Dear Keats,
Wow, kid, time is flying by... So much is happening with you! You are already six months old. Half a year you have been in our lives! How is that even possible? You are rolling like crazy. And kicking those little legs on your tummy. You are great at push-ups! And you spin around a lot. Ha! No crawling yet. I can definitely wait for that. :)
You have 2 teeth, with more very soon to come. You are so very close to sitting on your own. You do great in the bumbo or the chair that hooks on the table. The doc has given us the all clear to start some solids, so I will be starting to make you some food soon. You sit with us at the table while we eat now and you really enjoy watching us all. We have given you a sippy cup with water, but you have not yet mastered it. Or the straw cup. Or the bottle, for that matter! You still have not taken a bottle, stinker! Although I suspect that is partially my fault since I kind of gave up and stopped trying. It's just too much work to find time to pump and then feed you. :)
You are constantly sticking out your tongue. Still. You have started babbling and we regularly hear "mah" from you. Occasionally we will get a "bah" or a "dah". You love to talk. You are still quite smiley, although with your teeth coming in we have definitely hit some moodier patches. Sleeping has been challenging too since you started refusing your crib at 4 months. Since then you have been sleeping in your bouncy seat next to the bed or in bed with me. Once these nasty teeth break through I hope that you'll go back to your crib for at least a portion of the night. You typically nurse twice during the night still. We shall see if that drops off a bit once we start some solids. It never did with your brother, ha! You are also still taking 4 naps during a day. You get up with the rest of the house around 630 and are ready for your first nap around 8. After that, we usually will head out for the day and you will typically take your second nap around 1030/11 while we are on the go. These are usually short naps and you will take a longer nap while your big brother naps around 2. You will sometimes sleep for 3 hours then. After dinner, usually around 7, you take a catnap in the ergo while we go for our family walk. Then bedtime for both you and your brother and you are both usually out around 930.
You LOVE watching your brother. You nearly always have a smile for him. And he loves playing with you too, although we have to remind him often not to be too rough.
You still have your blue eyes. I love that. Of course, I love your brother's brown eyes from your daddy as well, but I'm so happy to see at least a little piece of me in you. I think they will stay now. I hope so.
The doctor says that you are happy and healthy. I must agree. You had nearly identical stats to your brother at six months, making up that pound difference at birth quite quickly.
We love you so much, Chunky Monkey!
Mama
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