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6 month roll call
I was inspired by the "9 month ish roll call" posts to start a thread for us 6 month-ers. I'd love to hear how you and your babies are doing... As for us, DD will be 6 months on Monday. She was exclusively BF until 4 days ago when we decided we couldn't wait anymore and had to try some rice cereal. She got a real kick out of it, but really didn't swallow much if any. Right now I am giving her rice cereal 1 time a day and I'm experimenting with when and how to give it (after BF, before BF, in between feedings, morning, evening, etc). We're in no hurry though...still happy nursing and feel secure that the majority of what DD needs will come from that. Our 6 month WBV isn't until later in the month so I'm not sure of her exact weight, but I'm guessing 16+ pounds and maybe 26 inches. Some of her talents...she can roll over from tummy to back very well (but hasn't gone from back to tummy yet). She can sit up with just a little assistance...a hand to steady herself with or a corner of the couch to lean on. She stiffens her legs to stand when I hold her up and when on the floor she can scootch herself around and end up in a totally different spot from where I put her. She makes all sorts of noises...coos, laughs, gurgles and her newest thing which is a coughing noise. She LOVES her bath and would stay in there until she turned into a prune if I let her. She likes her toys an will pay attention for a very long time if being read to. Thankfully, she's been sleeping through the night in her own crib since about 3 months. She's a night owl...refuses to fall asleep until almost midnight, but then sleeps through until 9am or later. I am a SAHM, so I don't mind...we have no pressing plans in the morning we need to get up early for. I would like her to go to bed a bit earlier though (even 11 would be nice), so we are working on that by getting her up a little earlier in the morning. Anyone else have a baby that stays up late and wants to sleep in? We're looking forward to spring so we can get out for walks and go to the park and the zoo...it's been a cold winter! How is everyone else doing? Kathy |
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"Kathy" wrote in message
... I was inspired by the "9 month ish roll call" posts to start a thread for us 6 month-ers. I'd love to hear how you and your babies are doing... Thanks for asking. Jaden turned 6 months 9 days ago. I started him on rice cereal two days before that and he's taken it to it very well. I.e. he's caught on very well to *how* to eat, but he isn't interested in eating very much of it. I'd say a tablespoon dry per day. I tried bananas this week, and he was completely grossed out by them. He's about 17 pounds and 28 inches tall. He can roll both ways but isn't particularly motivated to roll from back to front. He's been rolling all over in his crib the last couple days though. He is sitting, sort of, when he has the boppy pillow around him. He'll do a sit up and get himself pretty much upright for a couple minutes, long enough to grab a toy and mouth it, then flop back again and rest for a minute. He grabs at everything and his arms are long enough that it is getting really hard for me to keep anything out of his reach while I'm holding him, yet be able to reach it myself! He is sleeping a lot better. He has learned how to fall asleep on his own and now sleeps basically from 8:00 pm to 7:00 am, waking to nurse for about 10 minutes either at 12:00 or 3:00, and at 6:00, but going right back to sleep. Right now I am giving her rice cereal 1 time a day and I'm experimenting with when and how to give it (after BF, before BF, in between feedings, morning, evening, etc). I was just reading the chapter in _The Nursing Mother's Companion_, for the 6-12 month stage, and she says to always nurse *before* offering solids until (IIRC) the baby is eating three balanced meals of solids plus a snack each day. This way you ensure that the baby always has her fill of the most nutritious food first. -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 11 mo. and Jaden, 6 months Quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep. |
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My son will be 7 months on the 14th.... I hope he's not too far past the 6
month mark to post BTW, he's HUGE, 23 lbs at his 6 month checkup! The doctor was amazed that he is BF, but said we must be doing a wonderful job. I was a little concerned that he was TOO big but the DR. said he wouldn't suggest putting him on a diet, since breastmilk is a perfect nutrition. He did stress starting to introduce solids at this point to be sure that DS gets enough iron. We've discovered a few favorites being; sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, and blueberries. He hates the iron fortified cereal, but I haven't tried mixing it with a fruit yet. It seems that DS is most interested in eating solids in the AM (about an hour after BF) and around 5 PM. I'm getting used to eating my dinner early, to coincide with him. In the past two weeks he has mastered sitting on his own, although still has the occasional tumble if he gets too excited or tries to reach for something too far away. LOVES to grab things, and I'm amazed at how coordinated he is. He will shake the rattles and I say "shake shake shake" and bounce up and down, this gets him laughing. We have 5 dogs, one that sleeps at the foot of the bed with us. DS loves the dogs, grabs at them, and allows them to kiss his face (eew). The weather is warming up and we've been out in the stroller a few days. It has been so pleasant. I introduced DS to the baby swings yesterday. Then held him in my lap as we went down the slides... so precious. Thanks for letting me share. ~Tracy |
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22 pounds at 6 months...27 inches long. he's wearing 12-18
month sized clothing. Yes! I keep thinking ,,, will I even be able to find sizes for this boy in a couple months! I've gone so far as to buy some 2T shirts, so that I can actually throw them in the dryer and not be afraid they will shrink up too much. He has 4 teeth, but could be cutting more Wow, four teeth. Koby is just getting his first tooth, I'm curious to see how long it will take for others to come in. I guess I have to say good-bye to that adorable toothless grin. I'm thankful so far, he hasn't seemed too out of the ordinary. Although he has been rather interested in chewing on my hand the past few days. Hopefully all the other teeth will come in as peacefully as this one. ~Tracy |
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Kathy was all, like:
I was inspired by the "9 month ish roll call" posts to start a thread for us 6 month-ers. I'd love to hear how you and your babies are doing... Sprogly turned 6 months a week ago. I jumped the gun by about of week and a half WRT solids, because he seemed so interested. He's had banana (loved it), squash (loved it), sweet potato (ew, yech), and barley cereal (loved it). I had a funny feeling he'd be a chow-hound. g At his 5 month WBV, he was 28 inches long, 17.5 lbs, and at his 6 month WBV yesterday he was 28.5 inches long, 18 lbs, 2 oz. So, it seems that his growth has slowed down a bit, but he's doing well. He's long and lean--I joke that he has little baby six-pack abs. As someone else mentioned, he's in cloth diapers, and you can't see how lean he is at first glance, because they make him look chunkier than he is. No sign of teeth yet. His babbling gets more and more complex, mixing up sounds, and he sings to himself a lot. He's been rolling from back to front since New Years, and front to back for maybe a month or so, but he doesn't seem that interested in doing it very often--mostly just when he has his "naked time." Also, he often fusses when he's on his belly, though I've *seen* him roll from belly to back several times, so I wonder if he forgets how to do it. He's not sitting by himself yet, but will sit well with just a little support for quite a while. He *really* likes to sit, though, so maybe he'll be motivated to work on that. (Which reminds me...a friend of mine and I were talking recently, and she said that both her babies were big, and sat and crawled late. She theorized that bigger babies have more to move around, and so they're a little later sitting and crawling. Anyone think there's any truth to that?) Sleep is so-so. I work full-time, and we co-sleep. He nurses several times a night (which I don't discourage, because otherwise I'm afraid he'll eat more at daycare, and then I'd have to supplement with formula...). Sprogly and I have just started sleeping in the bedroom with Bloke again after sleeping on the spare bed in the living room. Last night was rough, every time Bloke thrashed around he woke Sprogly and me...I'm thinking we'll put a single-sized mattress on the floor next to our queen-sized one, and Bloke can sleep on that and we'll all have more room. (I'm really wishing I'd got a king instead of a queen-sized mattress to replace our old full-sized bed.) I love my little brat so much it hurts. I'm mulling over plans to make some big life changes that would allow me to spend more time with him, but it's really hard (and scary) to move in that direction because I'm living paycheck to paycheck as it is, and have an almost uncomfortable amount of debt, and absolutely no spare time. But my current situation might change anyway, as far as my job is concerned, so I may not have a choice in the long run. But it's a bird in the hand with benefits, versus two in the bush with none (probably), so it's scary stuff. Anyway, here are some pictures of my bratty boy: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1vy2t/sprogly/ |
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Squash-monster! How cute.
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zeldabee wrote:
Anyway, here are some pictures of my bratty boy: http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1vy2t/sprogly/ :::melting::: Absolutely precious!!!! |
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