Max's 6 Month Stats

Can you believe that Max was ever this tiny?!

I just love this picture of him by Lindsey. He was so little and so fragile then. It just seems like eons ago that he was a newborn.

But, he is a big 6 month old Baby Boy now. Yep, he turned 6 months old on February 27th. He went to see his pediatrician the following Monday (March 1st) and below are some of his stats along with what he is up to these days.

• Weight: 15 lbs. 3 oz. (10th percentile)
• Length: 26 inches (31st percentile)
• Head Circumfrence: 17 3/4 inches (82nd percentile)
• Eating: cereal 3X's per day; beginning solid foods once or twice a day; thus far, you have tried green peas (not a favorite), sweet potatoes (LOVED them) and avacados (you seem to like them). You are now nursing less & less--typically twice a day--and are taking a bottle (formula) 4-5 times a day. Usually 4 or 6 ounces at a time. You also get a sippy cup of water when you eat your cereal (so, 3X's a day).
• Sleeping: You sleep 12-14 hours at night (woohoo!). You go to bed between 6 and 7 and wake up sometime between 6 and 8. It's heavenly! You had been taking two (2) hour naps (one in the morning and one in the afternoon), but have recently just started taking one in the mid-afternoon. Typically around 1-2 hours. You still mostly like to be laid down and go to sleep on your own. However, in the last couple of days you have wanted to be cradled and given your pacifier at naptime in order to go to sleep. (I have enjoyed this because you DO NOT typically like to be in the cradle position!)
• Activity: You can sit for a while unassisted now. You get stronger and stronger by the day and can now catch yourself when you start to fall in one direction and pull back up. You are pushing up on all fours and will be crawling any day. You are also getting stronger and quicker with this movement. When you are pushed up you rock back and forth and look as though you will just take off!
• Misc.: You have (2) teeth! The bottom center two have broken through and are continuing to show more and more each day. You are quite the chatterbox these days! You will gurgle, say "ahhhhh" very firmly, say "Ba," and other multiple syllable phrases. Hmmmm....wonder what your first word will be?!

You are such a joy to be around. You are a very laid back little guy and love to laugh and giggle. You are super ticklish under your neck and around your ribcage. You are an easy baby and love to look at people and smile.

You make the world smile!