new trick

Levi is pulling up on everything now!! Once he figured it out, there is no stopping him! We are going to have our hands full! It's so fun to see him learning all these new things. When he gets himself up, he is always so proud of himself, and he'll look at me with this goofy grin like 'Look what I did mom!!' It makes me so thankful that I am able to be home a couple days with him instead of working full time. We have our struggles financially, but Paul knows how much it means to me and we make it work.

sweet potatoes!

Sweet potatoes were a hit from the first bite! LOVED them! They came from Grandpa Jeff's garden, so of course they were good! :) I couldn't get the spoon in his mouth fast enough!

The adorable Halloween bib was made by Great-Grandma Karen! These are my favorite types of bib because they cover a lot, and he can't pull them off.

Feed me already!!

Mmmm! Lovin' every last bite!

Next up....green beans!

avocado!

Avocado wasn't an immediate hit. The first night he wasn't crazy about it unless I mixed it with the oatmeal cereal....same with the second night. On nights three and four though, he scarfed it down! So I am going to call it a success!

Hmmm....not so sure about this stuff...

Next up....sweet potatoes!

squash!

Levi's first taste of actual baby food, not just rice or oatmeal cereal, was squash! We started on Tuesday night after we got the ok at his check-up that day. We'll be working our way through the veggies and fruits, one for 4 days before we try another. Just to make sure he doesn't have a reaction to any. I'm fairly certain he'll be fine, since neither Paul nor I have any allergies to foods.

Daddy gave him his first few bites so mommy could take a few pics! He wasn't super excited about it. But he didn't hate it. I don't think he exactly *liked* it, but he ate it. He did better with it mixed into his cereal, probably not quite as strong that way! The next few days were the same thing, not crazy about it, but he ate it.

 

Next up: Avocado! I'm going try and get pics of his reactions to each new thing we try!

Levi's 6 month pictures!

We had Levi's 6 month pictures taken by Stephanie Foto in Morris, and I just got the cd back yesterday. They turned out cute! I think they would have been better if Levi would have cooperated a little more, but what can you expect from an almost-6-month-old?! :) He didn't cry or anything, just didn't want to sit still! Surprise, surprise!! Ha! Here are some of my favorites!

 

All images copyright Stephanie Foto

6 months!!

I can't believe my little booger is already 6 months old!! Where did it go?! I know I probably say that every month, but it's true. Half a year has gone by since we drove to the hospital knowing that our lives would never be the same. I don't even remember what life was like without Levi. We just love him so much!!

Lots has happened this month. Lots of learning new things, lots of changes, and just all in all BUSY!

 

 At 6 months::

18 lb 9.5 oz (68th percentile)

28 3/4 inches tall (99th percentile)

size 3 dipes, moving to size 4 soon

In size 9 month clothes...still  a few 6 month I can squeeze him in to, but not many. depends on the brand

Completely on the bottle now...read my post from last week if you're interested in knowing how that came about. Kind of a long story. Tougher on mommy than Levi, I think.

We have been giving him oatmeal cereal for the past few weeks, and he likes that a lot better than the rice I think. Also, he has been getting it twice a day...around noon, then usually between 5:30-6:00.

JUST started on baby food tonight, after getting the ok from Dr. M at his 6 month check up today. Tried squash, and he didn't mind it, but didn't seem overly thrilled either. I will do another post with some pics once I get them uploaded! I am planning on making my own baby food, mostly to save on the cost, and also I just like the idea of it being more natural.

Moving, moving, moving!!! He started with a belly crawl at the beginning of this month, pulling forward with his hands and pushing with his feet...he's got that mastered and can get where he wants faster than you expect! Just the last few days he's started taking more steps on his hands and knees before dropping to his tummy and scooting. 

In regard to the last item, he is in to EVERYTHING!! Oh my goodness I have a strong feeling we are going to have our hands FULL. Ha! Payback, right mom!! :) anything that is not a toy is by far more interesting than said toy...for example: the remote, any sort of cord, the scale in the bathroom, the bathroom rug, framed pictures on the floor that I need to re-locate, etc.

Pulled up to his knees in the crib a few days ago, so we lowered the mattress!

Sleeping has been getting better, slowly but surely. We go upstairs for bedtime around 7-7:30 and he is usually asleep by 7:30-8, and he'll sleep until anywhere from 1-3 on a normal night, take a 4 oz bottle, then back to sleep either in his crib until 4:30-5:00 or with us until 5-5:30. Lately he has been waking up crying, and I think he has been having tummy aches. He sometimes gets a little constipated with the formula and cereal. At his check-up today, Dr. M told me he should be old enough that he doesn't need to be eating at night anymore, and he's most likely just waking up out of habit. She said to try daddy going in there instead of mommy, and that it might get worse before it gets better. SO. We'll see how that goes. We're going to wait a couple nights and see if having more baby food helps first.

Still on the subject of sleeping, he's been doing better when I lay him down in his crib too. If he wakes up, he'll just snuggle with his blanket and go back to sleep. I kind of love it that he snuggles with his blankie...it's so cute!

Naps GREAT at daycare. At home? Not so much. Grr. We'll get it though. Just have to be persistent. I try to do things the same as his schedule there, but that doesn't always happen.

Sits up all by himself! Just started this past week. And he can get from sitting to his tummy without doing a nose-dive too now! :)

Still no teeth! Hopefully soon. We've been saying that for the last couple months, but I have a feeling this will be the month! 

Levi got his first ear infection this month, it was actually a week or so after he turned 5 months. He did great taking the meds, he was on them for 10 days. It was when the weather was being goofy, going from cold and windy one day, to 80 degrees the next! His cousin Aaron, and 2nd cousin Ruth also had ear infections at the same time!

LOVES being outside!

We just moved up from the sponge at bath time to the blow-up ducky tub! He seems to like it. But he still tries to climb out, mostly because he just can't SIT STILL! :) He likes to splash. Fascinated with running water too...I turn the faucet on and he just wants to play with it! Such a goofball!

I think that about covers it, so I'll end with some pictures from the past month!

more pumpkin pics!

The other night I took Levi outside to get a few pics of him in the leaves with his big pumpkin from Grandpa Jeff. He LOVED all the leaves!! It was pretty funny. He kept wanting to dive at them when I sat him up. Needless to say he was nice and dirty after that! I got a few cute ones!