6 Months!

Andrew you are getting so big.  Mommy needs to schedule a doctor's appointment for you so we can see just how big you've gotten.


Most nights you go to bed by 6:00 and sleep until around 7:00 am.  The month started out VERY rough because you would wake up about 5-6 times PER NIGHT.  Mommy and Daddy sure were exhausted between you and your brother.  I'm still not sure what the problem was but thank goodness it has been resolved.  I would feed you if it was time but other than that, we decided to let you cry it out.  I was pleasantly surprised at how well that worked out.


We are able to lay you down in the crib still awake and within minutes, you manage to put yourself to sleep.  We've also noticed that you've started sleeping on your belly with your butt up in the air...just like a few other boys I know!


With your 6th month comes even more excitement...food!  You had your first tastes of rice cereal just before turning 6 months old.  You absolutely loved it.  Luckily you seemed to know exactly what to do with the cereal and everything went smoothly.

Next we tried avocado.  After mushing it up and mixing it with milk, you had your first tastes.  To say you hated it would be an understatement!  With each bite you'd open your mouth, taste the food, then gag as if we were feeding you dog food.  I'd like to say that was the end of it but it wasn't.  Within minutes of getting you out of your high chair, you became the exorcist, spewing green nastiness all over the kitchen!  I guess you didn't like avocado?!

You take 2 naps a day.  The first usually falls around 9am and lasts between 40 minutes to 2 hours.  The second nap is between 12-1 and typically lasts an hour.

You still wear size 3-6 month clothes but they are just starting to get a bit snug in length.  You still wear size 2 diapers but we'll be moving up a size in those very soon as well.

You now roll all around the room when placed on the floor.  At times you hike one knee up to your chest as if attempting to crawl.  You can also sit up by yourself for very short periods of time.  Although you are able to do this, I still like to surround you with soft, cushy surfaces.  Slow down baby boy!

This month you celebrated your very first Thanksgiving at Mimi Kathy's house.  As soon as dinner was served, you began crying because it was your bedtime.  I preceded to lay you in the pack n play to sleep but you were having none of that.  My typically easy peasy baby cried his little eyes out for hours because you absolutely did not want to sleep!  Lucky for you though, I brought you back downstairs to hang out for a bit more before passing out a bit later than normal.  I can't wait to see you enjoy your first Christmas!