We had Lucas’ six month check up on Wednesday the 5th.
I was convinced going into it that he was going to be well over 18lbs and 27in long. Boy was I surprised. Our little man weighed in at 16lbs 9oz and is 26.5in. He’s in the 32nd percentile for weight and the 45th for height… his head however is humongous! He’s in the 89th percentile for his noggin – which isn’t a shock to me considering I had to push that thing out! Haha! The doctor said it’s just because he has such a big brain to fill with all sorts of knowledge!
Over this last month he has really started to come into his own. His personality is coming through more every day and he truly is the light of our life.
He has mastered the “multi-roll” and if I’m not paying attention can get from one place to another in seconds!! He can officially sit on his own – although if he gets too excited he topples over (because of his bobble-head). He is definitely teething and is putting every single thing possible, including his feet, into his mouth just to get some relief. He is fascinated by C and Berklee, always trying to figure out what they are doing and why he can’t do the same things yet. We’ve graduated from the swing (sad day) into the “circle of neglect” (or as we call it “his office”) and also the jumper. He absolutely LOVES to jump. Sometimes he’ll be crying because he’s hungry and laughing at the same time because he’s jumping. It’s a riot. He knows his name and will look at you when you call him. He can pass toys back and forth with his friends and loves anything that plays music – also not surprising given who his father is. His favorite songs are (in no particular order) “C is for Cookie” (we sing through each letter – A is for Auntie, B is for Berklee, C is for Charlie etc.), “The Wheels on the Bus” (he especially likes this if he’s in the Ergo and I bounce him “up and down” on the chorus), “You are my Sunshine” (I sing this to him every time he’s going down for a nap and at bedtime) and most recently “The Ants Go Marching” (and no not the Dave Matthews song)
But… the biggest difference between five and six months is that we tried solid foods for the first time! Lucas’ pediatrician gave us the go-ahead at his appointment but I had to wait because Brian was travelling and really wanted to be there for it (which I totally understand). We decided that carrots would be the first food he tried. Our doctor told us there is no set “color order” any more for solids (some people adamantly believe you have to start with orange and then progress to green and red) and that we could start with anything we wanted. He did suggest (as have Jami and others) that we start with a veggie first. If we started with fruit we’d be almost guaranteed that he’d eat it but then we might struggle getting him to try things that are less sweet. We waited until Sunday night to do it and it was hysterical. He’s just so curious about everything so the second he saw the bowl and spoon he immediately started reaching for them. I put the first spoonful in his mouth and his reaction was priceless! He scrunched up his nose and smirked as if to say “what the heck is this?” but then he couldn’t get enough of it! He of course painted the entire highchair with it but managed to keep himself relatively clean. It was such a huge milestone. I’ll admit I cried a little bit because as exciting as it is to watch him discover new foods it just even further proves how fast he’s growing! My baby isn’t so much a baby anymore!
We talked to his doctor at his appointment about his development and the doctor said he’s right on track. He’s doing everything he should be at this age and that he’s “perfect.” When we were discussing food he reminded us that “Food before one is just for fun” and that the majority of his nutrition is still going to come from breast milk. He also said the best time to experiment with foods is once in the morning and once at night – between nursing sessions. He said if we fed him immediately after I nursed him he’d be too full and wouldn’t take the food and if I waited until immediately before nursing he might be too hungry and frantic to really want the solids. So we’re going to try to schedule it so that I nurse him at 6:30am and then daycare will give him 1.5oz of carrots (or whatever he’s eating) between 8-8:15an then a bottle at 9:30am. We’re still trying to figure out the nighttime session though because typically he nurses at 6:30pm and again at 9:30pm but I’m not sure I want to be giving him solids at 8pm.... we’ll figure it out soon enough!
It’s still so crazy to me that we’re already discussing food schedules! I literally feel like I just gave birth to this little guy and now before I know it he’ll be walking!! It’s the most cliché saying ever but time really does fly. So, I’m still trying to absorb every move he makes and take as many pictures as I possibly can so I don’t forget one single minute of his life! There are days I find myself missing the tiny baby I brought home in September but then I look at the little boy he’s becoming and I just melt!
We leave for our first family vacation on March 19th so I probably won’t blog much during that week but I’m excited for that adventure! It’s going to be interested traveling with two small children (S, B & C are coming too)!
I just can’t wait to get out of all the snow and cold! Stay warm!
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