Growth:
Not much new to report, at his last check up his growth had sort of plateaued. I haven't weighed or measured him myself this past month, but going just by clothes' size and how much my back aches from toting him around, he's definitely grown some since his last appointment. He was in 3-6 month clothes for what seemed like forever, but now he's finally in 6-9 month with a few 12 month outfits fitting him as well.
Milestones/ Skills mastered:
He just started cutting two more teeth! (I believe they are called his top two central incisors).
He's on the move! He is rolling and scooting everywhere! Just started trying out the crawling position on his knees this past weekend... Has mastered tummy to back and back to tummy. Can spend prolonged periods of time on his tummy playing, in fact he prefers that most of the time...
Started eating solids. So far he's had brown rice, oatmeal, prunes, sweet potatoes, and squash. He absolutely LOVES eating. He opens wide and most of the time has his hands politely resting on his high-chair tray. Watching him eat prunes was funny since he squinted his face from the tartness. He devoured sweet potatoes and seemed to want to eat them endlessly. This will mortify him when he's older, but most of the foods, except the prunes, have constipated him, so we're working through those issues.
Definite baby laughs this month... they actually really started after he got his 6 month shots which was kind of funny timing if you ask me!
Practicing new skills:
As mentioned above, he's working on crawling.
He's also working on sitting up on his own. He's able to sit without support for longer and longer periods of time, but really it's only for a minute or so until he wobbles over. He does really well sitting up and leaning on a toy. Hasn't mastered it enough for me to leave him while he's sitting; I'm always an arm's length away. But he sure loves his Bumbo seat now!
He continues to make new baby babble sounds. He's done a few "da" sounds, but lately it's mostly sounds that sound like "bah-wah." It's super cute, especially the shape his mouth makes when he's talking.
I was trying to get him to use a sippy cup but he mostly chews on it and plays with it...
Schedule:
What schedule? Haha this month his schedule has been all over the place. For about a week he was sleeping straight through the night from 8pm to 6am and have 3 naps, one was usually 30 minutes and the other two were usually an hour to an hour and twenty... And then it all went haywire... This past week he has been staying awake much longer in between naps, but hasn't been sleeping entirely through the night, trying to wake up at 5am some mornings, and sometimes not napping at all...
Favorite activities/toys:
He started off this month liking his bouncer and his floor gym thing, but within the past week or two he hasn't really been a fan of them and is starting to like more "big boy" toys.
He definitely likes being outside and taking rides in the stroller - got a jogging stroller this month and he's enjoyed walking/ jogging with me and Opie.
His past favorite toys that remain favorites:
Red dog wub-a-nub that I call his 'Clifford dog' - he loves chewing on the paci part. Still loves his Sophie. Enjoys a good chew still on his bumble bee teething toy. Can't get enough of sucking on his sock monkey. Loves crawling all over and playing with his giant caterpillar stuffed animal.
New toys he likes:
Camera, car/steering wheel toy, v-tech sit/stand toy thingy (don't you love how specific my names for the toys are?)
He tends to be most entertained on a blanket on the floor surrounded by toys that he can scoot toward and play with. He's definitely studying his toys more and spending more time with each of them. He will drop them and reach for them and pass them back and forth in hands. He is finally starting to appreciate the books we read to him before bedtime, especially the interactive ones.
And of course, his favorite thing is still his dog brother, Opie. :)
What makes him laugh:
Opie licking his face or feet.
When we make a buzzing noise while playing "airplane" with his toys and "landing" them on his belly.
Tickling his belly with your toes (yes you read that right).
Tickling his feet.
Favorite part of this month:
Definitely the most recent part of it which has been his scooting and gaining mobility. On quite a few occasions he has been on the floor next to me and has purposefully scooted on top of me and grabbed me and "attacked" me with his tiny hands and mouth and trying to get my face.... It's quite possibly one of the best things ever. And just hearing him talk more and seeing the beginning stages of crawling with him getting up on his knees and climbing on top of things like his big caterpillar... Best things EVER.
My thoughts:
I believe I said on his 5-6 month birthdays that they were my favorite so far because we'd figured out most of Isaac's issues, he was a happy baby, he was changing and growing, we had a schedule, I could actually cook meals and shower, I was able to be mommy and resume my own life as well, etc. I think from here on out each month will just keep getting better and better (as if that were possible) because he's becoming more interactive, and it's amazing to watch him explore and learn and grow into a little boy.
I love being his mommy. He's such a good little baby, or maybe I should start saying little boy! I am so proud of him. Even when his tummy is upset and he's experiencing the pain of teething, he is truly a good little boy. I continue to love making him smile and hearing his laugh.
I think these next few months leading up to his 1st birthday are going to be opening me up to a new world I was never sure I'd experience... Up until this point Isaac's been a baby just like Hailey, of course he's outlived her by 6 months already and has reached milestones she never did, but he was still a baby baby... now he's growing and becoming a little man. Soon he will crawl, then he'll walk, someday I won't just hear baby coos, I'll hear words... We interact more and more, we communicate more and more... This month it really set in that I'm watching him become a person... Something I never had with Hailey... And it's... different... It's good... Yet hard... I guess that's all best saved for another post sometime...
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