Cannot believe baby Blake is halfway to 1! Here he is posing in his fancy tie :-)
This month has proven that they just get more fun by the month, as his personality is really coming to light!
We went in to the pediatrician on his actual half-birthday, and his stats are: 92% for head (45.7cm), 97% for weight (21 lb., 13 oz.), and >99% for height (30 inches). Someone will be moving to the convertible carseat really soon :-) He wears 6-9 month clothes (but they are getting short), size 2-3 shoe, and he just moved up to size 4 diaper.
Blake, also known as our "Little Bandito" around here, still has no teeth yet, but the ridges are there (and have been), and he's been extra cranky the last week...so I feel one (or two) should peek through any.minute.now. Although he's lacking teeth, he doesn't shortchange in the drool department!
Overnight, it seems, Blake went from halfway rolling to rolling both ways and across the room if we're not careful! He rolled tummy to back last, and most nights he ends up on his tummy to sleep. He's proud of himself!
Those dimples are irresistible! He has the best expressions :-) He is also perching on all fours, not rocking necessarily but really looking up high, and he is sitting on his own, albeit a little wobbly.
He is still chugging along with solids, only veggies and fruits mixed with rice or oatmeal, two to three times a day. His faves are sweet potatoes and bananas, can you blame him? Will try pureed meats soon. He also likes to chew on his spoon after he is done eating...He is nursing or taking a 6-7 ounce bottle now closer to every 4 hours during the day now that he has some solids to sustain him...
He WAS sleeping well at night, but then he got sick (cold and two ear infections, one in each ear) and was congested for almost two weeks. Couldn't breathe well to nurse well, you know how it goes. Right now he is waking up more at night, but only still eating only once at night.
Jameston didn't sleep through the night until 7-months-old, and baby brother may be following in his footsteps. SOME days he takes 2-3 naps, maybe two longs ones (1-2 hours) and a short cat nap either early or late afternoon, depending on if we are out and about. OTHER days he is fine with two short (< one hour) naps---unpredictable!
"What, you mean I'm supposed to sleep at night and nap during the day?"
The boy has discovered tags of any kind, and they, along with his socks or anything he can get his hands on, go into his mouth! He GRABS at everything within his reach, so watch out! He also loves his mesh football, teething feeder (with ice), and Sophi the giraffe.
But his favorite thing in the whole wide world? Definitely his big brother! Oh man, he lights up when Jameston is around and seems to try to listen so intently and like he wants to talk to him all day long. Love. Speaking of speaking, he started saying, "Dadada," and "Yayaya." If he is anything like big bro, he's got a lot to say!
His other current faves are: bathtime (he lights up when he hears the water running), Peekaboo (he flashes his cute grin and kicks up a storm), dogs (he's mesmerized), his lovie, feel and touch books, glowworm, textures, Johnny JumpUp and Jumperoo (the boy has FOUND his feet!), and
chewing on anything, but mainly his hands,
feet,
see a common theme?
Some quirks about Blake at this age: his hair has a flip-up curl sometimes (he's so hip),
his nails grow at lightning speed, he cries when he has something removed from his grip and when he is ready for the bath and I don't have him undressed yet, and he has the most sensitive skin and rosacea it appears. Love this boy and his chubby (red) cheeks!
Baby Blake is such a joy and we fall more and more in love with him by the minute. Our family is so blessed by this little fella!
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He is still chugging along with solids, only veggies and fruits mixed with rice or oatmeal, two to three times a day. His faves are sweet potatoes and bananas, can you blame him? Will try pureed meats soon. He also likes to chew on his spoon after he is done eating...He is nursing or taking a 6-7 ounce bottle now closer to every 4 hours during the day now that he has some solids to sustain him...
He WAS sleeping well at night, but then he got sick (cold and two ear infections, one in each ear) and was congested for almost two weeks. Couldn't breathe well to nurse well, you know how it goes. Right now he is waking up more at night, but only still eating only once at night. 
