Brett 6 months old!

Seriously, Brett, you are 1/2 a year old!!  It was just yesterday that I had a newborn right?  Your little personality brings so much light into Mommy & Daddy's lives.  You are such a happy baby.  In fact, you are cutting your first two teeth and the only way we knew was b/c Daddy felt them as you were knawing on his knuckle.   You had your first fever this month.  It lasted about two days and once it broke, you got a little bit of a rash.  You weren't bothered by it at all.  I think it bothered mommy though!  She was a softy and let you sleep in your pack and play in mommy and daddy's room for 2 nights.  Once you started rolling back to belly, you are ALL.OVER.THE.PLACE!  We definitely can't leave you alone.  You love dogs.  You reach for and pet Maggie and your babysitter dogs, Lizzie and Miley.  We took you to see Santa and you didn't mind it at all.  It kind of grossed Mommy out that you had a handful of his beard when you left.  You sat at the table with us for our Thanksgiving dinners and ate sweet potatoes and mashed potatoes.   You got to meet some 2nd cousins, James, and twins, Kurt & Gabe.  You helped celebrate Mommy & Daddy's 5 year anniversary at Red Lobster (mommy was craving seafood).  You helped Daddy pick out beautiful diamond earrings.  You helped Mommy get Daddy all of his iphone5 accessories. 

Sleep:   Yup, still not sleeping through the night like weeks 8-18:(  You are now 26 weeks and wake up usually 2 times a night.  Mommy & Daddy can't really do the cry it out thing so we will need to read up on some sleep training for you little one.  Last night though, you only woke up once so I know it's possible for you to sleep through the night without eating twice.  You usually wake up around 2ish and then around 430ish.  Mommy feeds you at both wakings and the later one, usually brings you into bed with her to cuddle until it's time to wake up for work. 

Daily Routine: 
4:30/5am- Wake up to feed and fall back asleep
7:30am- Wakes up and Mommy feeds you before we leave
8am- leave to head to babysitter
  (we get there around 8:15am and we get to spend about 15-20 minutes together before Mommy has to leave for work)
8:30am until we pick you up - 1-2 naps, 2-3 bottles, lots of playing with Miss Lori
4:30pm (MWF) Daddy picks you up
5:30pm (T/TH) Mommy picks you up
We come home, you eat, play, sleep.  We take baths every other night and you go to bed around 8pm-9pm

Feed: You are now up to 5 oz per bottle.  You usually get 3 breast milk bottles per day.  You are eating about every 3 hours still except through the night.   You are eating around 7 times a day.  We are starting to introduce solids.  You are very interested in what we are eating. In fact, you tried to steal a cookie out of  mommy's hand last week!  We are trying to avoid puree's and try Baby Led Weaning.  We will see how patient mommy and daddy are with it.  So far you have fed your self with a spoon (mashed potatoes and oatmeal).  You have tried apples, sweet potatoes, mum mum rusks, banana and steamed broccoli (not a fan!)

Weight:  

birth:  8 lbs 9 oz

now: probably around 19 lbs my guess (appt is on Dec 11th)

Length:

birth:  21 inches

now: Guessing around 26 1/2 inches (appt is on Dec 11th)

Diaper Size : You are still in size 3  We are still using Luvs. 

Clothes Size:  You are starting to wear 6-9 month - starting to grow out of 3-6 month

Hair Color:  You were born with dark (almost black) hair.  It is starting to lighten. You are bald in the back with a little egg skirt.  You are starting to get new hair on the sides and it is sticking straight out!  It was driving Daddy crazy.  Mommy caved in and we got you your first haircut on November 30th.  You did awesome.  You look like a little boy now vs an infant:(

Eye color:
At birth: blue/gray
Now:  blue

Funniest or Favorite moment:  We have had a lot of firsts this month and we have loved everything about this month.  Mommy's favorite right now are your snuggles.  You don't fall asleep laying in our arms as much as you now cuddle on our chests.  You also reached for Mommy for the first time.  Melt my heart!

Milestone:   Rolling back to belly.  Sitting up with little support.  You are reaching for everything.  Your bottom two teeth are starting to come in! 

Your favorite toy: Sophie the Giraffe and Johnny Jumper (now that you figured out how to jump!)

Firsts:

First solid foods
First time "drinking" from sippy cup
First time reaching for Mommy
First Thanksgiving
First fever
First time seeting Santa
First election