Six Months and the Boy is Growing!

So, they are all growing. Obviously. But the newest boy is growing fastest of all. Now that he has reached the six month milestone, he is really out of the infant territory and is a full fledged baby. He gives great smiles and snuggles, has an awesome laugh, and shows preferences (including mommy!).

Playing on his playmat -- a common place to find him

Lets start with his actual size. At his last checkup, Miles weighed 16 lbs, 7 oz (double his birthweight at 4 months). He was in the 18th percentile for height and the 79 for weight. The other day, I weighed him with me on the scale, and he topped 21. I don't think that can be quite right - our scale is kind of wonky. That said, he is a big guy.

Now, lets talk milestones. He can roll over, although he has only done it a handful of times. He is a bit unsteady sitting, but I blame that on his big head. But in the last few weeks, he has moved from cradle to pack n play

That was a major event in an of itself, but we still had to swaddle him to sleep. But not too long ago, I went without the swaddle, and he took to it right away. But he does kick his legs all night now, so I hear "thunk, thunk, thunk." He seems to sleep through it, though, so I get to fall right back to sleep, too. 

We're still nursing, and he has no interest in solids. So far, he has had avocado and applesauce, but when he sees the spoon coming, he clamps his little mouth shut. I'm thinking if I get him into an actual highchair and let him play with tiny bits of food, he might be more interested. It's an idea called baby led weaning, and seems to be pretty popular. It makes a lot of sense in some ways (getting babies to eat regular food so that it is a habit that is formed early on), but also seems not so smart in other ways (giving little babies without teeth chunks of food to munch on). Still not sure how I feel about that. 

Trying the avocado

Still deciding on the avocado

Miles is a wonderful, sweet baby, and an absolute blessing to our family. I can't say enough how fun it is to have a little one again, and how I am looking forward to all of the baby and toddler stages. The kids LOVE him, and are great older siblings to him. I can't get enough of him and am so grateful to have the opportunity to have him in our family. Tim is so much more comfortable with Miles' baby stage than with the others - practice really does make perfect. He is an awesome dad to all of the kids, but this is the most he has really engaged in the baby years. Who would have thought he could clothe diaper with such ease?

Happy half birthday to my sweet little Miles! I can't wait to celebrate all of your milestones with you!

6 months today!