We found the acorn

I get it…Babies should be roaming the land in their parents pouch. They should get into adventures every day, adapt to their new surroundings and learn from things that aren’t branded Fisher Price. Even more so, the television should never be used as a stimulus. If we take a look at LB’s schedule, you would see a light dose of TV (during shower time mostly) and a medium dose of learning material compliments of Baby Einstein. Poetry, music, sports and movie trivia all assist w/ her development – thanks to Mom, Dad and an IPad. Motor skills are frequently addressed via mat time and dance party – all Mom there.

Here’s the thing though- if LB could talk, she would say with no reserve that her two most favorite things are watching Lux chase the water stream from the garden hose (makes her burst into laughter) and playing hide and seek. Not only the traditional hide and seek when we disappear and reappear in a different spot, but the show called hide and seek. Pretty simple game acted out by two squirrels. One hides and acorn and the other seeks it out…Assisted only by the crowd which claps when the seeking squirrel is nearby. And then comes the magical jingle--- We found the acorn, we found it over here! We found the acorn after looking everywhere. We found it, we found it, so let’s all clap and cheer….dooodle la do doo do do YAHOO! We can make LB laugh on command by singing just a few notes of the song.

We found the acorn and a garden hose. That’s how we spell fun these days.

Back to the Doctors Office

6 month checkup time for Liberty Belle…Which is essentially the same deal as the 3 month checkup. Ash and I go through our normal progressions, making bets on the weight and length. Usually my guess is within 1 pound of the actual which makes me pretty proud but not confident enough to join the circus and host the guess my age and weight stand.

Starting with the tale of the tape-
Height - 26 1/4 inches
Weight – 17.5lbs
Reach – 8 inches when a bottle is present
This puts our little belle at the 65th percentile for height/weight.

Next, the visit from the doc…I swear he is checking out the parents just as much as he is checking on the baby. We have developed a decent rapport with the guy and he acts genuinely concerned for his patients well being, evidenced by the hugs and kisses he gives LB. It’s not creepy, I promise.
Anyway, he gives the normal speech about vegetables, juice and child obesity. Doc gives a verbal “high five” when he hears about Chef Ashley’s Gourmet Vegetable recipes (Carrots a la king and Beans Beans the magical fruit).

Now on to Nurse Dexter. This is the part when Ash fades to the back and I assume the lead role. Except this time we received what might be the best gift in 6 months- A combo vaccination, or what I like to call the 3 in 1. Instead of 4 daggers, there were only 2. Well that is about the time LB realizes we aren’t playing peek a boo, so the delivery wasn’t even a problem. Happy days ahead.