Happy 1/2 birthday!

How did 6 months already go by?! Yesterday was Nora's 1/2 birthday, and I really can't believe that she's already so big. At 6 months, the little girl weighed in a 16lb 4.3oz (54 percentile), measured 25.75" (44 percentile), and had a head circumference of 43.2cm (78 percentile!). At this rate, she's going to be bigger than her sister soon!

Nora's started solids, but by that we mean she's tasted and licked sweet potato, avocado, banana and rice cereal so far. She still is not a fan of rolling over and instead wants to just stand all day. She is almost tripod-ing, but hasn't quite gotten the hang of it. She's still sweet as can be, with a ready smile for anyone, especially her big sister. And, she's still waking up once or twice a night so I think it's time to start sleep training!

Happy 1/2 birthday, little sweetling!

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