6 Months Old!

Elijah is 6 months old today! He had his 6 month well visit at the pediatrician yesterday. Here are his stats:
Weight: 15 lbs, 11 oz (21st percentile)
Length: 26 3/8" (52nd percentile)
Head Circumference: 46 1/2 cm (98th percentile)
His head will continue to be proportionally bigger for a while until his body catches up a bit.

Elijah grew almost two inches and gained almost two pounds since his last check-up at 4 1/2 months! His head grew a little bit in that time frame, but not nearly as drastically as it did prior to his surgery. He also got the oral rotovirus vaccine as well as three shots, poor baby. At this point, Elijah is smiling and laughing a lot and he's eating baby cereal. We can start pureed fruits and vegetables now, too!

Just to compare, here are the girls' stats at 6 (or 7) months.
Sienna (6 months)
Weight: 13 lbs, 11 oz (3rd percentile)
Length: 27 " (83rd percentile)
Head Circumference: 42 cm
Tall and slim!

Sienna-December 2005

Isabella (7 months)
Weight: 14 lbs, 11 oz (<3rd percentile)
Length: 24" (10th percentile)
Head Circumference: 44 cm
A little peanut with a big noggin.

Isabella-January 2004