Brielle had her 6 month checkup yesterday and Dr. Henness was very happy with how well she is doing. She weighs 16 pounds 12 ounces and is 26 1/2 inches long. If any of you didn't know, she did get an infection around her button last Monday, 3/21 and was on antibiotics for 10 days. The doctor said it looked good and Brielle is no longer on any extra medication. Yay! We are also thankful that Brielle is no longer receiving extra calories in her formula! She was getting 24 calorie formula since we got home from St. Louis in November, but she is down to the normal 20 calories! Brielle is around the 50th percentile in both height and weight! We were also told that Brielle has had excellent and consistent growth with her head circumference...right on track! Good job Bri!
We are still working hard on Brielle's neck, upper body and core strength. She is getting so strong and is much more steady while holding her head up. She is rolling over from her back to her tummy and is sitting up with little support and is getting pretty good at prop sitting! When she's playing on her tummy she scoots her knees up underneath her...but is still lacking the upper body strength to lift up with her arms while doing that. She is getting good at lifting up her head while on her tummy if she is just playing around. We are also still working on her swallowing strength and coordination. Hopefully she'll get this down soon and we can try some food by mouth. At least that's what we're praying for!
We are hoping to make some more trips out of the house (besides appointments) once the weather warms up a bit more. Brielle said she's really excited to play in the garden with daddy! So maybe we'll see ya around! :-)
