Despite my best attempts to hold time still, the little ones keep growing and growing! Grayson has become quite the joyful, laid back little boy and is such a blessing to us. Even through all of our traveling this month he has proven himself to be adaptable, sweet and a lover of activity.
At 6 months Grayson is:
- Sitting by himself, though not without close supervision. I actually wrote that he was NOT sitting and then went to take some 6 month photos of him and he sat right up!
- Rolling like a mad man and even starting to put his knees up under himself in an attempt to crawl forward.
- Loving being read to and giggles when you sing Pat-a-Cake, Pony Boy or A Bushel and a Peck.
- Still swaddled and sucks on his paci to sleep (and goes down without a peep).
- Eating much better, though he is impatient, all business and wants to sit up while he nurses which makes feeding in public non-existent.
- He has also started biting me when he's done eating and then laughing when I jump in pain... A little bit cute but Lord help me when this boy gets teeth!
- Hasn't started solids though he's interested and ready. I am waiting until after the move so I don't have to worry about it on the airplane!
- Wearing a smattering of 6-9 mos, 9 mos and 6-12 mos clothes and size 3 diapers.
- Weighs just over 17 lbs (his official appointment and weigh-in is scheduled for tomorrow).
- Grabbing at toys with more accuracy now and showing more determination to get to things that are out of reach.
- LOVES his big sister (and she loves him). Ava frequently asks to play with him in his crib and will stay there for half an hour or more, jingling toys, giving him his pacifier and talking to him.
- Is just starting to be more clingy to mommy.
- Still doing very well on Prevacid with the occasional bad reflux day (especially after long car rides).
Schedule of the moment:
*Keep in mind I've been moving both kids schedules later in hopes of easing more smoothly into Arizona's time zone in September.
Right now he is waking and nursing between 7:30 and 8am. He eats every 4 hours around 8am, 12pm, 4pm and 8pm, is awake for about an hour after feeding and then takes 3 naps ranging from 1-3 hours each (1 hour if he's having a cranky day but usually sleeps for 2-3 hours). If he wakes up early I usually try giving him the pacifier first but if that doesn't soothe him he is usually easily pacified by stimulation (the opposite of his sister). Either I leave him in his crib with something to look at (and often he will fall back to sleep), or if all else fails he will lay swaddled in the living room and happily watch the world go by until feeding time.
Last night, after I wrote this post and mentioned that he is still waking to eat around 11pm and 3am, he slept through the night for the first time! We will see if this continues. I have chosen not to worry about this nighttime feeding otherwise until after the move.
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