Madilyn is 1/2!

Madilyn turned 6 months this past Saturday. Click here to view all of her 6-month photos. Here are three:

Some developmental milestones we’re noticing are:

• She uses her left hand a lot! It’s still too early to tell if she’ll be right- or left-handed.
• She’s energized by being around people (like her dad) and loves to people-watch (like her dad).
• She started eating cereal four weeks ago and yesterday started baby food fruits and vegetables. Sweet potatoes was her first food.
• She is using consonant sounds a lot more often and has the sweetest sounded baby talk.
• She has learned her first “sign” — she open and closes her fist to signal “milk” or “bottle.” Yes, she is a genius.
• She sometimes hums or sings herself to sleep, and will often sing when she hears music (like on “American Idol”).
• She loves smiles and peek-a-boo and a new game daddy’s playing with her where he “walks” with two fingers toward her.
• She’s been to her first NBA basketball game (Orlando Magic vs. Portland Trailblazers).
• She’s been on three trips (6 plane rides).
• She’s become a lot more clinging to mom and dad (especially mom lately). It thrills us, but is making bedtime a little more difficult.
• She’s very tactile. She wants to touch everything! She’s great at holding objects and even shifting them from one hand to another.
• She’s got strong legs and loves to stand on them with some support from us.

She had her 6-month doctor appointment yesterday and her immunizations. She cried a little more this time than the earlier times but she was still a tough cookie. Here are her stats:

• height: 26 1/2
• weight: 18 lbs. 4 oz.
• head circum.: 43 1/2

She’s dropped to the 75% percentile instead of the 90% in size, so that is very good.