6 Months!

Henry is 6 months old and I can't believe how fast he's growing! Here are some stats about him.



Weight: 17 lbs 8.5 oz
50%

Length: 26.25 inches
32%

Head: 42cm
24%




I'm having a hard time understanding that he's average size according to the American Pediatric people but he's wearing 9 month clothes and starting to get too chubby for them. I guess it's proof positive that society expects even babies to be skinny. :) I LOVE his rolls.

Some things about Henry at this age: He loves having his clothes taken off, it makes him giggle. He hates putting clothes on. He babbles lots and two weeks ago he said "maaaaaa" in reference to me. I'm calling it his first word. He's working on sitting up and if he didn't spit up everytime he leaned forward too much, he would be farther along. He eats one meal each evening around dinner (so far avocados, sweet potatoes, rice cereal and green beans. I'm homemaking all of his food this time. Woot!

 

He sleeps from 7pm to 7am with one interruption to eat. I am so glad he's a great sleeper. Lily is still waking 1 to 2 times at night for water, milk, binky, nightmare, no reason, etc. He has started prefering his two fingers to his binky to sleep. And, also like his mom, he plays with his ear while he sucks his fingers. Weird how that sort of thing is genetic.

His day schedule is still a little odd, but he is great at napping, it's just not a consistent length. He goes down without even crying and drifts off to sleep. He still likes being swaddled, but needs his hands so it's not real effective.

 

 

He's nearly rolling back to front and can roll front to back. He loves to play with his toes and he's got grabby fingers. His fine motor skills are awesome. Give him a toy and he passes it back and forth between hands without dropping it.

Henry smiles at everyone. People around him are his entertainment, even when they don't look at him he will smile at them. Lily is his best friend. She brings him toys, blankets, binkies and she lays next to him, straddles him to smile in his face and gets so excited when he wakes up because she can run in and pull herself up on his crib to see him. What joy that brings a mommy.

Overall, we are a very happy family!