1/2 Year Old!

In February, Will turned 6 months old - yes, that's right - half a year!!!  The last few months have really flown by and I can't believe he's half way to one year old! He's finally over his respiratory troubles from January and has turned into a happy, content baby - most of the time!

Will - 6 months

At his 6 month check up he weighed in at 17 lbs 8 oz (46th percentile) and was 27.5 inches (80th percentile).  He's gained back the weight he's lost and is going the right way on the charts again!  I can understand why he's gained just about 1.5 pounds since he was sick in January - he's a GREAT eater!!!  He'll eat 8 ounces in a bottle at a time and will eat at least 5 bottles per day.  So that's 40 ounces of formula he is eating per day.  Plus he is now eating cereal twice a day plus and entire container of baby food at supper.  At suppertime he gets quite upset with me when I can't get the spoon to his mouth fast enough!

He's also finally sleeping well again at night.  He's asleep by 7:30 pm and will wake up between 5:30 or 6 am.  He usually wakes up once per night, but will put himself back to sleep.  I don't even really count it as "waking up" because I don't have to get out of bed, which is AWE-SOME!!!   It's been a long time coming... after he was sick, he was waking up several times a night so I was getting pretty sleep deprived.  But, I'm slowly catching up!  He's still not the best napper; he'll usually only sleep for an hour or less twice a day.

His fine motor skills are definitively working well.  He's a grabber - he grabs everything!  When holding him, I can't walk to close to the fridge, or he'll pull the papers off that are on with magnets.  We have to make sure that our dinner plates are pushed way to the middle of the table or he will grab them if he's sitting on my lap and Jules better make sure she has a ponytail in when she goes in to give him a smooch because he'll surely grab onto her hair!  He's starting to love his Jumperoo and is rolling and scooting all over the place - it won't be long before he's crawling!

And he LOVES his big sister.  It just melts my heart when I hear them giggling in the living room together or the look in his eyes when he's smiling at her.  And Julianne loves her little brother.  She has to give him a goodnight hug and goodnight kiss every night and is so proud of him.

Ok - so maybe this picture doesn't prove it - but he really does love his sister!