Maddox - 6 months

December 21, 2015

Baby Stats:

Weight

17 lbs 8 oz

Length

27.5"

Sleep

Maddox is getting better and better at sleeping. We hit a little rough spot over Christmas due to traveling. Each night we were away, he was up every 2 hours and when you are in a home with others, you just feed the baby so they don't wake everyone up. So that's what I did. Luckily, when we got back home he back to his normal sleeping habits. Goes to bed around 7 and wakes in the 5 am hour sometimes the 6 am hour. We stopped doing the 9 pm hour dream feeding in between 5-6 month and he did great. We now feed him a bottle @ bed time and he sleeps right through the dream feed.

Daily Routine

About mid way through the 5-6 month transition, we switched things up. He started getting solids and we eliminated the dream feed. He gets up around 6 and I nurse him. Then goes to daycare all day. Get's fed when we get home at 5, then solids for dinner and then a bottle of breast milk at 7. In bed with lights out at 7:15.

Feeding

We introduced solids a few weeks after he turned 5 months. He was more than ready. We are using a combination of purees and baby led weaning with feeding him solids. He loves to eat the heads off broccoli. It's super cute how excited he gets about it. Still fed breast milk 6 times a day. When he wakes, then around 9, 12 and 3. I nurse him at 5. He has solids at dinner time (and we started right before his 6 month birthday feeding him solids @ breakfast). Then gets a bottle at 7 pm bed time. All bottles have about 5.5 ounces in them.

Has loved everything we have given him. Broccoli, avocado, squash, banana, applesauce, pears, peas and sweet potatoes.

Diaper Size

Still rocking cloth diapers during the day and he is in size 3 Honest brand diapers at night. 

Clothes Size

Carter brand 6 month PJ's he has has mostly outgrown. They are not tall enough for him. Still wearing all 6 month size clothing. 

Hair Color

His hair is growing at a rapid pace I feel like. It's very brown and the top is longer than the rest which is fun to play with.

Eye Color

Still blue and his lashes are growing so fast. I'm happy to see he is going to have long lashes like my other 2 boys!!!!

Milestones

Celebrated his first Christmas. Traveled to WI for a long holiday weekend.
Played in the snow for the first time.
Got his first bout of pink eye
Started solid food
Started sleeping 12 hour stretches
Got his first tooth...and the second one soon followed!

Likes

HIS THUMB...OMG we have a thumb sucker! It's the cutest thing!!!
Eating...kid loves to eat.
Army crawling. He loves to move around when we leave the room.
Smiling - he is seriously the happiest baby and barely ever cries.
Will hang out in his crib after nap time and wait for us...it's seriously so awesome.

Dislikes

His paci...won't take it anymore. Just plays with it if we give it to him.

Shots...baby boy hated his shots @ 6 months..first time I Heard him cry in a long time...that's how happy is is.

Mama

I survived being a single mom for a whole week when Tate was gone on a business trip. That's when all the sickness started...colds, pink eye, wheezing, coughing, etc. It's one thing after another right now and I can't wait to get it gone. I'm staring tax season this month so that is daunting to think about. I wonder how I am going to do everything and still be a great mom to the boys and a wife to husband. I keep telling myself it's only 12 weeks. I just need to remember to let some things go. I'm still working out 3-4 days a week. Just doing weight training really. Love our garage gym.