I can hardly believe it, but Lydia turned half a year old on the fifth of this month!  Happy six month birthday, my Dear Girl!

Wednesday was Lydia’s check-up with the pediatrician.  Turns out she’s been doing some growing!  Her current stats are: Height – 26.5 inches, Weight – 19 lbs 14 oz, Head Circumference – 44 cm.  That means she is in the 74th percentile for height, 97th for weight and 86th for head circumference.  It also means that Lydia is only about 6 inches shorter and 6 pounds lighter than her big sister!  A new car seat is in the not-too-distant future for this girl…

In addition to doing a whole lot of growing Lydia spent her sixth month working on her motor skills.  She is quite the pro at rolling over now and will at times even roll multiple times to reach a particular destination.  She is also perfecting her sitting-up skills and can make it a couple of minutes before toppling over.  Lydia loves the view from way up there!

Sitting up is Lydia’s new favorite thing to do.  She also loves watching her sister do goofy things, ‘talking’ to Mommy and Daddy, and playing in her exersaucer.  Toys are a big hit, as long as she can get them into her mouth.  Really, anything that fits in her mouth is a delight to her including (but not limited to) solid foods, stuffed animals, paper, ice water, nuks and of course, her fist!

We have been wondering if all this chewing on things means she’s teething, but so far, there’s no sign of her pearly whites, so we still have that to look forward to in the coming months.  Also, Lydia still hasn’t gotten up onto her hands and knees, but there is a very determined look in her eye at times, so I think crawling will be happening sooner rather than later.

All in all, I’d say the past month was a resounding success and while Alethea may be living in terror of the day when Lydia can finally get herself over to all those toys she’s been kept from, Peter and I are excited to see Lydia grow in her independence and discover new things in the world around her.