More Photos from the 6th Month Shoot

I thought I might post a couple more photos from our September - 6 Month photo shoot with Marijanel Knight. Click here for her personal website!

In just 4 days I'll be doing Monster's 7th Month Photo Shoot! I can't believe I have an almost 7 month old!

My cute, cute boy sitting in the Corn Field!

Little Smiles!

Here we're trying desperately to get him to laugh! Silly Boy!

YAY Cuteness! :)

6 Month Check-Up

10 days ago Monster went for his 6 month vaccinations. Today, he had a regularly scheduled appointment with our family doctor to monitor his growth and development.

As always Monsters shots went well, he flirted with our nurse, squealed with delight whilst playing with his girlfriend and cried when the needle poked his little baby thigh. The routine if fairly straight forward, but this time we had to fill out a questionnaire regarding Monster's physical and social development. He scored well, and the majority of the time was spent discussing food and solids with our nurse.

Today's visit with the doctor wasn't very different. We weighed him (22lbs 8oz -- He actually lost an ounce since his shots) and measured him (29" Long) and discussed his diet and development. Both appointments we heard the term "Picture of Health" tossed around, because apparently being huge is a good thing when you're an infant (if only more weight was good for me too.. :P).

I'm happy with how my little Monster is progressing, now if only his growth would slow and level a little, so that he actually has the opportunity to enjoy his adorable infant fall wardrobe!

Infant Naps...

... Or lack there of!

Every parent knows one of the bright shiny parts of their day is infant nap time!

Don't get me wrong, becoming a mother was the best decision I ever made and each day with my Monster makes me love him more and more. Having said that, when Monster sleeps, I can get chores done and have "mommy time".

That means, for the last two weeks I've spent little time actually doing chores. Monster has decided he only needs a couple 5-20 minute naps a day. This wouldn't be too much of a stake in my house hold chore list except that while Monster is sleeping so is Hubbs.

Right now Monster's day looks something like this:

5-7am : Wakes up, eats bottle and falls asleep next to me in bed
8-10am : Wakes up for the day
7-9pm : Bedtime Routine
(With 1 or 2 very short naps in between)

I'm torn about whether I should feel lucky or not. Having a great sleeper during the night and a messy house, or a good napper and a cleaner house? How do you, as a parent make sure everything gets done? Especially if you're a working parent?

In the end, this dilemma is irrelevant because everything will change again soon. As infant milestones are reached and surpassed, so are infant routines.


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The Sixth Month Pt. 2

Continued from The Sixth Month Pt.1

By the end of this month your baby...

...may possibly be able to:
Stand holding onto someone or something - Check, he's still wobbly when he's holding on to anything but our hands.

Feed self a cracker - Check, just substitute mum mum for cracker

Object if you take toy away - I'm not sure, he just finds something else to do if we take a toy away.

Work to get a toy our of reach - Check

Pass a cube or other object from one hand to another - Check

Look for a dropped object - Check, he throws everything off his exersaucer.

Rake a raisin and pick it up in fist - Check, except replace raisin with Cheerio

Turn in the direction of a voice - Check, for like a hundred years.

Babble, combining vowel consonant sounds - No, he prefers to screech and squeal.

...may even be able to
Pull up to standing position from sitting - Not without a bunch of help, he tries though.

Get into a sitting position from tummy - Nope

Pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger - Check, but not regularly

Say Mama or Dada indiscriminately - I've heard him say "mum", but unfortunately not yet!

So it looks like he's pretty on par, and we have many things to practice for the end of the month.




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