Coco - One Half Year Old

What she lacks in physical development, she certainly makes up for in hair growth. Our little bean, at the ripe age of six months can sport pig tails almost as long as mommy's, and a mohawk to boot. It feels like with each month so much development occurs, and yet we are anticipating so much that is going to happen. It was only in this month that I began to worry about Coco's physical development. If you hold her under her arms, she wont put any pressure on her legs, and she is not yet sitting, or rolling. With that being said her neck and core strength is so much better, and with each day we are seeing progress. At her 6 month check up this week I expressed concern to Dr. Shulman who acknowledged my observations, and suggested we have Coco see a pediatric neurologist to cover all of our basis. He thought that she could better access Coco's development, and suggest a course of action. Her weight was 11lbs 13oz, which was below 0% on the chart, and 24" which was 11%. He wasn't worried about either, and said she was gaining weight steadily at about a half pound a month, and that this would likely be her pattern for the next six months.
We have visited Dr. Michelle (her last name is impossible to pronounce or remember), the pediatric neurologist in Pasadena (who ironically lives five doors down from us) and she too agreed that Coco's development was on the slow side of normal, but that it would all catch up in time. She thought we could choose weather or not we wanted to do physical therapy, and that perhaps a couple sessions might give us some ideas of exercised we want to do with Coco at home. Dr. Michelle wanted to see us in three months to reevaluate, and wanted her to be passing an object from one hand to the other by that time.
SO, that is the state of the union around here. We have chosen to do a couple physical therapy sessions, and have our first appointment tomorrow, and even over the weekend have seen progress and improvement. Her sitting is getting better, her grasping too.
With all that being said, she is an absolute delight, and we are sure that much of the delay in development has to do with her progress socially and verbally. She is chatting up a storm, very interested in being around friends and family, and incredibly easy going. She is very much the joy of our house on most days, and has a smile that not only lights up her entire face but the entire room. I am so enjoying her as a baby, and appreciating each day.
We have started solid foods. I spent a day making sweet potatoes, green peas, butternut squash, pears, peaches. She has tried the sweet potatoes, and some avocado. So far she good give or take it. Not so interested, but willing to deal with it. This week we will try some fruit, and if she is anything like her brother she is going to love it.