To my littlest love. I am so in love with you little boy and am so thankful to be your mommy. It is hard to imagine that you are no longer my little babe but are already a half year old and honestly as I write this are closer to entering into your 7th month. You have begun your first steps of crawling, eating more solid foods, sleeping in your own bed, and even picking on your big sister. Life with you has surely been an adventure and I am absolutely loving this ride. Here is to our next adventures to come!!!
Measurements: Weight 16 lbs 2.5 oz (17%), Height 27 3/4 inches (82%), Head Cir 17 1/8 inches (43%)
Clothing: You are growing like a weed sweet boy. You wear a few 6-9 month onesies but wear 9 month of everything else including shirts/pants, footed jammies, etc. You are not a fan of shoes, but oh how I adore putting your little piggies into them. You are currently in size 2 diapers but really should be moving to a 3.
Eating: We have increased many of your bottles to 6 oz but you have been finicky as to when you want them and how much you want. We have been told that you are a "grazer." Yep that's you are little love. You eat just enough to get what you want at the time but not to fill up that sweet belly of yours. So basically you are the sweetest little guy until you realize you need to eat. Then you turn hangry. We have also realized that some of this fussiness and tummy issues are from reflux as well. We actually just started you on medication and are hoping this is an answer to prayers for eating and further more sleeping. We have also introduced purees. You honestly weren't a fan of eating at first. We began with rice cereal but quickly moved to sweet potatoes and apple sauce. Since then you have enjoyed carrots and pears- from baby food. I am really hoping these little additions will fill that adorable little belly of yours so you may find comfort and sleep. You began with 2 purees a day, but now we are moving to three per the doctor. I've also started making our own and you do seem to enjoy those a bit better. I am so not hating on the store brand, but for some reason, you are a bit picky.
Teeth: 1 bottom tooth and it's matching pair on the way.
Sleep: What is this? Honestly you may have had a few weeks in there that we have found sleep, but since then we are all going on 2-3 hour shifts again. This sadly has been going on for almost 3 months. Your typical sleep and wake up pattern is as follows: We put you down between 7 and 7:30. You will wake up between 2-4 times within the next two hours. Additionally you wake up at 12:30 and 4. You usually go down easily at 12:30 but at 4 it will take you several hours before you go back down. Then you may wake up at 7 or 8 to begin the day. (Usually it is 6:30) You will typically take 3 naps during the day. Your morning nap is usually in the car and it is usually around 9 and it is usually a 20 minute cat nap. Your second nap I have attempted to match with big sister's nap from 1-3. This has not been the case most days and it absolutely depends on our plans for the day. You may take another 20-30 minute nap on our way to pick up daddy after lots of car fussies.* Per a recent visit, you basically wake up every 3 hours because your little body is hungry. So we have increased your purees as you don't always drink your milk and we will see if that changes some of those sleepless nights. Since mommy has had a few meltdowns as she has seriously become a walking zombie these last few months, we have now introduced you to music at night and a humidifier with pictures. You definitely take your paci at night to sooth.
Personality: You really are a happy little guy when you have napped and eaten. You are loud and proud. You are more rollie pollie grabbing machine. Your little grin and laugh is a heart melter. You are a flirt and oh so fun. You adore your big sister and want to be everywhere she is.You are so close to actually crawling. You are currently doing your version of an army crawl and regular crawl. You will get up on all fours and rock. Then you will take a few hand and knee steps before you flop to your belly and scoot. You are fast little one.
Activities: scooting/moving, crawling on all fours (short period of time), pulling up on everything, sitting up on own (tripod), holding more objects. Everything goes in your mouth. You love to eat hair, books, and toys. You have the most contagious little laugh. You are loud and seem to love to hear your own voice- squeals, no real mimicked sounds. You make eyes at most people and give a little smile but save the biggest for your sister. You love peek a boo and giggle pretty much evreytime. This is not to be confused with coming up from behind you and saying boo. You absolutely do NOT like being scared like big sister. You will throw a pretty long and sad fit.
Likes: music, crawling, playing, smiling, making loud noises, watching fans and light on tv, being held, seeing out as you do not want to miss out on anything. You are very observant and want to be a part of everything. You love watching your big sister and want to be where she is. You are always on the move. We are so going to have to baby proof... pretty immediately.
Dislikes: being changed-immediately, not being fed when you want to be, when you are over tired, not being able to see out, sitting in your carrier, getting teeth, being hot... honestly I can totally see why you are not a fan little man.
Little man took his well visit and shots like a boss.
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