Everything seems to be going well for all of us:
- He had his 6 month dr appt last week. He's 17 lbs 7 oz (55%) and 28.5" long (95%). That's a long baby! He's already getting too big for 9 month clothes and now we just by 12 month clothes. At least now it's summer so he can wear shorts without squishing up his feet in the sleepers. :)
- Granny is enjoying being with Kirby all day. Kirby was sick for a bit of the time, and thankfully we have her to watch him and give him a little extra TLC that he wouldn't have gotten at day care. She plays with him a lot and takes him on walks so Kirby's definitely sleepy by the time we get home. I think she's going to start taking him to Pottery Barn Kids story time - partially for him, but partially to see if there are any other stay at home grannies that she can befriend.
- A short term goal was to be able to breast feed for 6 months, but my supply doesn't seem to be slowing down so my next goal is to get to 1 year. I had planned on weening him off at that time since he'll be able to drink cow's milk by then, but part of me feels like I can keep going for a little longer. We'll see how I feel once his teeth start to come in. ;)
- He had quite the busy weekend of firsts!
- Gary was holding Kirby so that his feet would touch the ground. At one point, Gary put Kirby's hands on an ottoman and his feet on the floor, and Kirby actually stood on his own for a few seconds! Quite surprising since he doesn't tend to put his feet down.
- He's on day 4 of eating pureed food. I'm not sure why, but we chose squash as his first food. If you go to our Flickr acct, you'll see a video of his first taste of food. The look on his face is hilarious! So far, there have been no allergic reactions to the squash so we'll try another food Wednesday or Thursday. I bought all natural food (ingredients were squash and water), but this weekend, I'm going to another mommy's house to see how she makes her own baby food. Gary & I are pretty lazy when it comes to housework so the thought of all those extra dishes isn't appealing - however, I want to make sure that Kirby's isn't eating crap (preservatives, extra sugar, etc) and she assures me that it's not as difficult as it seems. :)
- Gary & I were sitting on the couch setting up Netflix on Wii while Kirby was on the floor playing. At some point, he stopped playing with his toys and just kept bringing his legs up and grabbing his toes. After 10 minutes, I looked over and Kirby brought his legs up and rolled from his back to his belly - completely on his own! I think all of us were shocked - especially him! :) He's not good about rolling from front to back so we had to help him back over.
- Later that evening, Kirby was on his belly, and he ended up rolling onto his back - again, completely on his own! And so it begins - we'll have to keep an eye on him now. ;)
Here's Kirby's 6 month photo. He's what you call "an assisted sitter" - can sit when propped up.
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