6 Months Old

Kieran- You are a half a year old already!  The time has flown extra fast and with you growing so quickly we just ask you please to slow down:) You are a joy to be around.  You continue to be a very happy baby, but have learned how to "cry" to get what you want and need (aka...Mom in the middle of the night:)

You are wearing size 6-9 month clothes, but still 3-6 month sleepers.  You will transition soon.  You jumped up to a size 3 diaper and wear a size 4 at night.  You are still nursing every three hours during the day and on a good night getting up twice.  We are still working on that!  Mommy is trying to get you to drop your anywhere between 12-2 o' clock feeding.  You wake up about 5:45 to eat too.  That is when I get up for work so it works out well.  Don't worry, in a month I'm sure these times will be completely different, but we are working on it:)  When we give you a bottle you take 5 ounces and eat approximately 7 times a day.  You are just starting cereal and soon veggies.  Here's a peak at your first reactions to rice cereal.

 You are taking longer naps now.  You usually sleep anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half.  At daycare the other day you went two hours.  You'll usually take one last little cat nap after we get home around suppertime. You are a side and tummy sleeper.  You are flipping back and forth and all over around in your bed all night long.

 You are getting to be more cuddly and like to grab our face and snuggle in close.  You have started to enjoy listening to books now and will sit with your sister while Mom or Dad reads.  You are seriously inches from crawling.  Tonight you army crawled and then at one point got on all fours and moved one knee forward, then the next, and then fell.  You didn't cover any ground, but I'm sure it'll be any day. Here is another video of you in your bouncer and Svea trying to make you laugh.  It usually works!  I'm still working on getting a good video of your on all fours rocking and ready to crawl and with your sister hanging out in her bed.

 Here's another comparison between you and your sister at the same age.  She seems a little chunkier at this age than you are even though I know you weigh more.  We'll find out tomorrow at your Dr. appointment.   With you already moving around and so physically strong you may never get as big of baby rolls as she did.  I can see many differences in the two of you, but many similarities too.  Since I am your Mom I can tell that you definitely look like brother and sister, but I suppose to anyone else you both might look completely different.