals. she LOVES my pal violet so i hope she enjoys larry too