Grayson: 6 Months

Halfway through year one! holy smokes!

Weight/length:

Grayson is 19.3 pounds and 28 inches ! He is SO long! We are down to 4 bottles a day, ranging between 6-8 oz each. We have also started our solids adventure, in the form of purees. Baby has had apples, bananas, prunes, carrots, green beans, peas, carrots, and squash. He has also had some rice cereal mixed in with the fruits. We've been introducing a sippy cup every time he has a "meal." Some days this goes better than others, but it is more about just getting him used to having a cup. We are planning on trying a bunch of new foods, including peaches, pears, avocado, cauliflower, and scrambled eggs!

Grayson is in size 3 diapers and we have just started to wear 9 month clothes. The 6 months are almost too short!

Sleep:

Sleeping like a champ! Going to bed between 6:30-7 and getting up around 6:30. He will occasionally get up between 4-5 and talk to himself...which is pretty adorable, albeit loud. AND I was completely wrong....kiddo is a TUMMY sleeper. I would have never guessed that a kiddo who HATED being on his stomach would love it now and that is the only way he will sleep. Go figure.

 Napping turned a HUGE corner this month. It was like he decided that he wanted to nap in his bed and that was that. While we were on vacation, napping got a TON better and now we have a very predictable nap schedule. Going down for 1.5- 2 hours around 9, and then another 1.5-2 hours between 1 and 2. This has made scheduling our days MUCH easier, not to mention, we have a much happier and well rested baby. 

Likes:

Grayson loves the ergo carrier, the jumperoo, putting anything and everything in his mouth, playing on the floor, baths, apples, and carrots

Dislikes:

Grayson hates the being tired, not being able to crawl, 6 month shots, and peas.

Milestones:

This past month, Grayson went on his first vacation and took his first round trip on a plane. He did amazing and we were so proud! We are planning his first road trip for the near future and another flight for later this year. 

We are a master a log rolling everywhere and all this baby wants to do is CRAWL. He will get on his tummy and scoot in circles, but can't figure out how to go forward or backwards. He is so determined, but eventually will cry out of frustration. He has mastered sitting up unassisted, but will sometimes lose his balance and topple over. The boppy pillow has been a saving grace for that! The teething has been about to do me in....so much drool, chomping, and fussiness. I feel like those little toothies have got to pop through one of these days! I am going to miss that gummy smile, though! :)

Just look at this cuteness!

 This boy brings out ALL the feels!!!