It's so hard to believe that we have a 6 month old! When I stop and think about how much has changed though in these last 6 months, it's incredible. Our critically ill newborn gained strength, healed and was released from the hospital, we packed up our home in FL, visited Iowa and bought a home, spent almost a month in St. Louis, moved everything into our new home and both started new jobs! Whew....quite a busy 6 months it's been. Mathew has been the one constant and it's his love and well being that has kept me going and focused through it all. I looked back through pictures this morning and read my blog entry on the day he was born. It was such a hard time and it's really painful to revisit, but yet I think it's so important to occasionally remind myself of it. Probably at least once a week I am overcome with tears as I look at him or hold him and think of how differently things could've turned out. I can't imagine my life without him. He truly is an incredibly sweet boy.
Mathew is such a happy baby. The only time he really cries is when he's super tired or hungry. He makes lots of cute baby noises like the "mmm" sound, high pitched squeals, and the occasional spit bubbling. He absolutely adores his Johnny Jump Up. It's probably his favorite thing to sit in. He bounces all over and then picks his feet up so that he can swing back and forth. He's getting stronger and is able to sit up better and better. He can stay up on his own about ten seconds or so before he topples over. He's still not rolling over from his back to his belly, but if you lay him down on his tummy he flops over to his back within seconds. I think he think this whole tummy time and crawling skills are unnecessary! He'd much prefer to stand.
He's doing well with solids. He's eaten rice cereal, oatmeal, apples, pears, peaches, bananas, prunes, sweet potatoes, green beans, and now peas today. Sometimes he is more interested than others. Apples, sweet potatoes, and bananas seem to be the favorites so far. We began weaning a bit shortly after we moved to Iowa. It wasn't the easiest process, but once he finally caught on it's been smooth sailing for the last week and half. He's continuing to nurse twice a day and then have a bottle of formula the other times.
He's improved again with his sleep habits thank goodness! He loves to snuggle with his "cuddle bear" while he sleeps. It's so cute! He's great about falling asleep on his own at night. I love to sneak in after he's drifted off to sleep just to peek at him. Now if he could just learn how to put his pacifier back in his mouth when he wakes up wanting it, we'd be golden!
Just six months ago we were so shocked and worried about our brand new baby boy. Now he's thriving daily and is incredibly happy. I will be forever grateful for this little miracle-Happy Half Birthday my sweet boy!
3 comments:
And I tear up just reading your accounts of everything! Very sweet note. You guys have been through alot on the "stress meter" over the last 6 months, but you are certainly on the up side now! Good for y'all! hugs....djm
I love reading how all these babies develop differently. Annie would only roll from her back to her belly until about a month ago & she never sat up for any length of time until she could actually sit up on her own. And, I won't even talk about food. Girl won't eat much of anything & certainly no baby food! They're all so different & already have their own little personalities.
And, another month or so & you'll be able to line that crib with binkies- he'll get it in his mouth with no problem!
Your words ALWAYS move me! How true they are, he's a beautiful, perfect little boy! You will have years and years of wonderful memories to make together! Wish I could hold him! KW
Post a Comment