Colin Bennett: Six Months Old!

Sweet "Beebs" how is it that you are already half a year old? 

11/29/13

Time certainly flies when you are having fun. You have grown SO much in the past month. You are eating solid foods, sitting up on your own, have two teeth and have a belly laugh that is simply infectious. Every day it seems you are learning something new or developing a new skill. At six months old you are...

Weighing in at 16.5 pounds and are 27 inches tall. You are about 30th percentile for weight and 59th for height. Still a string bean like your Daddy.  You are still wearing nine month pants and six month onesies with 9 month "body suits" thrown into the mix. You have graduated to the size three diapers and have outgrown 0-6 month socks.

Eating: Well sweet baby... we MADE IT! We met Mommy's original goal of six months of breastfeeding. The week before your six month birthday you started eating oatmeal and rice cereal mixed with formula and then on Thanksgiving (the day before your six month birthday) you ate sweet potatoes! I am so proud of our breastfeeding journey and do not want to stop. The only change we are making currently is that you now get a bottle of formula (with some breastmilk mixed in) before bed. My supply just isn't large enough at night to support your growing boy needs. I'd love to breastfeed you at night but we also want to make sure you get just enough. I pump when you go to bed and we add that into your night time "baba" for the next night. 

At Six months old your daily schedule looks something like this:

-sometime between 6 & 7 am- breastfeed

-between 8 &8:30am- oatmeal or rice cereal

-9:30am- nap

-11am- breastmilk (either breastfeeding when I'm around or a six ounce bottle of pumped milk)

-12 noon- lunch time (a homemade veggie or fruit) so far you've tried bananas, sweet potato, carrots, apple and avocado. You love carrots and sweet potato the best!

-between 1 & 1:30pm- nap

-3pm- breastmilk (either breastfeeding when I'm around or a six ounce bottle of pumped milk)

- between 5 and 5:30pm- dinner (a homemade fruit or veggie or oatmeal)

-6:30pm- bath

-7pm- six ounce bottle, story, magic words (goodnight, I love you, sweet dreams, see you in the morning), bed time

Loves: You love hanging out with Mommy and Daddy for sure. You enjoy talking to us and playing. You love to sit up and be right in the mix with everyone else. You always have to know what's going on! So curious just like Mommy. You have really started to love to play toys this month (and certainly  have a lot to play with)! You love to go for jogs with Mommy in the jogging stroller and still love to be in your bath. You think it's hilarious when we play peak-a-boy or tickle your neck and belly. You also love to eat solid food!!

Sleeping: You are officially taking two naps per day; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. You may also take a cat nap in between if we are in the car. Your night time sleep has been SO off since we moved. You have only slept through the night twice since we moved on November 13th. We have confidence you'll be back to sleeping through the night and attribute your restlessness to all the change you've had recently (two new teeth, a new home, eating solid food, etc.)

Milestones:

11/1/13- sitting independently without assistance for a few seconds (by the end of the month you were sitting for a minute plus!)
11/8/13- first tummy virus
11/13/13- last day living in Maryland
11/17/13- baptism and first tooth!!!
11/27/13- first snow flurries and first Disney movie (101 Dalmatians)
11/29/13- second tooth!

You have several nicknames: Mommy and Daddy call you beebs, C, Bayba C and Chubby in the Tubby and Collywood. Gram and Granddad call you bebe. A nickname you received this month is "nee nee" which in our family talk is short for hyena. When uncle Andrew was a little guy he couldn't say hyena (referring to the lion king) and called them "nee nees". When you get upset and/or want us to pay attention to you, you make a squeal like a little hyena, hence the name "nee nee".

Random tidbits: We received the good news that your head shape is improving and we do not need a helmet! We still need to be diligent with tummy time but its much better. 

We love you so much Colin Bennett. You are our shining star and the light of our lives. Mommy and Daddy enjoy spending time with you so much and are so fortunate to be your parents. Everywhere we go people tell us what a good baby you are (your baptism, out to eat) and we certainly know it. We can't wait to see what the next half a year has in store for our little family. Keep growing big and strong and always remember how much we love you.

Love,

Mama and Daddy