Since Tate is almost 7 months old, it's about time I posted his 6 month update. :)
Our sweet Tate was 6 months old on August 28th. He continues to be such a sweet, calm baby.
His stats: (Tucker @ 6 months)
Height: 26.5" (40%)- getting taller!
Weight: 19 lbs 1 oz (74%)
Head Circumference: 45.4 cm (93%)
Likes:
his big brother, jumping in the johnny jump-up, chewing on everything, being tickled under the chin, eating, riding in the stroller, going for drives, and his nukie.
Dislikes:
There aren't a whole things that Tate dislikes. The biggest thing that makes him cry is when he's put down to sleep and he's not tired. He'll let you know.
Eating:
He's always been a great nurser and he continues to nurse 5 times a day. We started solids right before he turned 6 months. So far, there hasn't been anything he hasn't loved. He eats mostly veggies, a little oatmeal and we recently started greek yogurt. He eats twice/day- morning and evening. He did have a little blood in his poop right before his 6 month checkup (good timing, Tate). The doctor was pretty stumped about this but since I had given him avocado for the first time before that, she told me it could have been from that. So we haven't tried that since and he's also not had any blood since either. Who knows? The doctor was surprised that it could be avocado since that's not a very common allergy. I guess we'll wait a while before we try it again.
Sleeping:
He's a pretty good sleeper at night. He usually goes down between 6 and 7 and sleeps till 4-5, sometimes later (occasionally earlier). He isn't a big napper. He usually takes 2 naps (sometimes a 3rd short one), one longer one (1-1.5 hr) and the other one is only 30-45 minutes. He's really happy though, so I guess he doesn't need a ton of sleep during the day.
Other milestones:
Tate's been sitting up pretty well since around 6 months and started rolling back and forth both ways at around 6.5 months. He just popped his first tooth (yesterday)! I'm thinking the next one is about to break through because he had a tough time sleeping last night- kept waking up crying, not hungry, just sad.
This month, Tate started going to Tricia's (the babysitter's house). He's done pretty well at her house. He takes the bottle well and likes playing with her toys and giggling at the other kids and their dog. He isn't a great napper there. But fortunately, he's only there for 4 hours and when we get home, he usually eats and goes right down for a good nap.
Here's our little Toots in pictures:
