Happenings with The Hills: 6 months old and counting.......

To Braxton Cole: I cannot believe that you are 6 months old. Time has passed so quickly and yet I cannot remember what our home was like before you. You bring so much joy and happiness to our lives, from your morning smiles to nighttime snuggles. Mommy and daddy love you so very much!!! Happy 1/2 birthday!!!!!

The facts: Drumroll please......you now weigh a total of 13 lbs 4 oz. We thought for sure that you were bigger than the 5th percentile this month because you have really chunked up but according to Dr. Averitt you are still a little guy in the 5%. You are 25 inches tall which falls in the 10 percentile and your noggin is 17.5 inches which is 70th percentile. So basically you are still a little guy with a big noggin. Hehe

You still start your day consistently at 5:30AM with nursing and playtime with mommy. Then it's off to school with dad you go!! At school you have 4, 6 ounce bottles and then mommy picks you up around 5:45pm. At nighttime, you have big boy food for dinner and then nurse 1x before hitting the sack sometime between 7-8pm.

On February 14 we ran out of your freezer stash of breast milk so your bottles are now half breast milk and half formula. You did not seem to notice the change and are still a great eater!

On February 5 we introduced big boy food and you love it. Mommy took some time in January to make and freeze your baby food so you could have fresh fruits and veggies. It makes things sooo easy. At nighttime we just grab an ice cube (1oz) of whatever fruit or veggie sounds tasty. So far you have tried....avocado, squash, pear, sweet potato, carrots, and green beans. You were not a huge fan of avocado but have gobbled everything else up. You love to grab the spoon and try to feed yourself...it's a huge mess but too cute!!

You are wearing all 0-3 month clothes but they are starting to get a lil short and snug.

What you are doing: prop sitting for brief moments, rolling back to tummy over each side, rocking in sitting and on your tummy, eating big boy food every night, and blowing raspberries on mom and dad. You make mommy work hard because you are not a very motivated mover so the PT in me wants you to roll more but you are pretty content on your back or belly playing.

You officially are now sleeping through the night consistently!!! Yay for mommy and daddy!

Trying to get motivated about moving!!

I'm Big...I can hold my bottle all by myself!

What you like: You love riding in your backpack with daddy, blowing raspberries, your toes, having your thighs gobbled, playing peak-a-boo with daddy, and mommy's hair