Blah Blah Blah...Da Da Da

My babbles have turned to actual sounds and some might even say they've turned to words...words like Dadadada according to Dad (and reluctantly backed up by Mom - and this video)

2 Teeth + 2 Food Groups + 2 New Noises = 6 Months Old!

I'm officially half a year old, I weigh 15 pounds 5 ounces and am 2 feet 1 inch tall (25-30th percentile). Major changes have been taking place lately.

#1 - I got my first two teeth last week!! Both are on the bottom and they look really cool. (see for yourself)

#2 - I have mastered fruits and vegetables, favoring things in the orange/neutral color family and not being a big fan of things from the green camp. Next up...mixed fruits, veggies and turkey for Thanksgiving next week!

#3 - Perhaps the most exciting new skill I have recently discovered is my voice. I have gone from grunts and crying to squealing and the beginnings of "words" - it sounds like bababababa, but I am starting to understand how to open my mouth and make new noises. I sorta look like an old man with no teeth, but don't judge...I'm learning

Lots of things I can't eat in October...

While I have started eating "real" food, there are far more yummy looking things that my parents are withholding from me...take cider and cinnamon donuts for example, or how about all that delicious candy Jackson got on Halloween...at this point I would settle for a bite of one of those stupid goldfish crackers. As you can gather, I'm really into eating - it's WAY better than living on liquid alone! So far, my favorites are squash and sweet potatoes - I could do without the peas and I'm a little overwhelmed by the sweetness of the pears. I'm supposed to eat half a container per meal, but I've been known to eat the entire thing fairly often - hope Mom doesn't get yelled at next week by the pediatrician for that because I'll be pissed if I get cut off (oh, and I don't want Mom to get in trouble).

They dressed me up like a ladybug for Halloween, stuck me in my bumbo for what seemed like 4,000 pictures then strolled me around the neighborhood in the cold so my brother could get a bunch of candy...not cool. About 30 minutes in, I threw a mini-fit (a little fussing) and Mom took me home where I got out of that stupid outfit and into my warm bed! I bet next year I will feel a lot different about this holiday...

Finally...I can sit up!!

I've been anxious to sit by myself for months and my six pack abs are finally strong enough to help keep me balanced! Here are some of the first shots - despite Dad being behind me, I swear he wasn't holding onto me...

My brother is HILARIOUS...

How fast things change

While it has only been a couple weeks since my last post, so much has changed...

I have figured out how to really eat my cereal and have tried rice & barley flavors (Barley is by far the best one to date) and I am going on two weeks straight of sleeping through the night! I am honestly the best sleeper ever - out like a light between 7-8pm and not a peep until 6-7am, not even a thunderstorm or a crying brother can wake me up!

My next task to master is the exer-saucer. I discovered that I can sit up, look around the entire room and have multiple toys at my fingertips - this thing is amazing. I really want to be able to sit up on my own, so this will help me until I can figure that out too.

I can't wait to see what the next couple weeks will bring - maybe sitting up, maybe eating vegetables, maybe getting a tooth...you'll have to check back and see.

4 Months Old

I've hit the 4 month old mark and I just keep getting bigger and more fun by the day! I'm still on the small side at 12 pounds, 12 oz. and 23.4" tall (10-25th percentile).

However, I have mastered holding my head up so the doctor cleared me for cereal...that's right people I'm ready for food!! I don't know if I like this cereal stuff, but I've only tried it twice, so I guess I'll reserve final judgement for a few more days.

As with every doctor visit, there's some bad news too...this time, in addition to getting two shots, the doctor said I no longer need to eat in the middle of the night which puts a damper on my 3am wake-up time. Boo.

Proof I can roll over!

Finally, it was caught on video - my ability to (very slowly) roll over from my back to my tummy! Every day I get a little faster and more coordinated at rolling. Hopefully I can figure out how to roll the other way soon!


Oh, and on a side note, the two lengthy, wonderful nights of sleep I had last weekend when I found my thumb were the only two nights of awesome sleep I had...

I found my thumb...and mom got a new camera

So...after months of trying every pacifier on the market (and refusing them most of the time) I discovered something so much better - my thumb! I started really sucking on it on Saturday and it's no coincidence that as soon as I learned this new skill, I slept through the night two days in a row! (We're talking ALL NIGHT, meaning in bed by 9:30p and no peeps until 7a) Looks like my parents are going to have to enjoy the sleep for now and dread the fight to break the habit when I'm bigger!

I Rolled Over...

I officially rolled over by myself tonight!! I've been trying for a while and have been really close, but today I pushed myself over the edge. Mom missed it, but Dad witnessed my mad skills.

So, I just looked at my brother's blog and apparently he learned to roll over on the 27th of October and I learned on the 27th of August...weird

First two weeks at daycare

Well, the inevitable happened...I started daycare on August 2nd when Mom had to go back to work. It was rough on Mom, but I did just fine. I was a little overwhelmed the first couple days and didn't nap much, but I'm getting used to all the other babies and starting to sleep a little longer during the day. I guess it's ok that I don't nap much because then I sleep more at night for Mom & Dad!

I am laughing and smiling like crazy now! My brother makes me laugh a lot and I love it when people talk to me. I'm starting to grab things, stare at toys and I LOVE looking at myself in the mirror. I also learned how to sit up in my Bumbo chair which is super cool. Life is pretty fun so far.

First trip to the zoo

I went to the Detroit Zoo over the weekend and it was hot...I much prefer the air conditioned world I've been used to these past few months. However, the highlight of the trip was seeing turtles and a giant polar bear swimming (in separate exhibits of course) Also, Mom finally got a good picture of me smiling!

My first cousins weekend

Well, this cousins weekend is quite a thing to experience. I'll be honest, it was a little overwhelming for me - there were kids everywhere, lots of yelling and running and playing - so much that it kept me awake and restless during the day. I was just jealous that I couldn't run around, eat ice cream and play too...so lookout for me next year!

2 Months Old!

Mom and Dad said I was getting bigger, but were way off on estimating just how big! At the doctor today I weighed 10 pounds, 5.5 ounces (putting me in the 40th percentile) and I'm 22.25" tall now - that's up to the 50th percentile from the 25th percentile when I was born...maybe I won't be as short as Mom after all :)

In other news, I was caught on film smiling at the 4th of July parade (middle picture) and I'm consistently logging 5-6 hours of sleep at night (10:30p-4a) and then another 2.5-3 hours (4a-6:30a). I also really want to roll over, every time I'm on my back I immediately roll onto my side and kick my legs, but I just can't make the rest of my body move yet...

Getting bigger

I'm finally into 0-3 month clothes (even though I'm almost 2 months old) so I'm not very itty bitty anymore! I learned to smile - especially when Dad makes ridiculous faces and noises - and this week I was a much improved sleeper at night...I slept from 10p to 2a, then back to bed until 5:30 or 6a (I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but Mom seemed real happy!)