Remember in my last post, how I said I was dropping the ball. Well, I still am. I will try to do better!
This last month you turned six months old. WOW! You have already been alive for half of a year! And you can do so much now. You've mastered sitting up (for the most part, there are still times when you'll tip over, but usually it's because you've reached too far) and are able to get from sitting up to lying down. I still am not sure how you do it, because you have some kind of radar and only do it when I'm not looking. But I'm impressed, just so you know. You LOVE to play with your toys and the Fisher-Price stack-up rings are your favorite. You like blocks, especially when mommy or daddy stacks them up and you can tip them over. And you recently got a puppy that talks and sings and does the alphabet and counts and you LOVE it. You can make it work all by yourself, and you grin at it, just like it's talking to you. And you talk back too! So adorable. So thanks to your great uncle and aunt, because that gift was a major hit!
This month you had your check-up and you weighed 18lbs. 5oz. and 1/4, which puts you in the 90th percentile for weight. But we were amazed that you were in the 95th percentile for length at 28 inches - you're TALL. Of course, we shouldn't have been surprised because you have outgrown so many clothes this month. Not that mommy really minds, since then she gets to take you shopping for more cute clothes, but it's so strange that you're in 9 month clothes (for the most part) and even 12 month clothes, when you're only 6 months old. The shots weren't as bad as before - we gave you ibuprofen beforehand and I nursed you right before and right after and you fell asleep on the way home. I wish you were one of those babies who could sleep it off, because I think that would be easier on you, but you are unique.
Speaking of sleeping, I don't know what has happened lately, but it's almost as bad, if not worse, than it was when you were brand new. A week and a half ago, I was all excited because I put you down for two naps (in your crib!) and you had great naps - 90 minutes each and you were in a good mood. But then that night all hell broke loose - you were up after only 30 minutes after our bedtime routine and wouldn't go back down for three hours. And while it's gotten slightly better, you are still having a major problem there. We'll put you down, just like always (we have done the wake to sleep for months now, so you know you're in your crib) but you always wake up - sometimes it's 30 minutes in, 45 minutes in, or if we're lucky, 2 hours in....and you're not always hungry either. And you're going through a major mommy phase - at night, I'm the only one that can comfort you and get you back to sleep, which makes it hard on me, Daddy, and you.
We don't want to make you cry it out; we agreed even before you were born that we didn't like that, but some nights we feel desperate and think maybe we should. Of course, we don't know why you're waking up - separation anxiety? Teething (probably partly)? Because you like to sleep on your side and then roll onto your back while you sleep and wake up and can't seem to settle on your own (which is weird, because you CAN do it, you do it maybe 50% of the time later on at night). At any rate, while I feel frustrated and tired and I know you're tired too, I also have hopes that this too shall pass - a lot of other tiring things have and you're getting older.
But right now, you have to take naps on my lap on the boppy. To be honest, while this cuts into time to get things done, I kind of enjoy it. I read books on my Kindle and we cuddle and I know that I won't get to do this with any of your hypothetical younger siblings because I'll have you to take care of also. So unless you take an ultra short nap for some reason, we're doing good with that. And you go to sleep just fine at night, it's just a matter of staying asleep that you're bad at - but you'll get there.
Other than the sleeping thing you are the BEST baby ever! You are babbling even more and love to make spit bubbles. You play with your toys with us and by yourself. We take you swimming at the pool and you LOVE water. You kick your legs and everyone just loves to watch you because you're so cute. I can't wait until this fall when we can take our parent/tot swimming class (I hope that we'll make some friends). You and our cat Leo are major pals - he'll come and sit next to you and he's so patient when you try to eat his tail or pull his ears and you watch him intently whenever he comes by you. And he stays with you, I think to protect you. We have to keep the door to your room closed at night so he won't come in and sneak under your crib. It's wonderful - we were really worried that he would be jealous or try to hurt you.
You smile all the time and laugh (although you're not a laughing baby - you are very particular) a lot. You rarely cry, although you can get fussy. And when you do cry, it's so sad - you get pouty lips and tears come down and your face gets all red (much like me, actually). You love music and hearing me sing, so I tend to sing a lot! And even Daddy sings. You and Daddy love to cook together - it's like watching a cooking show whenever you do, and it's so funny and wonderful. We actually have something of a schedule - we're up by 8 (usually 7 or 7:30) and we get dressed and play and make the bed, etc. You're sleepy about 2 hours after that and so we have a nap. After that we play some more, have lunch, go swimming, or run errands, and then it's back for another nap. By 6 you're ready for dinner, bath, and bed.
This month we did have sad news - your great-grandma Judy died. We couldn't make it to the funeral, but I am so glad that you got to meet her when you did. That was special and worth the trip up there. I can't wait until we get to take another vacation together, preferably for a more fun reason than an ill grandma. Every day I hold you in front of a map of the world and I ask you to 'point' to where you want to go. Funnily enough, you point to Kazakhstan an awful lot, but I prefer to think it's because it's bright orange! But you've also picked out Australia, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, California, Alaska, Germany, France, and England. I'm up for it, we just have to win the lottery.
Your sixth month was amazing and fun and I can't wait to see what you do next - you're so close to crawling, so I'm sure that will be in your next post (if I write it in time, of course!). I love you so much, and I just love being your mother.
Love,
Mommy
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