Socks!
Weight: 16lbs
9.6oz
Height: 27.25
inches (same length Alethea was at 6 months!)
Clothing: We
have officially packed away all of his 3-6 month and 6 month clothing with the
exception of 1 pair of pants that for whatever reason are longer. He is even beginning to outgrow some 6-9 and
6-12 month shirts. Most of what he wears
is either 6-9 or 9 month.
Standing up by his learn and groove rockin' a 9-12 month t-shirt :-)
Sometimes he even gets to accessorize, lol
Diapers: Still
on the same rise, but we seem to be doing more changes simply because he is
wetting heavier. He seems to be having
less frequency with BMs, but unfortunately that means they are bigger when they
come, lol.
Who needs clothes when you have a ribbon!
Eating: He is
nursing anywhere from 4-6 times a day; most days it is 5 though. He is only rarely waking early morning to
nurse and go back to sleep.
Sometimes eating to a food coma is necessary :-)
Friendships: Still
rocking the friendships with family. He
watches Alethea like a hawk and wants to know everything she is doing. They play together super well for now, but
that is because He is okay with her being in charge. J
Reading time
Big sister gave him a hat
Playing with big sis
A wagon!
Mobility: He
is super close to crawling, but not quite there. He rolls all over for now. He gets up on all fours and rocks, but mostly
just smashes his face into the ground to push forward, lol. He can get himself from a seated position to
the tummy position and only occasionally needs help because his foot gets
caught under him in the process. He can
pull himself up to a kneeling position if he is holding onto something. He also loves to stand up with help, but he
is still pretty wobbly in that position.
More standing
Sleeping: The beginning of the month started out choppier
with sleep and we had several early mornings and a few middle of the night
feedings. Plus, at the beginning of the
month he was such a sporadic napper that it began to get a bit frustrating. Thankfully, I was able to problem solve and
figured out that he needed to be kept awake longer between naps so that he
would sleep longer. He went from taking
three to four 40 minute naps to taking a 1 to 1.5hr nap in the am and then a
1.5 to 2.5hr nap in the afternoon with the occasional 30 – 40 minute nap in the
evening. (MUCH better!) The other revelation we came to is that he
likes to go to bed earlier. We had been
putting him to bed between 8 and 830 just like Alethea, but we found that he
was still sleeping as late in the morning (sometimes even later) if we put him
to bed between 7 and 7:30. Some nights
this isn’t possible with what we have going on, but we try to give him this
opportunity when we can. Whether naps or
bedtime, he goes to sleep on his own, almost every time. He is a big fan of his middle and ring finger
and we have big issues if they get caught up in the arm of his sleeper at night
because he can no longer self soothe.
Thankfully this only happens on rare occasions.
Playtime: He
loves Sophie the giraffe! He will chew
on her for a good 20 minutes content. He
loves to play with ribbon and tag blankets.
He also really loves the learn and groove just like Alethea. They both
actually like it so much that we have had our first “fights” over that toy,
lol. He also loves the toy drum; he uses
the drum sticks quite well already. He
loves books! He will even sit through longer books with Alethea as long as she
is willing to tolerate his almost constant slapping of the pages. (Thankfully,
she is surprisingly patient with him.)
He loves his toes and really enjoys chewing on his socks while pulling
them off his feet. He also loves to chew
on foamy waffle blocks that we have.
Basically he just loves to chew on things! We have had a few mishaps where he has gotten
a hold of paper and gagged himself, but for the most part he is good to
go. He is becoming less of a fan of his
jumperoo. I am pretty sure this is the
same age that Alethea started to get annoyed with being trapped in it too.
Just driving
All smiles
Nom Nom
He loves necklaces!
Communication: He is still a squealer! He loves to squeal whether happy, sad, or
mad. It can sometimes be difficult to
tell the emotion without looking at his face, lol. Unfortunately he seems to bit a bit of a
drama queen (or I guess king) and goes from 0 to 1000 in a matter of
seconds. He is gradually getting better,
but still reacts quite suddenly especially when he is tired. He still does a fair amount of cooing and
clicking types sounds and is a super sweet boy most of the time. You just don’t want to catch him when he
isn’t happy. J He is very expressive
with his mouth and eyes, and he has the cutest little pouty/quiver lip when he
is sad.
Teeth: Still
has none, and honestly it seems like his drooling has slowed down so maybe he
hasn’t teethed yet. I guess the drooling
early on was due to not knowing how to control his saliva or I guess possibly
due to the fact that he went for so long with cold-like symptoms that he was
breathing more out of his mouth (and therefore drooling more). Whether he has started teething yet or not
will only be known with time, but he for sure isn’t fussy because of it if he
is. I am not sure if that is due to the
teething necklace, but I will taking my chances with that until he shows
otherwise. J
Random: He
gets to wear headbands and hats a lot due to Alethea loving to play dress up
with him. He loves necklaces…to the
point that I make sure I have one on most of the time just in case I need a
distraction technique. He rode in the
front of the shopping cart for the first time this month on November 29th. Crazily enough, I think both kiddos went on
their first shopping trip in the front of the cart at Walmart….I guess that is
what happens when it is the closest store to where we have lived at the time. He also tried out water in a sippy cup for
the first time this month on November 29th. Declan loves to bang on things and this ends
up being a bit painful for Daddy when he carries Declan on his shoulders,
lol. He went to bed for the first time
with a bottle vs. nursing to sleep when Daddy and Mommy went to Daddy’s Christmas
party for work on December 7th and he did great. He also sat in a high chair at a restaurant
for the first time this month on December 1st. He loved it!
This month marked his switch from the infant carrier to a convertible
car seat on December 3rd. He
is still rear facing (and will be until at least 2years old), but he is much
happier in his more spacious car seat that Alethea handed down to him. He hasn’t technically had his first foods,
but he has been allowed to lick a few apples and gnaw on a few carrots from
time to time this month. J
He loves it...most of the time
Practicing with his water cup
Big boy seat
Happy boy
toes
He loves gnawing on carrots
He also loves sitting in his crib, though he hasn't sat up on his own in the crib yet
Drums!
Sample Schedule: (As of the last 2 weeks of the month)
6:30/7ish:
wake up, nurse, then play
9:30
– 11ish: nap, then nurse and play
2-3:30/4ish:
nap, then nurse and play
5:30/6ish:
sometimes a snack nursing session after a cat nap
7ish:
nurse to sleep (in bed by 7:30ish)
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