An Evening at S.antana R.ow

Len took all of us out for dinner to one of our favorite restaurants - S.I.N.O

6 Months 2 Weeks

1st Teeth - 6 Months 1 Week

Yes, plural! My mom's dream was to notice Klaudia's first tooth, and she was REALLY happy when she noticed two of them! K has two little choppers sticking out of her lower gums. So cute!

Final Exams

The summer session is finally over. It was a great semester but extremely busy. Here are my little helpers working on correcting the finals.

Klaudia's Nicknames

All of the following are always used in a very loving way:

English:

• Pumpkin
  
• Pork Chop
• Sweatie Pie
• Pale Face (Len's latest favorite)
• Piglet
• Michelin Baby
  

Polish:

• Jaskoleczka
• Zabka
• Ogonek
• Ogon (when she is in trouble)
• Zygowinka (after the last throw-up)
• Zasraniec (obvious)
• Kukuleczka
• Klauduszek
• Szczygielek (adopted from my sister's baby)
  

Klaudia's Solids - Overview

Each of the following was given for at least 4 days in a row and was mixed with the breast milk.

1. Avocado (started at 5 months 2 weeks)
2. Sweet potato
3. Banana
4. Back to avocado (K wasn't pooping, doctor recommended stopping bananas, going back to avocados) For some reason avocado wasn't agreeing with K's stomach; she threw up 3 times; we'll try it again in about a month. We took a break from solids for a week.
   
5. Brown rice with bananas (K wasn't too crazy about rice with milk, but after adding bananas to the mixture, she loved it)

A 6-Month Check-Up

Our pediatrician was not available for our 6-month appointment, so we went with a very nice practitioner Nancy. She was nice because she was perfectly OK with our decision of not giving K any vaccines as of now.
After all the important measurements (K dropped down to the 75th percentile lengthwise, maintained the 90th percentile weightwise, and managed to get her head off the chart - We've Got a Genius!), Nancy suggested that we stop the solids! We won't but it was good to hear that if we miss a day or two (it's just so much easier to do the breastfeeding only), K will be just fine.








Are we there yet?

Caught after pulling her mobile down.
















One mobile down, tons more to go.