Friday, November 13, 2009

6 1/2 Months Old





Where does the time go? I miss that sweet little baby who couldn't hold his head up yet. It used to be so easy to hold him and help him to sleep. And now, well he is just so long, that he goes to sleep on his own!

Alex officially sleeps on his tummy with his rear in the air. As noted by the picture above.


Let's see where to begin...

I would first like to mention something that I forgot to months ago, so I won't forget. Somehow we were able to wean Alex off of his pacifier when he was about 3 months old. When we first suspected that he was teething, he started spitting it out when it was offered to him. I think that Mark and I just assumed it hurt him to suck on his paci. So hooray for us! It still makes me cringe when I am out in public, and I see 2+ year old children with pacis in their mouths.

Lots of growing up to discuss:
Alex has been in Size 3 diapers since our visit to Indiana. The Size 3 weight listed on the package leads me to believe that we will be in this size for awhile, and for that, I am grateful because it's hard to keep moving up the diaper chain!

This baby is becoming a child. I look at him, and sometimes I no longer see that tiny baby boy we brought home from the hospital. I see a child who puts absolutely everything in his mouth, squeals with delight, stands upright in his exersaucer, and is on the verge of sitting up on his own (75% able) and crawling in the next few months (50% able -- we still have some time for that one thank goodness!)

Mommy has a slight obsession with the Wonder Pets on Nick Jr. It's a show about a hamster, duck, and turtle who save other animals by emphasizing the importance of teamwork. Quite a catchy little show, and I only wish I would have thought of the premise myself. I sing their 2 main songs each episode in my sleep, it seems: "What's gonna work? TEAMWORK!" and "Wonder Pets, Wonder Pets, we're on our way!" My favorite epsiodes are when they go on holiday to Mexico and save a crab, and the dinosaur episode, which I've only seen once and I'm hoping to see again soon. Yes, I like the show probably more than Alex does...

Toys and books:
I recently bought him a board book with stories from the Bible. The pictures are so cute! I heard Mark reading it to him 2 different times yesterday. When we were in Indiana, Mark bought him a musical toy guitar that he just loves, and Nana bought him a musical piano toy a few months ago as well. Alex has quite the toy musical collection. He also plays with his toy keys from the nurses at the hospital quite often, and he also likes Tony the Teething Blanket (though not as much anymore). His exersaucer seems to be quite a blast for him. That little stand up thing is an entertainment machine and a half!

Clothes:
We spent late Oct/early Nov pulling out socks & hoodies from his closet. As the weather has started turning colder, Alex does have a coat, but I need to find a hat to cover his ears, or at least a new coat with an attached hood. I've been to Babies R Us, Wal-Mart, and a Carter's store, and no one had anything that would fit a 6-9 month old baby! All sizes for their coats were 2T and up. Amazon.com had some yesterday, so I might just have to order it online. We've been fortunate that the weather has been mild lately, but I know it's coming!

A couple of really cute things that he has been doing lately: When we turn on a sink facuet, he reaches forward and wants to put his hands in the water. It's so cute! He also wants to turn the pages in his board books while we are reading stories (instead of wanting to put the book in his mouth). So I think he understands that you turn pages in books.

At his 6 month Wellness Baby visit, I didn't cry for the first time when Alex received his shots. Guess that means I am getting used to it? Although, she did not have any flu shots. I was a bit disappointed. We still need to decide if we will find a flu shot from a public place. Alex's doctor discussed baby proofing our apartment soon and also whether we had increased his solid foods intake. She also recommended taking an infant CPR class, which I have signed up for in December.

We had his 6 month pictures taken the day after Halloween. (He was a monkey, by the way...) We had the following pictures: our Christmas family photo, him sitting in a chair, a "Santa hand" reaching out to hand him an ornament, him in his Cleveland Cavaliers outfit, and a close-up headshot!

And now, I am taking him for another one of our many Fall walks in his stroller. This could be one of the last mild Fall days, so we're going to take advantage of it!