Sitting up

It's official, you are sitting up... well at least for a few minutes. When I get you to focus on a favorite toy of yours... like the book that plays music, you are able to sit up for quite some time. Yay, good job munchkin!

Legoland and Padre Game

You went to your 2nd Padre game. This time it was warm out and you were big enough to wear your really cute pink Padre's outfit that our friends got for you before you were even born. We got so many comments while we were walking at the stadium, people just couldn't resist. I think the pink hat just topped it off!

Also we went to Legoland with you for the first time, and it happened to be on your 6 month b-day :). You had a good time, I am sure we'll come back when you can actually appreciate it more. You did go on your first ride on the little train, it was really cute. It was the longest time that we had you out. Your naps were super short but you did great, didn't fuss too much. 

Happy Father's day... last Sunday

We had a full day on this Father's day Sunday. It was Sascha's first time on grandpa Dave's boat. You did very well, took a short nap once and was pretty happy the rest of the time. 

Message from Sascha: Happy Father's day daddy! Here is a little something that I made for you... ok well mommy helped a little, but it was all my idea!

6 Months

It's been 6 months since you came into this world. We went for your 6 month check up and here are your stats:

Weight: 14 lbs - 12%

Height: 26.75 inches - 82%

Head Circ: 16 inches - 6%

I think it's pretty funny that your height is in the 82nd percentile while your weight is in the 12th. You seem to have quite a few little rolls... on your legs mostly and you have a double chin. The doctor was very happy about your growth so you're doing just fine. We are introducing more and more solid foods. You are now on rice cereal and oat cereal (you prefer oat) and you've tried carrots and sweet potatoes and this weekend you tried your first fruit - apple sauce and you loved it! So yay, i think we'll try squash and pears next and see how you do with those. 

No signs of teeth yet, but everything you grab goes into one place and that's your mouth. Sometimes you drool a ton, and other times you don't. You are so curious about everything, as soon as you see something you reach for it and play with it. You are finally exploring the jumperoo, moving all around to different little stations and turning and touching the little toys, it seems to be a lot of fun. The one thing you don't love doing yet is rolling, you do it, but not all the time, so I think I need to be better at encouraging you to roll. Your baby push ups are definitely getting stronger and you get higher up off the ground. No real signs of crawling yet, just inching up a little if you have something to push off from. You can sit up by yourself for a few seconds, but you're not too steady yet. You pull up to a sitting position very well with just holding on to our fingers. It's been so much fun to play and interact with you. What a difference just a few weeks makes. When we read, you start pulling on the book (once again trying to get a part of it into your mouth) and you look at the pictures and sometimes even make noises. So cute! Oh and of course when you grab your feet, your toes go right into your mouth.

Here is your 6 month picture. Your hair is getting long, this little clip didn't stay on too long, but it was so darn cute! In the other picture you're holding your two feel as if you were up in the air doing a little cheerleader routine... haha

Holding your toes

Well you have mastered yet another skill. You started holding on to your feet. Actually more like your right foot, the left foot you're not that interested in for some reason. Sometimes you try really hard to put the foot in your mouth, and you almost succeed.

Not sure why but you don't seem too interested in rolling over these days. I've seen you do it a few times quite early and now you just stay on your tummy for a while and when you get tired you usually put your head to the side and just lay there or you get frustrated and start crying.

Also it worries me that when we go outside in the sun that your eyes water a little and your eyelids get a little bit red, and you even get little red spots on your face. I don't know if it's an allergic reaction to the sun or something. You always have a hat on and since I know that you dislike the bright sun we usually try to cover you up pretty well to shield you from it. I'll have to ask the doctor about that at your 6 month check up.

Otherwise you're the happiest little baby on the planet. You smile and giggle all the time and you're very ticklish... especially at the bottom of your feet.

Here are the latest pictures that I took with my new camera - a Nikon D60 that I got for Mother's day. Thank you and Daddy for your awesome gift and the scavenger hunt I had to go on to find it in the morning. Now I just have to learn how to use all the cool features on it.

5 Months

Well yet another month has passed by and you're getting bigger and bigger. You have beautiful blue eyes, very fair skin, and lots of blondish hair! Sometimes it even looks a little bit reddish in pictures. Just this week you started to hold your legs and your little feet in your hands, I haven't yet seen you put your toes in your mouth, but I have a feeling it will be very soon. Everything has been going in your mouth these days, everything! When you have a pacifier in, there are times when you pull it out, play with it, then put it back in. 

The solid feedings have been ok... I decided not to really force it too much. I had you try Oat Cereal this week and you seemed to like it more than Rice Cereal, but there is still a lot of spitting out going on... may be in a few weeks I'll try some veggie food to see if you like that. 

Toys, toys and more toys, you now have so much more interest in them. I can dangle something in front of you and you will reach for it and grab it, hold on to it, and very likely put it in your mouth. 

You're the cutest in the mornings. After you're fed I usually take you to daddy and wake him up by putting you on the bed next to him. You are so calm and cuddly at that time, I see you just fall into his arms and lay there so cute... it makes it that much hard to to leave for work!

You smile and laugh all the time, especially when you see me or daddy. The things that make you laugh are strange noises that we make in front of you, exercises with your arms and legs, and when we get you going you're also ticklish.

Chatting has also been a lot of fun for you. It's like your little language... I can't wait till they actually start making sense to us. :) 

You're now down to eating 5 times a day, 5-6 oz/meal. You are definitely gaining some weight, getting some chubs and I am not too worried anymore, but you are still our little munchkin.