happy 6 months old!

Kendall is 6 months old today ... already ... I still can't believe it ... 6 months already ... where has the past 6 months gone? She is such a sweet baby and we could not be more in love with her!

We are sooooo thankful for the past 6 months with Kendall in our family and praise God for all He has done for her little body! Every day Kendall gets a little bit bigger and shows us more of her development ... she is soooo much fun!

Last Friday I took her to her 3 month observation check with her 3 therapists (an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, and a speech therapist) ... this is normal practice for NICU babies in checking for current development and pinpointing development delays, etc. We went for the first time when she was a newborn (as her adjusted age), when we had just been released from the NICU ... and she got a good report then and wanted to see us back in 3 months when she would be an adjusted age of 3 months old, so that is what this appointment was. They checked her out and gave her a great report again ... she is right on track for development of a 3 month old and so far, no additional delays. We are soooo happy to have another good report. We will go back again in 3 more months, when she is 6 months adjusted age.

We've also moved up to the level 2 bottle nipple ... and that has made a huge difference in her feedings! She is now eating much faster ... a feeding now takes about 25-30 minutes where as before, it could take 45 min - 1 hour. Not only are the feedings faster, she is also taking more at each feeding ... between 3 1/2 ounces - 5 ounces. Woo Hoo!

She is growing and is very comfortable in her 0-3month clothing ... there are even a couple of things that are starting to get a little snug, so we'll be moving to 3-6month clothing soon enough!

Tomorrow, Monday, we go to her peditrician for a check-up ... (we go every month for a check-up and weight check) ... so we'll see what she's gained since last month. I'm thinking she's about 12 lbs, but we'll see ...

Here's our little sweetie pie at 6 months (adjusted age: 3 1/2 months):

You've come a long way, Baby!

(in case you were wondering ... she did wear a little brown sweater with this dress ... I just took it off for the pictures ... we were in her room, where the space heater was still on, so we were plenty warm!)