So we celebrated Andrew's 6 month birthday on May 28th! This post is a little late-Can you tell that my free time is getting less and less as he is becoming more mobile?????
Andrew had his 6 month appointment on Monday! He was not the happiest patient, especially when the shots came, but we survived and all is well:) He weighed in at 13 pounds, 10 ounces (1 ounce less then Aiden was at his 6 month appointment) and 26 inches (less than 1 inch taller than Aiden was at his 6 month appointment. Believe it or not, Andrew is in the 20th percentile for height but hovering the 1st/2nd percentile for weight:) I can't believe how close they are in height and weight. Our little boys keep their mommy busy because the doctor likes to see them more often for weight checks. We head back in 6 weeks to make sure he stays on the growth chart. (In other news, Aiden weighed in yesterday at 24 pounds at 2 1/2 which means that he is finally on the growth chart at the 3rd percentile!)
Watching Andrew, I am reminded of my feisty, active baby Aiden! Andrew moves, moves, moves, and moves:) He is most content laying on the floor and scooting after toys. Sometimes when you are holding him, he will cry until you put him down on the ground and then he is totally happy:) He gets up on all fours and I feel like he will be crawling in the next month, but we will see where life takes him. Andrew loves toys-he crawls after his toys, Andrew's toys, and anything that he can get his hands on. He also sits for several minutes at a time, although usually he will move himself to the scooting position because he is more content playing on his belly. He enjoys our walks around the neighborhood and gets to tag along to all the activities that we do with Aiden: going to the park, swimming at the pool, library storytime, running errands, and much more! His favorite things are playing with all of Aiden's toys (instead of baby toys), swinging at the park, his little lovey dog, and watching all the craziness in this household!
Andrew now eats breakfast, lunch, and dinner! His favorite foods are sweet potatoes, bananas, and pears. He has a HUGE distaste for peas and is not a big fan of carrots, but we keep trying more and more new things:) I am continuing to make most of our baby food, but I have to say that is lovely at times to quickly grab a store bought container and feed him when I have a hungry toddler and a hungry baby!
BIG news is that Andrew has started to take a bottle! We have been giving him one every day for the past week and usually will take it, but not consistently enough that I feel totally comfortable with it, but it at least allows me a little more freedom!!!!! We are working on the sippy cup slowly. He loves his water and often likes to play with his sippy cup after the mealtime is over!
Andrew usually sleeps pretty well which means that he is up once or twice a night to eat! I am SO looking forward to one day in his life when he sleeps all the way through, just to get ONE full night of rest!!! I just have to be patient though... He continues to nap well and I try SO hard to get these two rascals down pretty close together to give myself an hour or two break during the day:)
We have a BUSY month ahead with lots of traveling, but I am looking forward to introducing Andrew to the mountains, the ocean, and so much more! It's going to be a fun 7th month of life for this little guy:)
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