7 Months

It's hard to think of the new things Jonathan has been doing because we've had a bit of regression in his sleep at night (so I'm a little distracted by my own lack of sleep). But despite waking up at night, he continues to be such a sweet boy during the day!

This month he's be practicing "ma" & "da" but says them randomly - we try to reinforce them when he says them to one of us, but for now it's just babbling. No new teeth as of yet, but he continues to chew on almost any toy if he can get his mouth on it, and that on top of the sleep issues, probably means he's working on it.

We've enjoyed many walks with our other stay-at-home buddies. We're loving the great weather. Although Jonathan did get his first little sunburn (very mild) because his socks slid down and his pants inched up during one long ride in the stroller. He never seemed to notice, so I only felt bad for a day or so. Now that we've been taking him outside, we've noticed that he loves the wind blowing. At our trek to the outlet mall a few weekends ago, he squealed as the wind blew in his face - we were grimacing as dirt blew in our faces - but Jonathan didn't seem to mind.
We're still slowly working in solid foods - he's tried graham crackers and carrots so far - and no real issues that we've seen.

Jonathan had his first trip to the ball park this season, which prompted me to try a new game - catch. He seems to like it (or maybe he just likes eating it! ):

6 months

Jonathan's 6 month appointment was last Friday. It confirmed our suspicions - he has outgrown the 'pumpkin seat'... we were getting a little tired of lugging him in it anyway. He's up to 22lbs, 90z and it just about 29 inches long (that's off the charts for his age group). He also had shots, which he cried about briefly but then smiled at the nurse when I picked him up (he's such a sweet baby!).

He now sits pretty well by himself (I still put a pillow behind him for fear of him konking his noggin when he falls back - which tends to happen when he picks up heavy toys and tries to put them in his mouth!) He is still rolling all over the place. He's starting clasping his hands together and putting them to his mouth. His feet are still endless entertainment and now socks seem to go flying since he pulls on them if he can't get his feet up to his mouth. He's resumed blowing raspberries and smacks his lips in a kissing sound. Just this past week he's been exercising his vocal cords - yelping out and laughing at the sounds he's making...

We tried rice cereal a couple of times - it didn't go over so well. Nothing went flying, but he just didn't seem to like the flavor or texture. We've also tried some small pieces of banana and a bit of potato... those seemed a little more acceptable. We've not been too aggressive with the solids since his weight gain is still so good and he's not seeming to want to nurse any more often... plus Daddy's been traveling and we don't want him to miss out on the fun food adventures! We've given Jonathan a sippy cup with some water which he likes to hold by himself - he chews on the rubber spout and could care less about the water inside. It's good practice for him, though.

Jonathan attended his first Easter Egg hunt - he did spot a red egg that he was able to pick up by himself... we're sure that next year he won't settle for just one!