6 Month Stats

6 Months ago, I was lying in a hospital bed scared out of my mind of the upcoming hours. I was full of emotions to all extremes, but mostly just excited to meet my little man.

This has been my favorite month by far (as I'm sure I'll say every month). His personality and expressions are priceless and he steals my heart daily with his smiles and giggles. Happy 6 months to my little angel.

Stats:
- Weight: 22 lbs, 2 oz
- Length: 27 inches (ish)

Changes:
- We sprouted THREE more teeth for a total of 5 now!
- Drew found his toes and when he is lying down he tries to get his big toe in his mouth.
- He is still sleeping 11-12 hours every night (going to be around 8-8:30) and we are loving every minute of it! He also doesn't really need to be rocked to sleep anymore, rather we can lay him down, pat his chest and leave the room. He likes to talk for a couple minutes and then generally passes right out.
- As for naps, he generally naps 2-3 times throughout the day. They vary quite a bit and can be 20 minute cat naps to near 2 hour long naps.
- Drew has also now tried 5 different solid foods in this order; avocado, bananas, sweet potatoes, green beans and pears. He loved the bananas and pears the most and does well sitting in his highchair to eat them while we eat dinner.
- The 'toy of the month' was his jumperoo in which he would jump for hours if we let him.
- Everything is still going straight into his mouth first!
- He is still in the infant car seat in the car but most likely will outgrow that here in a month or two.
- He still needs to suck a pacifier to help him fall asleep but doesn't want one at any other time.
- Drew has also been standing on the couch with his arms slung over the back. He can linger there for a bit before falling down.
- He has also found his squealing voice. Although it's not that loud, it's very high pitched and he loves to utilize it when frustrated or if you take his bottle away before it's finished.  

 

As a "mini celebration", we purchased a lima bean kids sports plate in dark blue personalized with his name. I know he won't use it for a while, but I thought it was cute!!

And just in case anyone would like to see monthly comparisons, here you go.

I had to include a few pictures from very early on, but the second set of 6 pictures are the monthly ones.

What I would give to slow down time right about now.