6 Months

Luke Michael, you are 6 months old today! I can't believe you are half way to your first birthday. It seems like just yesterday that you were swaddled in your Rock & Play Sleeper next to our bed, eating every three hours. Luke, words cannot describe the blessing that you have been to our family. We love you so much!

Right now you are on a great schedule! You wake up each morning around 7 am and go to sleep each night around 7 pm. You nap for a total of about 4 hours a day, usually taking two two-hour naps. Sometimes you'll take a third, early evening nap if the first two are cut short. You also wake up happy now, and I love hearing you "talk" and "sing" in your crib. It is precious! You eat 4 times a day (7:30 am, noon, 4, & 7 pm) and sometimes a 5th time around 3 or 4 am. I don't mind that feeding because it means you'll sleep later in the morning. ;) You are also eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Your favorite foods include oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash, applesauce, pears, and prunes. You refuse to eat green beans, peas, or homemade avocado, although we continue to keep working on that.

You love your Exersaucer and Jumperoo, but lately you have really started to love playing on the floor. You roll around and will spend a lot of time on your tummy. Over the last week you have also been able to sit up without throwing up, which is great! I'm sure you'll be sitting on your own before long!
You love your passie and are able to take it out of your mouth, play with it, and put it back in (most of the time.) You have also started to pass it back and forth between hands. At night I've started giving you a second passie to hold in your hand and you seem to like that. Speaking of sleeping...I am happy to report that you sleep 99% of the time without being swaddled. Every now and then (when I want to ensure a long nap) I will swaddle you and you LOVE it. It is very obvious that you would prefer to be swaddled still!

At your 2 month check up I asked the doctor if it was normal that you were already drooling. He assured me it was okay, and that you were probably not teething. He was right. At this point you are an absolute drooling machine with zero teeth to show for it. Mostly all you have are red cheeks and a light rash on your neck and chest from always being wet. I try to always keep you dry- new bibs and frequent outfit changes, but it's never enough! You also chew on everything, including your fingers, hands, and toes so I assume that it won't be that long before your first tooth makes an appearance.

The funniest thing about you at 6 months is how you growl when you are mad. Instead of crying when you are ready to eat, sick of an activity, or just want to be picked up you growl. Now, if a few minutes of growling pass and your need has yet to be met, then you will begin to cry. It's so cute though, and much easier on the ears!

Happy SIX months, sweet boy!

If I could freeze time and keep you like this forever I would!