She bounces in her exersaucer. Screams like a banshee when she gets excited. Grabs hair with wild abandon. Smacks tables. Rolls all over the place. Wedges herself into amazing positions in her crib. Chomps on anything in a 2-foot radius. Gets bored with toys, locations and activities. In short, Roxi is keeping us on our toes. We love it.
In celebration of her half birthday, Roxi had sweet potatoes for the first time (which she seemed to like as well as anything else) and went to the doctor the next day for shots and a check-up. We were pleasantly surprised to find that there were flu shots left, so the girl got a bonus prick in addition to the normal immunizations. She was a total trooper about it, crying only for a few seconds after her 3 shots and then giving her nurse a big hug.
Not surprisingly, Roxi zipped through her check-up with flying colors. Dr. P told us she was doing great and we were doing a great job raising her. I felt like we'd won a Nobel Prize.
So, without further ado, here are the latest stats:
- 16.2 pounds - in the 50th percentile
- 17.5-inch head circumference - in the 90th percentile (plenty of brain room)
- 27.5 inches long/tall - off the charts ... she's as tall as the average 9-month-old
Good thing we're already fans of basketball.