Reagan went to her 6-months check-up doctor's appointment at 12:45 PM today, January 30, 2015. She was fast asleep when I picked her up from Day Care and when I moved her from her crib into the carseat before our drive to the doctor's office.
She did well! Reagan weighed 16 pounds, 16 ounces, measuring in the 50% percentile. Reagan's length was 25 3/4 inches, measuring in the 40% percentile. Her head circumference was 17 inches, in the 75% percentile.
The doctor noticed that Reagan still had the funky gunk in her neck... the wet, could-be yeast infection that develops when we don't clean her neck well after the formula drips down from her face when we feed her.
I told the doctor that we were putting the antifungal cream, Lotrimin lotion on Reagan's neck a few times a day, but she recommended that we pick up a prescription of Nystatin cream, a "stronger version" of Lotrimin.
Reagan and I took some "selfies" before she got her two shots for the 6-month check-up and we added one of the two flu shots that she would get this season, just to keep her safe from any more sickness this winter!
Ahhh, another milestone, more adventures.... we need to get away from the easy routine of feeding formula milk to Reagan and will need to start feeding "real" solid food to Reagan now that she is six months old!!! The nurse and doctor gave us a guide... then I made a grocery trip to Kroger tonight, Friday night, to frantically gather all of these foods that we are supposed to be feeding now to Reagan! I feel like we are "behind the wheel" because I read that some parents feed solids to their kids as early as four months!
Below is our pile of foods that we will start to feed Reagan this weekend. The doctor and day care teacher recommended that we begin with vegetable purées before fruits because the babies might not enjoy the vegetables as much later if they start and get addicted initially to the "palatable" flavor of the fruits over the essential vegetables.
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