Stats
At our six month appointment, which we had a couple of weeks late (oops), Ethan weighed in at 19.4 pounds and 27 inches. He is in the 75% for both height and weight, and in the 90% for head size (!). He is happy and healthy, with all developmental milestones on track.
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| This is how E sleeps at night - feet crossed, on his tummy, butt as high up in the air as he can manage! |
Time to Baby Proof!
Ethan can now officially crawl. He can move his little body across the room at a speed that can only be described as lightning fast. And of course, he wants to play with everything and anything he isn't supposed to, like Daddy's laptop wire or the flashing lights on our Tivo box. The baby gate has been installed and the outlets have been covered, much to E's dismay. We also had to move the baby monitor to a higher shelf in Ethan's nursery, because Mama woke up one morning to see a certain somebody pulling on the monitor camera, which was attached to his crib. Sigh. ;)
Look Who's Coming to Town
We had the wonderful gift of having two sets of very important visitors this month. First, my bestie from Maryland and her fiance came to visit for a week at the beginning of the month. We got to do some sightseeing and Auntie Dawn got to meet Ethan. It was wonderful to see them getting to know each other and have fun together. Ethan even lasted an entire trip to Alcatraz, which lasted for several hours. By the end he had fallen asleep in the Baby Bjorn, mouth open and arms flailed out. Super cute!
Our next set of visitors were Pop Pop and Gigi, otherwise known as my dad and stepmom. They got to stay for almost three weeks, which still goes by way too fast for our liking. Pop Pop and Ethan are truly BFFs, and it is the cutest thing in the world to see. Pop Pop always sits in the back of the car on our outings, and we call him Ethan's backseat buddy. When they left, E kept craning his head around in his carseat, looking and looking for Pop Pop! Ethan just loves his Pop Pop and Gigi, and they totally dote on him. Gigi even taught Mama how to sew, and we made Ethan a quilt together. We can't wait for them to come back (September, can you get here faster?!).
Yummy Yummy Solid Food in the Tummy
We've been having Ethan eat solid food more and more over the past month. He now eats, on average, about 10 - 12 ounces of solid food a day. His favorite foods are pears, oatmeal, greek yogurt, carrots, and ice cream. We also let him try everything we eat at restaurants and at home to get him used to as many flavors as possible. At restaurants, we'll order him soup and he gobbles it right up, especially if it is tomato or vegetable soup. His very favorite thing in the whole world is the carrot juice from a restaurant in our neighborhood. He'll actually pull our hands to his mouth to get the juice in there faster!
The Worst Day Ever
At the beginning of the month we had a terrible, horrible, absolutely no good day. :( E slept horribly the night before, tossing and turning, like he just couldn't get comfortable. I finally brought him downstairs and put him in his Snug-a-bunny swing around 6:30 am to see if the rocking would help soothe him. He settled, but just looked very lethargic, for about an hour. Since he wasn't sleeping, I went to take him out of the swing and he screamed and cried when I picked him up. Over the next hour or so, I realized that every time I picked him up or put him in a new position (sitting from stomach, etc.), he would scream and burst into tears. I decided to take him to Urgent Care, and we headed over asap (Pop Pop and Gigi were with me; Mike was out of town). After several hours, having blood drawn twice ( I had to literally hold him down while he screamed and cried), and getting an X-ray, the diagnosis was - nothing. They couldn't find anything wrong at all, even though the doctor completely agreed with me that something was definitely bothering him. The doctor was able to pinpoint the source of the discomfort to his clavicle area, but the x-ray showed nothing, and the blood test showed no obvious inflammation or infection. Our best guess is that he had a really bad stiff neck from falling asleep in his stroller the day before, but we really don't know. The good news is that by the evening he was feeling much better (with the help of some baby tylenol), and by the next day, he was back to his normal, happy self. Phew!
Favorites
Carrot juice
Crawling
Flashing lights on the Tivo box
Foam letters and numbers
Straps (stroller, changing pad, Mama's purse)
Itsy Bitsy Spider with Mama
Riding on Daddy's shoulders
Strolling in his walker
Standing
Pop Pop and Gigi
Least Favorites
Staying still
Being on his back
Anything chunky in food
Peas
Those are our crazy adventures for the last month! Can we slow down time, pretty please?! Love you little Grey!
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| He put the blanket over his head himself. The sun rays? Pure magic. :) |
What a happy little angel he is!
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