Wednesday, September 5, 2012
My poor second child has fallen victim to the common problem of not getting as many pictures taken of her, and I have been horrible about keeping a record of her growth and development (shame on me). By about 5 1/2 months, we saw an improvement in Rubie's fussiness (yay, thank goodness!). Because Rubie was born 6 weeks early, she is still behind developmentally about 4 weeks or so. It's expected that by 12 months Rubie will be "caught up" developmentally.
At 7 months, Rubie:
*loves her toes
*gives us awesome smiles
*giggles when her Daddy plays the sneezing game
*has rolled over only 3 times from her tummy to her back
*has her two bottom front teeth
*started eating solids about 2 weeks ago - oatmeal cereal with sweet potatoes and applesauce
*reaches for her toys and anything else she can get her hands on
*loves her big sister, Addie
*likes tub time
*loves being outside
*favorite song is "Rock-a-Bye Rubie"
*naps with her binkie and her Quackers
*prefers to stand (while holding our hands)
At Rubie's well child check up she weighed 16 lb 14 oz (31.4%), measured 26 inches (37.3%), and had a head circumference of 44 cm (77.5%). Her head measurement was a big surprise because due to the way her head was squished in my uterus she has had a very small head since birth. Hopefully she's just having a growth spurt and catching up? Rubie is still taking Zantac which is helpful. Everything else checked out fine - she's a healthy, happy baby.
We love our baby Rubie and are so glad that she is part of our family!
