3.15.2011

6 months

*Clothing*

B mainly wears 3-6 outfits and onesies, but still wears some pants that are 0-3. He is continuing to grow and now wears size 3 diapers. He finally fits in the cloth diapers comfortably without them being loose in the legs. The cloth diapers are definitely not his favorite, since as soon as he wets it, he gets upset and starts poking at the diaper for me to change him. This may be a good sign for future potty training; but we are not holding our breath just yet.

*Meal Time*

At this point, B will eat almost any purees or baby food (fruit or vegetable) Stage 1 we give him. He loves everything so far. We are still keeping with Beechnut and Earth's Best baby food and when there is time, I puree fruits and vegetables for him to eat. He usually eats 1 jar of food at breakfast, followed by a jar at lunch and 1.5 jars at dinner. He also loves the Mum-Mum crackers in either Banana, Vegetable and the Rice flavors.

We tried some of the Gerber puffs with him and he did not seem the least bit interested, however he loves the Cinnamon Maple, Veggie Medley and Tomato Basil Crunchies by Gerber. He dislikes the Cheese flavored Crunchies (those become a dog treat).

*Temperment*

He is a very well-behaved baby still. Typically very smiley and giggles all the time. Even when he is not feeling well, he still is mellow, just tends to want to be held or cuddled more. He is also developing a very strong personality and strong will. When he learns something new, he continues to try to do it until he masters it and is very stubborn when you tell him no or not to do something. He also has become increasingly more independent; liking to play with Lucky or his trucks or racetrack. He loves in the evenings when Daddy plays with him and they "rough-house" and also when Lucky gives him kisses, he loves to hug his face and give him wet kisses back.

*Play Time*

He is standing up more and leaning on furniture to walk around the table and reach for things on higher shelves. We had to Brantley-proof the entertainment center since he kept turning off the tuner and cable box.

*Sleepy Time*

For the most part, he sleeps 10 hours! Occasionally, he still wakes for the bottle in the middle of the night, but it is less frequent on a weekly basis. He usually goes to bed by 10pm and is up and ready to go in the morning. Sometimes he eats a jar of food for breakfast, other times he takes a bottle and will go back down for a nap an hour after waking up. It depends on the day and what else we have planned.

*Picture Time*