Traxel Time: Theo is 6 Months Old!

Big Events

8/30 - 5 Months old
9/3-5 - First time away from Mom and Dad (anniversary trip)
9/8 - Rolling back to belly (and all over)
9/8 - Started "solids"
9/17 - Trip to the ER with Lily
9/20-23 - Super baby while the rest of the family was sick
9/30 - Happy half birthday!

Size/Percentile: As of 8/3/16

Weight - 14lb 0oz (3%)
Height - 25.75" (24%)
Head - 17.05" (36%)

Daily Schedule:
Between everyone being sick, the 6 month growth spurt and transitioning to 2 naps, there isn't a very consistent schedule right now. Typically he eats sometime between 3-5:30a and then wakes up for the day about 7. If it's a 2 nap day, they are from about 9-11 and 1:30-3:30. This means time with Daddy at lunch! Theo gets his puree during dinner with the family and then bath/bedtime starts between 6:30-7.

Things I Love:

Rolling all over
Playing with my spoon
Kiki the elephant
Riding in the stroller
Playing with his toes
Bath! Just hearing the water run calms him down.

This Month's Milestones:

Rolling all over
First overnight babysitter
"Solid" foods
First time cheering on the Cyclones at Hilton
Tripod sitting

Highlights of the Month:

Still wearing 3m clothes and size 2 diapers. The 3m pants are starting to get too short though, and moved up to 6m pajamas for length.
Bottles are the best thing ever and he kicks and grabs for them as soon as they're in his line of sight. Still eating 26opd typically.
Purees are super fun. He eats about half a container (a little over an ounce) at dinner each night and then gets bored and just wants to play with the spoon. So far we've tried peas, sweet potato, carrots, peaches and squash. He has also had tastes of avocado, oatmeal, apple and banana for "real" food, but has a hard time since most gum-able foods are also slippery.
Our perfect sleeper isn't quite so perfect anymore, but still not anything we could complain about. Theo is still sleeping in our room in the pack n play and has been waking once in the (very) early morning to eat. This has gotten closer to back to normal the last couple days, so it may have just been a growth spurt.
On the other hand, the ability to roll back onto his stomach by himself has improved his falling asleep so much! He is often able to settle himself to sleep, but sometimes needs help to find his pacifer and some back pats to calm down.
Along with the nap transition has come a harder time falling asleep away from his bed, which has made church a challenge. His first nap perfectly overlaps both services and he can't/won't fall asleep for the nursery workers, just getting too worked up, so we are back to bouncing in the Ergo during service.
The front porch swing is a magical place when he can't decide which nap schedule he wants and therefore just doesn't nap. Hopefully the schedule is set before it gets too much colder ;)
Theo slept in the Ergo through the vast majority of his first trip to Hilton. We watched the Cyclone volleyball team win over NDSU.
That same afternoon we met Jenny, Tyler, Ben and Madeline at Center Grove Orchard. It is essentially a family farm amusement park. We had a great time walking and watching Lily and the cousins enjoy the activities there.
The next weekend, Lily got sick at the farmer's market and was clearly in pain. Because the after hours clinic couldn't help with what we assumed was an ear infection, we were sent to the ER. Theo was so patient while we waited to find out that she had swallowed a penny AND had caught a stomach bug. Luckily the penny caused no lasting damage and Theo successfully avoided the virus that Lily shared with the rest of us. Thank God for Nana coming to watch the kiddos while Mike and I recovered!
We are loving going on walks in the fall weather. Campus and Ada Hayden are our favorites, but campus wins because of Auntie Amanda!
One of Mom's new favorite things is that when we pick him up chest to chest, Theo wraps his arms around your neck to hold on. It's like a self-preservation hug :)