6 month check-up

Today Grammie helped me take Sadie to her check-up at Kaiser.  The doctor was very pleased with her growth and everything checked out okay health wise.  She is now 26.5 inches (about 73%) and weighs exactly 16.0 lbs (50%).   Dr. Tim Sing was also very happy to see Sadie sit up relatively well on her own for a few seconds, also using her arms to "tripod."  She also observed Sadie "gumming" a lot; playing with her lips, mouth, and fingers....but no teeth quite yet.

Also during the visit, Sadie again managed to tear up all the tissue paper on the exam bed and even started to eat it when we weren't paying attention!  We all had a good laugh out of it....the doctor said "don't worry, it's good fiber....and you'll see it come out the other end."  :)   She was extremely well-behaved, and did not cry or whine ONE BIT....until.......hahah.......the SHOTS!  FOUR of them!  I was actually not in the room for those, because I went to get her fluoride prescription from the pharmacy, but Grammie said she cried pretty briefly after each shot....BUT, being the (half) Korean that she is, she got more and more pissed after each successive one! LOL

Another bit of good news is that Sadie now has the green light for starting some veggies and fruits, so tonight I pureed some green peas which  hopefully she can try tomorrow.  Over the last few days, it seems like she is VERY interested in what WE are eating (she watches carefully as we take each bite of our food), so I'm sure she will be thrilled to have something to eat for herself.

Now, at 6 months old Sadie:
- Can be in one place one moment, and in another place a few moments later!  (She rolls over to get where she wants to be)
- Loves to spend time watching her favorite characters: Paisley, Chase, and Emjay
- Is starting to mimick, and can sometimes do the "squishy nose" face
- Cuddles her favorite blanket when going to bed
- Enjoys her nursery rhymes routine w/ Grammie
- Chews on the foot of her favorite teething toy: Sophie the giraffe
- Is not (yet) scared of new faces
- Likes to go for walks and see new scenery, especially palm trees!
- Protests when you take something away from her (i.e. the TV remote)
- Spishes and splashes away during bath time....getting us just as wet as she gets
- Makes the loudest.....stinkiest.....smelliest farts!
- Last but not least, she LOVES the Frank Delima "The cab" commercial....Ring, ring, 4-2-2-2-2-2-twooooooo.  She will stop mid-cry and turn her head to the television if she hears this song!