Six for Sitting

I am one day late putting this post up but yesterday was Zara's half birthday! Which means we've made it through half a year of diapers, drool, poop, and feedings and still have a healthy happy baby we haven't totally screwed up yet. We had her 6mo shots a week ago so her half-year stats are 13lb 12oz, 25.5in. We also wanted to demonstrate our new trick in the pictures. She can sit-up unsupported. Most of the time we've still got the boppy around her since she isn't totally stable, but she is getting better quickly. She is also highly entertained by the puppies and reaches out to pet or rather grab their fur. So far the dogs are cool with it.

The only bad news we have is that she is most likely getting tubes in her ears this coming week. She has never passed the hearing tests on her right ear because it is retaining fluid. Her left ear passed as a newborn, but failed all subsequent for the same reason. She can hear through the fluid but probably not correctly. A fantastic trait she inherited from mommy. The options are get the tubes so it can drain or try or wait it out some more. Since we've been waiting 6 months, we think its unlikely to happen soon and would rather prevent ear infections and potential complications as she learns to talk.