6 Months Old!

WOW time really is flying by!! I can't believe Owen is already 6 months old! He is starting to get a little personality and flashes his gummy smiles all of the time. He still loves to scream and talk up a storm with his baby babble and every now and then will give us a belly laugh that melts your heart instantly. It really is amazing how much he is learning and how big he is getting. I look at newborns now and can't believe he was that little. I can only imagine what the next 6 months will be like.

Owen's Stats:

Weight: 19 pounds 3 ounces (76 %)
Height: 26.75 inches (58%)
Head Circumference: 44.7 (74 %)
Eyes: Depends on the light ... sometimes they are blue, other times they are green or brownish color ... I am thinking they might end up being green?
Diapers: Still size 3
Cloths: 6-9 months and 9 month cloths are coming out tomorrow!

What Owen has been up to during the past month:

He can now roll over from back to belly! He was so angry about being put in his crib awake one night that he flipped himself over and fell fast asleep.

He likes to shake his head no ... it really comes out in full force when he is tired

He is a belly sleeper! I always put him down in his crib on his back but before he falls asleep he is on his belly. We should have known he was going to be a belly sleeper because during his first week home the only way he would sleep at night was if he was sleeping on his belly on Eric's chest.

Speaking of being in his crib ... he has finally learned to nap in his crib and it is glorious. It was a long month and a half of sleep training, but he now takes two naps a day ranging from an hour - two and a half hours at a time.

He can sit by himself unassisted. We still place a pillow behind his back in case he flings himself backward but he can sit up like a champ all by himself! I think he likes this new freedom ... he grabs his toys that are around him, chews on them and goes to the next toy.

He is still drooling up a storm but no teeth yet ... it's been a long three months of teething

He now eats solid food twice a day. He has his rice cereal and a fruit in the morning and some more rice cereal and a vegetable at dinner time. So far he has tried sweet potatoes, apples, pears, squash, zucchini, bananas (not a fan), avocados (hated these!), peaches and carrots.

He loves his walker although right now he can only move backwards and still LOVES his bouncer chair!

His baby babble has turned into baby babble sentences. It is so cute to hear him try to talk.

On top of baby babble he can giggle --- like real belly laugh giggle and it is the cutest sound ever!! As soon as you hear it you just want to giggle right along with him.

His hands have turned into little pincher's and will grab anything within reach and try to put it in his mouth (he especially loves to pull out your hair).

He can pick-up and grab his toys at will, move the toy from hand to hand and throw it when he is done with it.

We are working on clapping, waving and crawling!

Happy 6 months baby boy!