Time could not be going by any faster. Jon and I remember
getting ready for Beau’s arrival and now he is a half a year old already. Our
lives have been forever changed and in the best way of course! This month has
been full of fun milestones which is always so much fun to see.
We just went to see Dr. Bryant for his 6 month check-up and he now weighs 20.5 pounds (92%) and 28" long (95%). He is going to be a tall boy! He loved the paper on the table while we were waiting to see her! He was super happy until he got his shots. He cried just a little bit but overall he was a strong boy!
His biggest accomplishment is he is sitting up all by
himself! He started sitting unassisted this week which makes things a little
more easier. We can now put him on the ground and he will play with his toys
for long periods of time. He will study each and every one of them very
closely. He loves the bright colors, the music, ones that light up, the ones
that make a crinkle sound, the squishy ones and the balls of course. He will
throw the balls sideways once he looks at them long enough.
Beau is not crawling yet but he has started to do the “inch
worm” crawl. His best method of getting somewhere is rolling around until he
gets there. It is too funny to watch!
Lilly loves to go lick his neck or ear which Beau finds so
funny. I guess it tickles. Lilly will sit on the ground with him and watch his
every move. Beau loves the company and will grab her ear or fur when she gets
close enough. One thing that is amazing is that Beau can tug on Lilly’s ears or
pull on her lips and she just does not care at all. She will let him do
whatever he wants to her and then will get up and lick him. It is the beginning
of a long friendship with those two.
Beau is a great eater. He really is not very picky. His
favorites are sweet potatoes, pears, peaches, bananas, prunes, strawberries,
peaches, peas, green beans and squash. He does not care for avocados. I am
making the majority of his baby food and that is going great and saving us a
lot of money. I freeze them in ice cube trays and pop them out into a plastic
bag for later use which is the perfect method. He tried yogurt for the first
time this week and really enjoyed that. I think he thought that was his
dessert! He is also drinking a lot of milk formula so he is one growing boy! He
eats in both his Bumbo seat and his highchair. The Bumbo seat is getting a
little snug so we are transitioning out of that. His legs are getting a bit
chunky!
Beau still loves to jump in his Johnny Jump-Up and will stay
in it for long periods of time. He also loves to sit on the floor with his toys
and play with his activity mat. He likes to sit in this vibrating chair and
watch football with us. He likes to lay in his bed and look at his mobile that
goes around in circles and plays music. Jon is working on him standing so he
will stand at the coffee table and prop himself up which he thinks is so fun.
He is not a huge fan of me reading books to him but he will listen to one book
and help turn pages. He responds really well to singing and will smile every
time.
Beau is a fantastic sleeper. He sleeps all night from
7pm-6:30am consistently. Sometimes he will whine a little bit at night but will
go right back to sleep. Jon and I never go in to sooth him because we don’t
want him to get use to us going in there if he cries. At night our routine is
to give him a bath, put on his footed PJ’s, give him a bottle then put him in
his crib to look at his mobile. He will then turn himself over and go to sleep.
He sleeps on his tummy and side. He rolls around his crib and moves around at
night which is pretty funny to watch in the monitor. He takes about a 3 hour nap
every day from around 11-2 in his bed or in the pack-n-play at Mrs. Pat’s. He
loves to nap!
Beau still loves his bath time! He will sit in the tub and
splash around and reach for his rubber ducky’s. He does not mind laying down on
his back in the water to get his hair washed and will just kick his feet. I
think he will love swimming! He thinks it is so fun to dry off after the bath
and loves to have lotion rubbed all over him. He really is one happy kid!
He can now hold a 5oz bottle all by himself. This saves me
about 10 minutes in the morning. Our morning routine is for me to get almost
dressed and then get him out of bed. I will change him and get his clothes on
for the day. Then I will put him in his bouncy chair or lay him in our bed with
his bottle so he can drink his milk while I finish getting ready. This new
little routine has allowed me to get to work at a better time in the morning.
Beau likes being a little independent with his bottle but still enjoys us
giving it to him at night!
He is now wearing 9month clothes and inching closer to the
12 month sizes in the PJ’s. He is really a tall boy with a chunky body so he
will be a big boy! He loves to wear hats, jackets, socks, long sleeves or no
clothes at all. He is wearing size 2 diapers but we are about to move up to
size 3 ones we are finished with the box we have. The 12 hour night time
diapers are a lifesaver at night. They never leak which makes a huge difference
because I am not a fan of changing his sheets all the time. Pampers are by far
the best brand but Huggies will work too.
He still does a pretty good job of riding in the car but it
is not his favorite thing. He can fall asleep pretty quickly if it is around his
nap time but he is not one to fall asleep every time he gets into the car like
some babies. He enjoys looking out the window and really likes it when someone
is in the back seat with him!
Beau is at the precious stage of smiling when someone comes
around. He will light up when Jon or I enter the room but he will also smile at
most people who talk or smile at him. He does not cry when he goes to strangers
and is overall a very very happy baby. He cries when he is hungry or tired but
that is pretty much the only times.
We are so blessed to
have a happy, healthy and independent child. We love him more than anything
else and he has made these past 6 months a pure joy!
