If each square of the grid below is $0.5\text{ cm}$ by $0.5\text{ cm}$, how many square centimeters are in the area of the blue figure? [asy]
unitsize(0.5cm);
path p=(1,0)--(1,1)--(2,1)--(2,2)--(1,2) --(1,3)--(0,3)--(0,5)--(1,5)--(1,4) --(2,4)--(2,6)--(3,6)--(3,5)--(6,5) --(6,6)--(7,6)--(7,4)--(8,4)--(8,5) --(9,5)--(9,3)--(8,3)--(8,2)--(7,2) --(7,1)--(8,1)--(8,0)--(6,0)--(6,1) --(3,1)--(3,0)--cycle;
fill(p, blue);
draw(p, black+2);
for(int i=0; i<10; i+=1){ draw((i,0)--(i,6),black+0.6); };
for(int j=0; j<7; j+=1){ draw((0,j)--(9,j),black+0.6); };
[/asy]