Firsts

Well I didn't think it would be a long time before posting again, but here it is the end of August already!  Guess we have been busy!  We have some new firsts this month!  KJ got her first tooth, can sit up on her own, and we had our first overnight stay in a hotel!  Whew!  More details later in the blog.


KJ turned 6 months old on August 15th!  Half a year!  Wow how time flies!  We have already started her on solid foods in addition to her formula.  She gets 2 solid meals a day and 2 bottles in between breakfast and dinner.  She has tried sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, avocado, and pears.  She likes everything but the peas.   I don't blame her!  We are trying apples, squash and green beans next!  Obviously she is  a good eater!  She had her 6 month appt on Aug 19th.  Daddy got to take her since I worked the night before and was sleeping.  They had a fun day!  She weighed in at 18 lbs 2 oz (90th percentile), height was 27.5 in (97th percentile).  She got more shots too.  She did really well!

After I got up on that day, we headed down to Carlsbad to meet Grandpa Mike!  He had a really nice condo style room with two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen!  KJ did really well on her overnight stay.  She slept in her pack n play.  We realized on Saturday that she had cut her first tooth!  The pediatrician mentioned she saw it but we could feel it on Saturday.   No wonder she had been a little crankier than usual.  Not as bad as I was expecting though.  We went to the San Diego Zoo.  It was my first time going and Mike hadn't been since he was a child!  KJ sat in her stroller without the car seat so she was facing forward.  She got to see a lot!  We saw koalas, elephants, a tiger, a lion, camels, and zebras,  just to name a few.  We were there 4 hours and still didn't see everything.  KJ was done so we figured we could always come back.  Maybe when Mindy comes to visit!

 Another first.  We put KJ in a swing at the park for the first time!  She didn't seem happy or unhappy at first.  Then we started swinging her higher and higher.  She started giggling! 

KJ has also been sitting up on her own these days.   We put her in her pack n play sometimes with a bunch of toys.  She will lean over to get them and still manage to stay in a sitting position.  But then sometimes she will fall over on her tummy.  She continues to play and have a good time.  She can scooch around but is not crawling yet.  I am sure it will be soon enough!

Here are a couple of videos of KJ laughing.  The second one was posted on FB already.  She loves to crack up at Daddy!  She doesn't crack up at Mommy like this!  So adorable!