Wes is sitting up!

We have been trying every day with him for the past couple of weeks. So when Daddy tried it today he did it all by himself! Go Wes!

Wes 6 Months Old

Do you believe 1/2 year has gone by already? I am still denial my little infant is growing too fast. Wes is now on vegetables. We have to give a little of a time because his tummy doesn't handle it very well. The only vegetable he doesn't care for is peas. I will have to try to make it myself to make it better tasting.

Dr Penny was very impressed with his 6 months stats. When the nurse was measuring things out she said "wow he had a major growth spurt". I was so excited to hear that! I went home and compared his stats with Nate's to see if he has gotten closer. I was so shocked it has passed him in the weight. Very close to being the same height!

Weight: 16 lbs 13 1/4 oz (Nate was 16 lbs 6oz) 25-50%
Height: 26.5" (Nate was 27") 50%
Head: 44.5cm (Nate was 46cm) 75%

We talked about his formula and since he is still spitting up and having spit up of food we said we will wait till his 9 month appt to see how things are going. That way all fruits and veggies will be introduced. If he has stopped the spitting up we can slowing introduce yogurt and start switching his formula. He said 95% of babies he sees get to drink whole milk at age 1. Crossing my fingers that this disappears. He also said that he feels his bottom 2 teeth coming. I just got done with one horrible teether and I am crossing my fingers that Wes is nothing like his brother.

We have been trying to sit him up on his own and he last for like 2-3 seconds. He is getting there. I will give it another month of practice. You lay him on the floor and he is all over the place rolling over both ways. He also started this thing when he is on his back. He will lift his buttocks and arch his back. The other day my mom saw it and she said that is how I started crawling. I started on my back pushing myself with my legs and scooting my head on the floor. Wes looks like he could be following in his mother's footsteps:). Also when he is on his tummy he will raise all the way up on his hands. He is getting stronger! The next few months are going to change all over again for us.

Wes first veggie

Brad and I made baby food this weekend for Wes. We made butternut squash, sweet potato and avocado. His first try of veggies was on Sunday and we gave him squash. He really liked it. I did buy the frozen homemade organic peas and that is only one he really doesn't care for. I just didn't have time to make them. I guess he likes his mama's cooking better.

Toodles and Nate

Toodles is the word that Nate has said for a while now. For his birthday he got Toodles as a gift from Ben. Well Toodles goes with us lots of places. He will even go to bed with him. I finally caught some moments with Nate with him. His imagination has really blossom this past month. He will fly Toodles through the sky and then have him do things on the table.

Nate's vocabulary has really expanded too. One of the cutest things he does is put his hand to his ear and says "I hear plane" (see pic attached). Also everything is stuck. Or I should say "thuck". He uses it in the correct context too.

Letters are exploding. He plays with his block letters all the time and says the letters and the sounds it makes. He learned the sounds from this Leap Frog video we play in the car. He is also learning all his shapes. We are working on colors too.

My little boy is growing up too fast!

Wes and 1st sippy cup

So I thought I would try with Wes a sippy cup. Of course when he put it in his mouth he starts chewing it. He chews everything he puts in his mouth counting his bottle. But there was a couple times where he did get some water and he didn't complain about it.