I know that everyone says it, but these months are just flying by with you, Davis! I feel like just when I hit publish on these monthly update posts, I blink and then it’s time for me to be taking more pictures!!
* You are nursing 4 times a day, with your final feeding at 7pm or so. You are on a pretty good 4 hour schedule with nursing, although you are easily distracted if I’m nursing you and there is a lot of noise. You’ve also begun to use me as a teething ring at times. You think it’s the funniest thing, but I’m working on teaching you to EAT rather than play. I’m hoping we can master that sooner than later! Ouch!
* You are doing well with your solids and seem to like most everything we’ve been giving you. I think we have added most basic foods at this point and so far, there aren’t any allergies. I’ve been offering you small {and soft} pieces of banana and little puffs {in addition to the purees} for you to practice picking them up and feeding yourself, but no luck just yet. You can pick up the puffs, but haven’t figured out how to get them in your mouth.
* You are sleeping well, although you continue to wake up between 6-7am, just a smidge earlier than I’d like. Some mornings, I can nurse you and then put you back down for another hour or so, but some mornings you are definitely up and ready for the day! I’m not sure what that’s all about, but I’m trying not to let it bug me too much.
* You are napping pretty well. You take 2 naps consistently {anywhere from 1.5-2 hours each} and then I sometimes put you down for a little catnap around 5pm {for about 30-45 minutes} in case you are really tired and cranky. We have been home more since school ended for the summer, so you’ve been getting more consistent naps in your bed.
* You are wearing size 4 diapers.
* You weighed 20 pounds and measured 29 inches long at your recent check up. Your new doctor said you were growing just fine.
* You are wearing 9-12 months clothes now. I finally pulled out all the summer clothes and got your drawers and closet all organized with things that fit. I love all the little bodysuits for summer!
* You are definitely a busy little guy. You roll over constantly if you are on the floor and spend quite a bit of time on your tummy trying to scoot places and get things that are within your reach. You are getting better and better with sitting up, although I still like to be near you when you are sitting up on the floor in case you get wobbly.
* You really enjoy your Exersaucer and love to play with the little toys on it. You also adore the Johny Jump Up. We didn’t use it as much with the older kids, but I’m so glad we kept it for you because you LOVE it. You love jumping up and down in it and just hanging out. It’s great for when I’m bathing the kids or need to tend to someone else.
* You are overall a really happy baby. You love to be held, but also love your time to explore too. You laugh and giggle when we tickle you or when your siblings play with you. You love to be where the action is!
* You are still drooling quite a bit and I swear that a tooth is going to pop out any day now {although I’ve been saying that for a while now}. You are still a thumb sucker, which is so helpful when you need to soothe yourself. It’s also really cute, too.
* You continue to babble a good bit and I even heard the words Da-da come out of your mouth. I know it’s just baby talk, but I still think it’s funny how those are usually the first “words” when Ma-ma carried you for all that time!
* You are back up in your room with Savannah. Even though you do sometimes wake up earlier than I’d like, it doesn’t seem to be bothering her at all. She either doesn’t wake up at all or just rolls over and goes back to sleep. I like the new crib bedding that I got for you, but still want something to put above your crib.
* You are doing great health wise. You did so well with your outpatient surgery a couple of weeks ago. They didn’t even have to put in an IV – nitrous oxide knocked you out long enough to take care of it. You have healed up really well. The doctor said the original circumcision looked great and he didn’t need to do anything to correct it. He just had to separate some skin that had re-attached. Your eye “goop” has also gone away. I guess the little massages worked or it just decided to clear up on its own.
