Love: 6 months

Things have been a little crazy since Connor turned 6 months. Although I did get the pictures taken on time, it has taken me a while to sit down at the computer. Better late than never though.



Age: 6 months

Weight: 16 pounds 6 ounces

Length: 26.38 inches

Clothing Size: 3-6 months, except for sleepers, cotton sleepers shrink so badly I’ve had to move him up a size.

Likes: Time outside, going for walks, watching Mickey Mouse, bath time, and most importantly to be interacted with. He loves to have someone there with him.

 

 

Dislikes: Being left alone.

Sleeping: After starting vegetables he went backwards. I struggled to get him to eat good right before bed, so then he would only sleep for 2-3 hours. It was a constant battle for the month, and hopefully it will get better. As always he is a cat napper, not a long afternoon nap.

Eating: After a few weeks of learning how to eat cereal, we started vegetables, the first was green beans. The first night did not go well, he was gagging and spit a lot of it back up. However, it did get much better, and by night 4 he ate a whole container, with minimal mess. I big decision for me with baby food was to make my own. I bought a used Baby Bullet, with the little jars and the freezer trays. It was really easy. I just steamed the green beans and then blended them in the bullet with some water.

 

 

Playing: We struggled going outside for the heat, but there were times that we could put him in his bumbo at the front door and he was content. He enjoys his jumper, and is doing much better with tummy time. I can notice too that he gets frustrated when he can’t reach toys.

What we did this Month: Well after we returned from vacation, things got a little bit crazy. I was offered a job back home 7 days before school started. Meaning, over the weekend we moved my stuff from our house, to my parent’s house, I had to get a classroom together, and I had to find a day care for Connor. The first few days were a little rough. After discovering a few weeks ago that he really didn’t care to take a bottle, and then going to needing to take 3 bottles a day, he did not like that. The first day I was gone, he went 10 hours without taking a bottle, the second day he went about8 hours without a bottle. Thankfully things did get better. We are still struggling to get into a routine, but my parents have been so helpful, and Connor’s daddy is always so supportive of me.

He also got his first tooth, a lower middle tooth. About the day he turned 6 months, he learned how to sit up on his own, such a big boy!

 

Cartoons with Grandpa.

Sitting up all by myself!