Six Months Old!

Half a year old! How did that happen!?

Height: 2 feet, 2.5 inches (41st percentile)

Weight: 19 lbs 3 oz (62nd percentile)

Head Circumference: 43 cm (38th percentile)

Eating: Jed is still nursing 5 times a day. His vomiting has slowed down a ton. We normally start food around 7 months, as long as they can sit up by themselves. He can sit up by himself, but is still pretty wobbly. So hopefully by next month he will be more steady. We did give him a green bean to suck since he seems so interested at dinner time. However, he really wasn't too impressed.

Sleeping: Sometimes he sleeps through the night, other times he is up 4 times. I think that a tooth is probably on its way, between the lack of sleep and fountain rate drool and explosive poops. We also moved Jed into a sleep sack and out of the sleep suit this month. He has been waking up at around 6 every morning. Sometimes I can get him back to sleep in bed with me, other times he just sings for the next hour until I decide to feed him. I try not to feed him until at least 7:15 so that our day doesn't get too out of whack.

Naps are pretty great. He takes about three naps a day, sometimes 4. He loves to sleep in his swing or swaddled in his bed with a pillow up against him. Naps are normally an hour, but sometimes he will sleep for nearly 2.5 or until I wake him up.

He Loves: 
~ His brother - Charlie makes him laugh more than anymore.
~ Toys
~ Baths
~ Sitting up
~ Standing up

He Doesn't Like:
~ Being attacked by the love of his brother and sister (mainly the second ;-) )

New Skills:
~ Sitting up more
~ Rolling more
~ Holding himself up more
~ Playing more
~ Laughing and smiling more

Exciting Things We Did:

We started M.O.M. Days (Mandatory Outside Mondays!)

Celebrated Grammy with a surprise birthday party at Supply Manheim!

We got our Christmas Tree!

I finished Jed's Stocking. It is a scene out of one of my favorite picture books, called "The Gift of Nothing."

Jedidiah got better at sitting up! 

He tried a green bean for the first time (on the day he turned 6 months)! The will probably be the extent of his food for a little bit.

We celebrated Christmas at Zig's!

More Photos:

Picture by Charlie

Photo by C

Photo by C

Photo by C

First day of Advent

Morning Snuggles! 

Brother/Sister Photos:

Favorite!

A Note From Daddy: To my dearest JT, Daddy loves seeing you take on a personality. Your shy smiles and belly giggles sweeten my day. Your moving like a maniac these days and I love it! You've grown up so much in 6 months and I can't wait to see all the advancements you'll make in the next 6. Love you to the moon and back littlest buddy!

Five Months!

Weight: 19lbs (done at home)

Eating: Still a great eater. Still nursing 5 times a day. Still vomiting, but maybe a little less. My mom got him a pack of great bibs (from Ikea of all places) so he has been staying a little drier and his chest is clearing up of the wet rash.

Sleeping: Jed is still a great sleeper! He didn't even notice the time change. Sleeps all night long, but sometimes wakes up at 6. I just put him in bed with me and he passes back out until 8 or so.

Naps are also still going well. He naps about 3 times a day - around 9, around 12, and around 3. He sometimes naps again around 6, however I have been too lazy to fight for that nap and it doesn't seem to effect his mood or eating or bedtime. Normally he will take two one hour naps and one naps that is longer - 2 or 3 hours long.

He Loves: Being in his carrier, relaxing by himself, watching his siblings from a distance

He Doesn't Like: What I can only guess is teething pain. Is has happened a few times when he is so upset and I can't settle him so I rub a little essential oil rub on his gums and he is much happier right away.

New Skills: Rolling over! He still isn't too impressed and doesn't do it too often, although he thought it was really cool the first day he did it. We couldn't keep him on his back. He is chuckling, but still hasn't given us a good belly giggle.

We also had a ton of firsts this month - First time in a bumbo, activity center, swing, forward facing in the carrier, and sitting up a little bit more unassisted. I can't believe that this kiddo has already been with us for 5 months!

Exciting Things We Did:

We went to the cabin. We spent Wednesday night - Sunday afternoon at the cabin and it was heavenly. The weather was perfect and all the kiddos (all 10 of them!) played so nicely! Jed of course was a champ through it all.

We went pumpkin picking with our cousins. Poor Jed was asleep by the time we took family pictures. 

We celebrated Halloween. We visited family the day before Halloween to show them our costumes. 

Great Grandma and Grandpa Showalter

And then went Trick or Treating the following night. Of course Jed slept through it all. 

We celebrated Lydia's birthday (early). We celebrated our November 16th baby on the 5th of November. Jed had a blast :-)

We celebrated some firsts!

First time in a swing!

First time in a bumbo!

First time in an activity center!

First time being forward facing!

Sissy moved into her big girl bed!

First time (almost) sitting up while mommy got ready!

More Photos:

Those thighs! :-)

Brothers <3

Sleeping Babe :-)

Sissy REALLY wanted a photo with her baby and her baby :-)

Brother/Sister Photos:

A Note From Mommy: Jedidiah Hollinger. Your soul is the sweetest and such a blessing to me and our family. You are sweet and laid back and SO forgiving. Your big brother adores you and takes such good care of you and helps however needed. Your sister loves you so much and just wants to be your mama. She is just learning how to do it gently. Your daddy thinks the world of you and can't wait to play ball with you. I love the important and individual role that you (and only you can) play in our family. From the day we first learned about you and forever more, our family, and the world, needed you and everything you bring. You are one special guy, bud.