6 month check-up

Our baby girl is in a serious mommy phase. :) She likes to keep me in her sights and prefers me especially at night during bedtime routine. 
She is growing and developing on target or a little ahead.  After reviewing her measurements, I suspect that a reason she may be able to move and balance better/faster than others may be because she has a longer body and smaller head then average. 

Measurements at Dr:
Date:   Age          Weight             Height               Head                         BMI
1/29     6 m    17.3 lbs (69%)       26.8 in (78%)  16.2-.3 in (13-14%)    16.9-17
12/4     4 m    16 lbs    (84%)
9/17     8 w    12.1 lbs (82-83%)  24 in    (96%)  16.2-.3 in (95%)         14.7

We were surprised her head circumference didn't increase, so we measured again at home. We got 16.75-17 inches (which would fall between 50-60 percentile).

What she's doing:

• Evolving motor skills. arms and legs wiggle and kick more purposefully; rolling over with ease; excellent head control, raise her head when lying face down; bear weight on legs - walking and clearly navigating with use of walker. Standing with little assistance holding our fingers/hands or while in the excer-saucer. Jumps in the doorway jumper. begin sitting alone briefly or prolonged when holding herself up with an arm. Creeping and crawling!
• Improving hand-eye coordination. grasp finger, a rattle or small object. Anything within reach is likely to end up in her mouth. Pulling objects closer with a raking motion of the hands. transferring objects from one hand to the other.
• Clearer vision. distinguish between strange and familiar faces. she concentrates on a toy, studying fingers and toes (especially Guinny's), or staring at her reflection (in the dishwasher, oven, and class door to media cabinet). turn head toward bright colors. She will turn her head to follow moving objects, like a rolling ball or running dog.
• Babbling and other new sounds. babble, squeal, gurgle and laugh! respond to and imitate your facial expressions and sounds. She babbles and then pauses, waiting for a response. Seems to recognize her name. She will turn her head to investigate source of loud or interesting sounds.

Her doc is pleased with her development and growth! With her great hand-eye coordination and tongue control he notes she's ready to try foods when we're ready to tackle the next step.