Weight: 13.5 pounds
Height:
Clothes: You are wearing 6 month clothes. You can still fit into some 3 month clothes: a few pants and sweatshirts. I already packed away most of your 0-3 clothes. That was a sad day!
Diapers: Still wearing a size 2. You have been in this size for 8 weeks, and they are still a perfect fit. Thank goodness!!
Health: You didn't have any doctor appointments this month. Your next appointment is at 4 months. I would say my number one concern for you is still the flat spot on the back of your head. We are constantly moving your head and encouraging you to look the other direction. You have really great neck control and do really well at tummy time. I have read a lot of things on "flat head" and they all say that tummy time is super important. Luckily, you don't mind it. Your dad thinks I'm crazy for worrying so much. Overall you are a very healthy babe. You haven't been sick and have only had an occasional stuffy nose.
Diet: You are still only breastfed. This month I went back to work so you have been taking more bottles than normal. You are a great eater. You typically go 2.5-3 hours in-between feedings. You eat an average of 6-7 times a day. When you drink a bottle you eat between 4-5 ounces.
Sleep: You are still an amazing sleeper. Since you started at daycare your new schedule is bath time at 7:00, play/read stories at 7:15, eat around 7:45 and then you go to bed. You always fall asleep on either your dad or myself out in the living room. We carry you into your bed once we know you are asleep, usually 30 minutes later. I think we keep you out with us more for our benefit than yours. We just really enjoy our snuggle time! You sleep through the night and wake up between 6:15-7:00. You never wake up fussy. You lay in bed kicking your legs in the air until we come and get you. As soon as you see us, you smile! We never get you out of bed until your dad and I BOTH get a smile and it works every time. It's probably our favorite time of the day. You started sleeping in your pack and play full time at 12 weeks. During the day you typically take 3 naps. Some days you will cat nap and other days you will crash for hours. You still get fussy around 5-6pm, so we try and encourage a nap around this time.
Likes: sucking your fingers, cuddling on our chests, butt pats (this always helps you fall asleep), being sung to, talking, kicking your legs, being tickled, paci, blankets, baths, being outside, being out in public, watching tv, fireplace, being on the changing table, looking at yourself and us in the mirror, being naked
Dislikes: getting your diaper changed first thing in the morning, being left alone for a long period of time, getting your nails clipped, too much tummy time, burping when you aren't done eating
Milestones: at 9 weeks you laughed and rolled over from your tummy to your back for the first time. We first heard you laugh one morning when you were just in your diaper and I was tickling your belly. You have a deep man laugh and it's the cutest thing I've ever heard! You first started rolling over when you were just in your diaper and now you will do it all the time. At 10 weeks you first held on to a rattle. You are still not the best with this and this is something we are still working on. You will shake a rattle for a few seconds and then try and chew on it for a little awhile. At 10 weeks you sat in your bumbo for the first time. You have really awesome neck control with all your tummy time. You can't be left alone in the bumbo but we are practicing! At 10 weeks you slept for 12 hours straight! That was a great night. At 11.5 weeks you started daycare and I went back to work. This month you started sucking your fingers. I feel like self soothing is a milestone. I think it's important for you to be able to calm yourself down and not be so dependent on your paci. It was so cute when you started noticing your hands and fingers. You are now starting to notice your feet. It's only a matter of time before your toes are in your mouth!
Personality: You are such a happy baby! You are usually smiling and/or laughing. It's so easy to get you to smile now. Of course as soon as I get the camera you immediately stop! You still have far more likes than dislikes. You are typically easy to please and only get upset when you are hungry or tired. Both of these are easy to fix! My favorite thing is to make you laugh. One night I discovered that your feet and armpits are ticklish. It was the best discovery ever! I LOVE picking you up from daycare. As soon as you see me you give me a huge smile. One day I even got some giggles. I can't wait to watch you grow. I hope you are always this happy.
Visitors: Grandma, Uncle Jeff, Aunt Allie, Kathy and Dan DeRose, Terry and Bob Brown
