6 Months of Charlie

I cannot believe my baby is 1/2 way to his first birthday! Time is going by so quickly, but this stage with Charlie is so fun and full of new beginnings... eating solids, developing a little personality, and hopefully soon- sitting up unassisted! I cannot believe that this little boy is mine and that I get to love him forever.

 Outings
-Creature Comforts for Happy Hours 
-Atlanta staycation for Memorial Day while watching Lolly
-GA Club for Amy's Birthday Dinner
-ACC Pool Party for Memorial Day
-Osteria Olio for Charles's Birthday
-Bowling for Father's Day

Milestones:

-Started solids (purees) on 5/4 

-Started baby led weaning at 6 months on 6/14. Was OBSESSED with kiwi and cried so hard when it was gone. Have tried avocado, kiwi, and eggs. Not crazy about bananas

-Starting to blow raspberries on his own with his lips

-Kind of waves hands with his whole arm

-Clogged tear duct finally seems on the mend

-Likes to hold spoon and kind of put in his mouth himself 

-Started using the Jolly Jumper toy

-When he wakes up, starting to entertain himself/play in the crib until I come get him

-Kind of can get up on hands and knees like the crawling position

-First Father's Day

Notes/things to remember:
-Eyes are still blueish...

-Hair is continuing to grow!

-The way he turns in and falls on chest like giving a hug

-The way he squeals with excitement- especially when picking him up from school

-The way he sticks out his tongue like a lizard when wanting to eat 

-The way he blinks his eyes really fast when you get close to his face 

-The way he gets so excited when I come wake him up in the morning and squeals 

-Still major drool rash and waiting for a tooth to finally come in!

Likes:
-Laughs so hard when I kiss his neck

-Likes to swing! 

-Loves to eat- can barely wait for next bite and sometimes cries if I am not fast enough

-Loves his feet! Does happy baby pose all the time and sucks on his toes 

-Loves being tossed in the air

-Holding his framed ultrasound photo

-Fascinated by tags on things

Dislikes:
-Starting to be wiggly!! Can get sad when laying him down to change his diaper

-Doesn’t like to be put down during witching hour 

Looking forward to our first beach trip, finally meeting the Malchow cousins, and getting baptized this month!

5 Months of Charlie

It is true... each month gets more and more fun! We have loved spending this month near our cousins and grandparents. Charlie has also enjoyed his little daycare class at Trinity Lutheran Academy!

 Outings
-Augusta for Easter 

-Downtown for Twilight

-Happy Hour at Pretty Boy

-Atlanta for Charlie Rood's birthday party 

-Church for Mother's Day

Milestones:
-Still smiling all the time and at anyone
-Rolls all over... officially a tummy sleeper! First night was 4/17 when he slept on his tummy for the first time. 
-Switched to 4-6 month schedule on 4/18
-Officially recognizes me and gets so excited when I pick him up from school
-Catnaps are getting shorter (30-45 min) and likes to be held during witching hour 
-When getting out of his car seat he is starting to crunch to help sit himself up 
-Reaches for toys and kind of throws his paci 

-Had our first appointment with our new pediatrician, Dr. Garrard, on 4/14

-We moved up the strap on the Doona 
-Graduated from the bassinet in the stroller 
-Starting to find paci and putting it in and out of his mouth by himself 
-Swats at things... understands cause and effect of how to make toys make noise 
-Would follow the fork to my mouth with eyes when I eat
-Tried bananas on 5/4 and then avocado, sweet potatoes, and pears 
-Can tuck legs in like he’s getting in position to crawl 
-Getting better at swallowing purées instead of just spitting out and opens mouths for bites

-My first Mother's Day <3 

Notes/things to remember:
-Still very drooly
-the sound of his little cough
-The way he rests his hands on me when I am nursing him 
-The way he moves his tongue when he's ready to nurse
-Eyes are still blue.. seem to be lightening up?!
-The way he smiles at me when I start pulling his paci out when he wakes up or when he’s about to fall asleep, and then just smiles 
-Love the way he crosses his hands and holds them across his chest
-Funny way he dives down to the spoon like a bird catching a fish when eating 
-The way he tries to lick the wash cloth in the bath 
-Still has a clogged tear duct but it seems to be getting better
-Had his first rash on his abdomen 5/15... maybe from post sickness?
-The way he sometimes would do around the worlds in crib trying to get comfy
-Had a few weeks of waking in the night around 4-5 (end of April/beginning of May) but would put himself back down easily 

Likes:
-Loves squeakers and Itsy Bitsy Spider
-Loves sweet potatoes!
-Giggles when I kiss his neck
-Starting to like books and “helps “ turn pages
-Loves “This is the Way the Ladies Ride” 

-He is definitely a mommy's boy! 

Dislikes:
-Gets so sad when his bottles end and cries until he gets distracted
-Starting to get upset when I walk into a different room... doesn't like to be alone!

 

Looking forward to our first summer with a baby, including our first beach trip!