Bug & peanut

Monday, March 05, 2007

6 months and counting

Where to begin? There's just so much to write because I'm terribly behind my ambitious update plan for this story... Peanut turned 6 MONTHS old on March 3. SIX MONTHS!
At 6 months, Peanut:
  • Rolls over from back to front without problems. He's happy there for a few minutes but gets uncomfortable. He does manage to roll over in his sleep without problems though, but if he wakes in that position he can't fall back asleep without being rolled back over.
  • Sits up in his bouncy chair to play, reach, or just 'get a little closer'. He loves that bouncy chair, loves to sit up and throw himself backwards so it gives him a nice bounce back up.
  • Sleeps in his cradle in our bedroom, on Daddy's side. Is quickly outgrowing it but I'm hesitant to move him since that means getting out of bed and walking to his crib a couple times per night. And on that subject:
  • Doesn't sleep throught the night. We're teaching him to fall asleep on his own by laying him down for the night awake, when we know he's tired. This is usually successful, though after a couple weeks he still can't fall asleep in the middle of the night without a bottle in his mouth. He wakes up about two times each night, but is quickly settled by slurping on a bottle, propped/laying on a little blanket beside him.
  • Eats all baby foods without problems. We've tried the cereals (first), followed by veggies and some fruit. We haven't tried proteins yet. He likes the veggies more than the fruit.
  • Loves his big sister. Is totally fascinated by her. Especially when she gives him things to chew on, or brings him his bottle, or sits there and talks to him. He just loves it, he lights up and babbles nonstop. (baaa ba abaa baa ba)
  • Loves his jolly jumper as much as Bug did. He tried it for the first time right around New Years, and while it took him a couple tries to figure out out, he's been loving it ever since.
  • Plays with anything in his reach or given to him. He's very interested in everything.
  • Smiles with his whole body (as Mommy would say) It really is true. He is just so happy all the time.
  • Loves to cuddle. For months, the best part of my day was sitting on the couch with Peanut, feeding him, burping him, and letting him fall asleep in my arms before bed. The most common procedure was to feed him until totally full, then place him on my shoulder and whack his back to burp him. It never failed to put him to sleep. (Yes, I know this is why he has trouble falling asleep on his own! It's also why we haven't done this much in the last month or two.) It's amazing how calming that back tapping is to him. No amount of singing, stroking, etc can equal the power of 30 seconds of light 'back whapping', no matter where he is.
  • Naps 2-3 times during the day, from 45 minutes to (sometimes) 3 hours. Most naps are 1 to 1.5 hours.
  • Still has (only!) his bottom middle two teeth

Friday, March 02, 2007

heavier

Stats from the doc this week:
Bug 30 lbs
Peanut 21 lbs

Peanut, at 6 months, is 5 inches shorter than Bug at 22 months!