6 Months Old

Kirksey, you are 1/2 year old today! You are such a sweet, happy baby!

So, what have you been up to?

You wear mostly 3-6 month clothes; however, you can still fit in a couple 0-3 month and 3 month outfits.We officially moved up to 3-6 month sleepers the other night when we were trying EVERYTHING to figure out why you were not sleeping.

You are still in size 2 diapers, at least for a few more days.

Most days you nurse 5 times (ocassionally you get a 6th feeding in). You are also eating cereal twice a day. In the morning you eat your baby oatmeal and at night you have rice cereal. We are going to try real food next week! So, we will see how you like your first meal of sweet potatoes then!

You have been sleeping really well at night. Almost every night you sleep anywhere from 11-13 hours! We are so very proud of you! When you wake up in the morning you "talk" for a while and chew/suck on your toes. Sometimes you fall back to sleep for a little bit, then you are ready to get up and start your day! When I turn on the light as I walk in your room, you stop talking and start looking around for me. As soon as you see me you give me the biggest smile! What a great way to start the day!

Not only are we proud of you for your night-time sleep habits, but you are getting better with naps and learning new things all the time.

We have been able to get you to take 2-3 naps a day over just the last few days. The longest your naps ever last are 1 1/2 hours, but they are usually about 30-45 min. Even though you are a happy baby, it is amazing how much happier you are with the extra naps.

You have started crawling. You always have a look of accomplishment on your face when you get to whatever you started crawling toward. We do need to working on your concept of heights and danger though. The other night you were playing with the shiny remote control on the couch. Right after it fell to the floor you lunged your body after it (you did this several times). Good thing daddy was right there to keep you from diving head first off the couch!

You are getting better at sitting up by yourself, but you still wobble every now and then.

You have sat in a highchair now. You looked like you were a pro even though it was your first time!

You like to stand a lot too. I don't think there will be too many months between you starting to crawl and starting to walk. I think you will get it down before the next 1/2 of this year.
You like your baths and have started splashing! The other night we had water all over the kitchen counter, kitchen floor, and even on the floor in the den!

You are starting to want to hold your bottle when you get one.

You will laugh for a while when you find something that is amusing. This is the best video we have gotten of you laughing so far...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4v_5bGtgmE

You have even been in a swing for the first time at the park. I think we will need a swing set one day!

You are our sunshine and we love you!