6 Months!! - Jonah

My sweet little Jonah turned 6 months old on July 25th, almost a month ago....oops, I'm late again with his monthly post.  He had his well baby check-up on August 7th so it's been a few weeks, but here's what he's been up to....

Height:  27 inches

Weight:  15lbs 4 ounces

 (to compare with Ben, he was 27 inches too but 4lbs bigger at 19lbs 4 ounces, ha!)

 

Likes:  You LOVE your brother!  You light up when you see him, you giggle when he "eats" your tummy, and your favorite pastime is watching his every move.  You love your Floppy, watching any tv or computer that happens to be on, bathtime, propping your feet up on the stroller during walks, you love being tickled and have the greatest laugh.  You love to pick on Ben already, you always put your hand in your mouth, you love reaching things you shouldn't.  You like playing with toys, especially ones you can steal from your brother!

 

Dislikes:  Having to get your pajamas on when you're tired, having anything that's not perfectly pureed put in your mouth :-) 

Eating:  You nurse 5 times a day, at breakfast/lunch/dinner and also after afternoon nap and usually around 4-5am.  You also started solids about a week before you turned 6 months.  You're not a fan of green veggies but will eat it if they're mixed up with fruit.  Everything else you eat pretty well, but you still only really prefer pureed foods right now, the texture of "real food" is not something you love right now.

 

Sleeping:  You go to bed around 8-8:30pm and usually wake up around 8-9am, most times waking up around 4-5am to eat.  You also take a morning nap of about 30-40 minutes and I finally *cue the Hallelujah chorus* have you napping at the same time as Ben in the afternoon.  That nap is usually between 2-3 1/2 hours for you.  You only take a late evening catnap if for some reason your afternoon nap was cut way short.  You sleep with your Floppy, paci, and white noise machine.  Mommy sings "You are my Sunshine" before laying you down each time.  You've also actually slept completely through the night a few times, hooray for Mommy!

 

Personality:  You are still my laid back cuddlebug, you almost always have your feet propped up on whatever is around you.  You have the most adorable giggle when you are being tickled.  You are so observant and it cracks me up how you actually look like you are watching every part of a show when its on tv.  You are rarely fussy, love to be held and to be outdoors.  You love to give what we call "goofy grins" and seem to have an incredibly ornery side...we think you're going to looove picking on your brother, ha!

 

Highlights:  You've had a super busy summer.  You've been to San Diego via airplane, Idaho via car trip, visited the zoo, and the coast.  I don't think you've had your real first word yet but you "talk" all the time and seem to say maaaamaaa in the middle of the night when you're hungry.  You may be getting a tooth based on all your hand eating.  You roll to get wherever you want to go and you want crawl soooo badly.  We think you might crawl earlier than Ben did.   

 

Jonah Caleb, we cannot get enough of your goofy grins and your sweet, laid back demeanor.  We love your hugs and the way you squeel when you're tickled or see your brother.  We are so, so, so grateful that God lets us be your parents.  We love you to the moon and back!