Six Months

October 6, 2017

August is 6 months old!

At 6 months, August:

Weighs: 18 lbs 3 oz (63%)

Measures: 26 inches (20%)

Teeth: 0

Loves:

Watching Scarlett be silly
Dancing and singing with mama
Interactive baby games such as itsy bitsy spider, peekaboo, this little piggy, head shoulders knees and toes, etc
Reading stories with mama/dada and sissy
Bathtime—he likes splashing around now
Getting raspberries on his tummy
Blowing raspberries and bubbies
Ellie wubbanub
Rolling around on his mat
Being stood up on his chubby legs
Being sung to
Funny faces and sounds
Grabbing faces and hair

Dislikes:

Being tired —when he is ready for bed, he is READY and you’d better not try to feed him or read him a book because he just wants to go to sleep (and then will wake up 2-3 hours later to nurse:/)
Falling asleep in his car seat in the car and then waking up and discovering he is still in his car seat
The puffy suit for nighttime because he can’t move around (doesn’t mind it for naps though)

Sleep: Goes to bed around 8-8:30pm and has been waking 2-3 times throughout the night (most likely from teething) and gets up for the day between 7:30-8:30am (although will sometimes fall back asleep after nursing). Usually takes 2-3 naps, the first around 10am lasting 30-60 minutes and a long one in the afternoon around 2pm (usually lasting 2.5 hrs). He also likes to get a short snooze in pre-bedtime if he can, usually while on our evening walk.

Eating: Nurses every 2.5-3 hours typically, and since starting solids a few days ago he’s been getting a tsp or two of avocado most days

What’s New:

Tried his first bite of food on his half birthday: avocado!
Starting to say more consonant sounds such as ba-ba-ba, wa-wa-wa, and da-da—Sounded like he said “dada” a few times
Rolls a lot more and stays on his tummy in upward dog for long periods
Can sit without support for a few seconds before falling over
Has attempted forward movement by pushing off the floor with his legs but just couldn’t get his arms to follow suit:)
Experiments with cause and effect by squeezing & shaking his toys around to see if they will squeak or rattle

Nicknames:

Goomy/Gooma/Gooma Goo/Goomish
Doughman
Baybuh
Wee Wee
Babish
Chuub
Chuub Cheruub

A few Augustisms that we love:

Little one syllable screams that he does randomly when happy and content or when starting to get upset
Sighs when you pick him up
Let’s out an “Ahh” sigh after sneezing
Smiles with his whole face
Thinks sissy is the funniest and most interesting person in the world
Bababa on his arm
Wakes up blowing bubbles & raspberries and squawking and squealing
Turns head away when excited
How he is the happiest most relaxed baby in the world, until he isn’t (meaning, when he does get upset, he can scream pretty good;)
Not a care in the world when singing and dancing with mama or being in his carrier
Easygoing, peaceful nature
His chubby little palms and long fingers
His sweet, sugary-smelling baby breath