Happy Half-Birthday! Six Months

Stats:

Weight on 1/14/16: 16 pounds 12 oz

At 6 month visit on 2/8/16:
Weight: 17 pounds 6 oz 50-75%
Length: 26 1/2 inches 25%
Head Circumference: 16 1/4 inches 25%

Loves:

Jumping in your jumper, Chloe, laughing, being talked to, playing on floor, being naked before your bath, giving momma sweet kisses, hearing "Sweet Caroline", toys, eating, cereal, splashing, sitting (with support), riding in stroller on walks, sitting in your high chair.

Hates:

Honestly there's not much you hate these days. You are really, really happy right now. You get grumpy if you are tired or if you are not getting attention when you want it.

Does:

Jumps, sits with support, plays with toys, puts everything in your mouth, gags yourself with your hands/fingers, rolls both ways, inches around on tummy, puts paci back in, babbles with a few consonant sounds.

Eats:

Mommy's milk every 3 hours (bottles while mommy works, rice cereal and avocado at night time. You started some cereal about a week before you turned 6 months and the 2nd food we tried was avocado. It took you a few times to get used to the spoon and not spit it back out, but you are are getting much better. You like both foods, but like cereal more. You don't like it much if it gets cold.

Sleeps:

In your crib!! Mommy moved you to your crib about a week before you turned 6 months. You had still been waking up quite a bit at night, so we decided to try an earlier bedtime in your bed. I planned to bring you back into my room when you started waking up, but you did great! Now, you are sleeping from about 7:30-8:00 until around 6 during the week and 7-8 on the weekends. You still wake up once to eat most nights and sometimes you wake up right when I'm getting up to eat again, but you sleep great in your bed in between. We've had a few nights where you didn't wake at all!

Favorite Memories From Your 6th Month:

There were lots of great memories this month. You celebrated your first Christmas, which was a special time for us. I guess I am still mostly just loving all the snuggles you give. You love to give me kisses. You give me huge smiles afterward. You snuggle in to me when I hold you. I love for you to nap in my arms on the couch. Love hearing you squeal with delight and kick your little legs. You are so sweet and precious and I know you are right on the cusp of starting to sit and crawl, which will mean you won't want to be held as much. So, I'm savoring every snuggle I get.