6 months old

I have about 10 minutes(hopefully) while Brecken & Kami are napping, Addyson is on quiet time, & before Cayden arrives home from school. My days seem to fly by...sometimes with a lot accomplished & sometimes with absolutely nothing accomplished! But...before Breckie turns 7 months old I am going to record some memories to cherish of my precious baby boy.

you are currently taking really good naps most days... 1 big nap in the am & 1 big nap in the pm. The last couple days I have started putting you in your pak n' play for naps instead of the swing & you have done really well. I am anxious to give the swing back to your auntie Kim so I can get it out of our bedroom! Previous to these long naps you were taking only 30 minute naps all day long. It was soooo frustrating for me & made for a very tiring day! Now that you are sleeping longer for naps I finally feel like I have some moments to breath & to spend with your siblings. :)

you are still sleeping in the pak n' play in Mommy & Daddy's room. We really haven't figured out who you are going to bunk with until we move into our new house. :) Because you are still in our room we tend to hear every little movement & cry that you make. Soooo...needless to say, you have been invited into our bed pretty much every night at some point. Most of the times it's Daddy who brings you into bed with us. He's a softie. But now you have been waking up quite consistently at 4:30 am every morning. And it has been taking us a LOT longer to get you back to sleep now...so last night was the 1st night that we decided to let you cry it out. Mommy & Daddy are sleeping in the living room for a couple nights while we readjust you to getting back to sleep on your own. Last night you cried for about 1 hour until you finally gave in & fell back asleep. Mommy hates this part...letting you cry. But I know that it is for the best & will make you a better sleeper in the long run. We have done this for each 1 of your siblings & they are all great sleepers!

you are just about to break through your 4th tooth on the bottom. We can always tell when you are about to get another tooth...you drool like crazy & sleep poorly at night.

you are rolling all around the room now. You used to love being on your tummy, but are now getting so frustrated by not being able to move & crawl yet. Rolling helps your frustration a little bit. You have to constantly be moved around when you are awake. You last about 10 minutes tops in anything.

you have been sitting up since you were about 5 - 5 1/2 months. You are such a big boy! You are learning to go from sitting up to being on your tummy when you want to reach something.

you sleep on your tummy. You look so sweet all curled up on your tummy. You usually take a pipe to go to sleep, but then you spit it out a couple minutes later. I don't think you'll be too attached to it.

you started eating rice cereal at about 4 months. After a couple weeks you started to show very little interest in it so we started you on baby foods. From the very start you have always eaten a #2 jar of food. Most times I think you would eat way more than that, but Mommy cuts you off after that. :) You are very interested in our food to say the least! You have seemed to tolerate most baby foods, but we have now learned that you do NOT like peas or green beans. You'll eat a couple bites of those & give a very yucky look, & then after that every time we give you a bite you repeatedly gag like you are going to throw up. So...we'll try those again in a couple weeks, but for now we've put those away.

you are starting to go longer in between feedings which is nice. I usually nurse you in the morning around 7 or 8 am. You then have breakfast(baby food fruit mixed with rice cereal) about 1 hour after. Just in the last 2 weeks I have started to give you a bottle for your second feeding. For awhile I pumped milk for that bottle, but now that you are 6 months I am just doing a formula bottle of 8 oz. You then eat lunch if we can get to it & you are interested. Most times you are. :) I then nurse you again around 4 or 5 pm. You eat dinner (baby food veggies) with the rest of the family. And get a 9 oz bottle of formula before bed, usually around 7:30 or 8 pm.

you are quite a vocal little boy! You have learned to screech very loudly when you want to be heard. And boy o boy are you heard! But I don't blame you one bit, you need to have a voice in this noisy family as well! When you see anyone going to the table to eat you start to screech until we put you in your high chair. And if we don't get to you fast enough you get very angry. You like your food to say the least! After you finish your baby food we give you the spoon to chew on.

You have always eaten big bottles. All of your siblings ate a 6 oz bottle most of the times, but you are just getting started at 6 oz & hate to be burped! At night you eat a whopping 9 oz!!!

I love your giant dimples on each cheek when you smile.

you love your bath! You splash & splash away & are constantly moving the entire time. You now take most of your baths in the big bath tub...sometimes with your sissies. Just last night your big sister Kami decided to pour an entire pitcher of water over your head. You were a little shocked, but didn't cry. I'm sure you'll get her back plenty when you get bigger!

your big sisters are ALWAYS rubbing your head every chance they get. Sometimes too much. :) They still love to hold you & talk to you & are so sweet with you(most of the times).

you are still continuing your physical therapy at Mary Free Bed on your torticollis. The therapist is impressed with your development but you still have about 10% weakness on your left side. Mommy takes you every Wednesday at 11 am. It makes for a very busy day taking you downtown. We also continue to do your excercises & stretches at home, as best we can. It's really hard to be consistent with all the goings on of our busy family. And you absolutely hate to do your stretches! And you are very strong, so it is hard for Mommy to do them with you alone. Mommy looks forward to when you are healed from this. :)

at your 6 month appn't you were a big boy: 19 lbs(75-80%) & 28 inches(91%). You are in mostly 9-12 month clothing.


you are very quick to smile & are very ticklish. Everyone in the house loves to hear you giggle when you are being tickled.

you are a very precious part of our family little boy!