Sittin' pretty

We just can't get enough of our little princess. She definitely has us wrapped around her finger.

I have worried a lot since Maci has been born. When she was born she was 6 pounds 9 ounces. When we left the hospital she dropped down to 6 pounds 1 ounce, which was perfectly normal. At her two week appointment she wasn't back to her birth weight which was a small concern. I returned to the doctors 2 two weeks later for a weight check. I can't remember her exact weight. She did pass her birth weight, but was only in the 5th percentile. Several times over the next two months I went in for "weight checks" to see if she was gaining weight properly. Every time she was consistently 5th percentile. "Just small," they said. And I was content with that.

A few weeks ago, at her 6 month well check, she dropped down to the 1st percentile. The doctor didn't seem too incredibly worried, but as a mom, I can't help but worry. I call Maci a "lazy eater"(what can i say? she is our little princess) When she nurses, she just waits for letdown, then stops when it's over. Since she is nursing, and won't take a bottle, it's hard to tell how much she is eating. When she eats baby food, she just sucks it off the spoon, instead of opening her mouth and closing it around the spoon. I explained to the doctor her eating habits, and they referred me to a Speech Pathologist (Speech Pathologist for a baby? yep, they have those) We have seen the Speech Pathologist once so far and she didn't see any red flags for anything majorly wrong. She gave me exercises to do with Maci to help her tongue thrust and to help her take a bottle. She also told me that infants with eating problems often have speech problems. Maci is doing so much better with baby food. She is eating pretty normally. We go back to the Speech Pathologist in a few weeks and I'm excited to she what she says. Maci also hasn't rolled over yet. I really think she can do it, she's just "lazy." (probably thanks to me since I hold her a lot.) I've been working with her a lot and she still won't roll over on her own, she still needs a little help. The doctor also referred me to Early Childhood Intervention, which come to our house next week to evaluate where Maci is at. I'm excited to see what they have to say. She seems to do everything else pretty normally.