GENERAL: Josh is still the happiest baby in town. I don't think he will lose that title until he is no longer a baby. I love him to pieces. I kiss him approximately one million times/day. It's hard not to. My boys are the best. All 3 of them! Josh had another great doctor appointment for his 6 month check up. Perfect little love bug. He tipped the scale at 13#2oz and he is 24.5 inches.
SLEEP: I'm writing this post after he slept from 8:00-5:45 last night!! His best night yet. This past month was ROUGH in the sleep department. I attribute most of this to his bilateral ear infections. Poor guy! He was still happy, but I finally brought him to the pediatrician after he ate a whole 3 oz one day when I was at work. After a 10 day course of high-dose amoxicillin, he seemed to be on the mend. Poor baby! He was getting up every 1-2 hours most nights, probably because his ears were bothering him! He seems to be on a better schedule now. He isn't wiggling all over the place when I'm trying to put him down anymore. We have been letting him cry for a few minutes if he wakes up, but that kind of breaks my (our) heart(s), so we usually go snuggle him right away. Fingers crossed the sleep is back on track! We are still working on naps. They still tend to be little power naps, but some days we will get lucky with an hour or 2.
EATING: We just started him on baby food, and he loves it! I now feel bad that I waited this long. I am wondering if it is part of the reason that he has been sleeping better at night too. I still nurse him in the morning and before bed, and any time he wakes up during the night. He usually has 2-3, 4-5 ounce bottles when I'm at work. We started with breast milk and rice cereal, which as you can see below, was a success, and he has also had sweet potatoes (he likes the ones daddy made!), green beans, and mangos. We are introducing a new one every few days. He gets a little bit angry at times if we do not feed him quickly enough! He also likes mum-mums, so we give him one of those if we need to refill the bowl or something so he doesn't get too feisty!
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: He still talks and talks and talks. He usually wakes up in the morning talking, not crying. He definitely notices when we leave the room, so this makes it hard to get ready in the morning. We will put him in his exersaucer, which he usually likes, but when he sees us leave the room, even if it is only for a second, he lets us know he is not happy about it. He still makes friends wherever he goes. Gosh, I love this boy. (And his big bro!)
Big brothers do not get better than Benji! He is the sweetest. These boys love each other SO much.
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: He is army crawling like it is his job! He is so fast! I think Ben bypassed the army crawl stage due to his tummy, so it is fun to watch Josh explore! You can't leave him alone for a millisecond. He loves to bounce, roll, scoot, and do whatever he needs to do to get what/where he wants. He is putting everything in his mouth, including tufts of dog hair. (UGH!) Ben wasn't one to put things in his mouth at all, but I think Josh is going to be quite the opposite! He is also sitting now too, though he really prefers to be on the go.
Josh doesn't really have time for pictures.
Look at him go!!
Another video: (Thanks, Nana, for keeping them alert!) And then my memory was full on my phone again.
Looking forward to another fun month with my little family!
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