Piper Six Month Checkup

Piper had her six month checkup on Thursday. Dr. Booth said she looks great. She also got her six month shots and she only cried for a minute or two.

I talked to Dr. Booth about how Piper still wakes up several times a night. He said the only way to break her of that habit is to make her cry it out after I have made sure she is fed and doesn't need a diaper change. At this point I would be more than happy to make her cry it out except for the fact that her cry is so loud she is going to wake up everyone. I was concerned that if I waited until she was closer to a year old to "sleep train" her that it would be harder. Dr. Booth doesn't seem to think it will be any harder when she is a year old. He just kept mentioning that if I want to get sleep that I should do it sooner than later. It is pretty crazy that I am going on six and a half months now of only getting 2 to 3 hours of sleep at a time. Let me repeat that one more time for all of you. I have only been getting 2 to 3 hours of sleep in a round for the last six and a half months. At some point my body got used to it. However, the thought of sleeping for six uninterrupted hours sounds absolutely amazing. I'm going to try my hardest to let her cry it out as long as her crying doesn't get too loud. Wish me luck.

Below are the stats:

Weight: 15 pounds - 30th percentile

Height: 25 1/2 inches - 50th percentile

Head Circumference 42 3/4 cm - 60th percentile

Looks like Piper is starting to slow down on her weight gain.