6 Months

Today is Adam's half birthday.  HOORAY for being six months old!  He is crossing that bridge out of infancy and into the more fun half of the first year. Just within the past couple of weeks, several exciting things have been happening that are harbingers of great things to come! 1. Adam is starting to nap in his crib.  Hallelujah!  I can actually put this sweet sleeping babe down during the day.  Crib naps are still far too short, but I remember this stage from Davis and I am confident that they will gradually lengthen.  I can not wait for the day of long, solid naps.  He is a pretty decent nighttime sleeper, typically waking up twice in the night, which is something this mama can handle.  It may not sound like much to moms whose babies sleep all night from a young age, but it's far better than what I was getting with Davis at this age, so I'll take it! 2. He can sit unassisted!  He seemed to develop this skill so rapidly.  He sits very well and is sooo proud of himself.  You can see that he thinks he's SUCH a big boy and is eager to show off his sitting skills to anyone who will watch.  This is an exciting milestone for me because it means being able to sit in shopping carts and restaurant high chairs is right around the corner after he gets a few more weeks of practice.  He is also really enjoying sitting in the stroller lately and just looking around.  We marvel at what a "good," patient, go-with-the-flow baby he is. 3. He is starting solids!  This is a milestone that I do NOT look forward to because solids are a huge pain.  I have been having a hard time wrapping my head around him actually being old enough to start solids, but last night I gave him his first taste of solids - some mashed-up avocado -- and he was very accepting of the new experience.  He was mostly interested in holding the spoon and chewing on it and made a few weird faces at the taste, but I chalk it up to a success.  Coming up next: sweet potatoes and bananas! 4. He is rolling over!  No wait, that's a lie.  He is still NOT rolling over.  He's gotten about 95% there but just won't do it.  Oh well, I'm sure he'll learn to roll over before he goes to kindergarten! Here are some of the things Adam loves at six months old: making exaggerated chomping motions with his mouth, playing with and sucking on his taggie blankets, grabbing Mommy's cup, making very loud noises, and watching Davis.  He is still a big guy and wears 12 month size clothes.  It keeps throwing me off to see him wearing clothes that Davis was wearing at a much older age.  His six month well visit is coming up right before Halloween, so I'll have some stats to share then.  As Davis said last night, Adam is doing a good job growing up! UPDATE: 6 month stats from 10/30/2014: Weight: 23 lbs. 10 oz. (99th percentile) Length: 29 inches (99th percentile) Head circumference: 17.75 (91st percentile)

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5 Months (Rewind)

Ok, so I wrote the below (super short) post when Adam was actually 5 months old.  I just never found the time to finish it and add pictures so I could post it.  Anyway, let's rewind now and revisit when Adam was 5 months old . . . poor kid is going to have second child syndrome with my lack of timely blog posts! -------- Time marches on and Adam is officially 5 months old!  His newest trick that he enjoys often is grabbing his toes.  He has perpetual floppy socks from grabbing the toes of his socks and pulling on them. :)  His core strength is rapidly improving and I've really noticed lately how well he's doing with holding his torso upright when I sit him on my lap.  I am still waiting on him to roll over.  He continues to bring a ray of sunshine to our home!

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