Six Months

It's hard to believe it's already been half a year since Sean was born. On Tuesday, Sean turned six months old. After watching the inauguration, we went to his six month check up. The stats:

Weight: 16 lbs. 15.7 oz (50th percentile)
Length: 28" (90th percentile)
Head Circumfrence: 16 3/4" (25th percentil)

He got his shots, and like the little champ he is, hardly cried at all.

When we got home, Sean got his first taste of solid food. We started him with bananas, and he definitely likes them!! Of course, we ended up with bananas everywhere! Next up is squash! I'm looking forward to introducing him to all sorts of food.

Tuesday also marked another milestone, one I have been anticipating for a while--for the first time, Sean went to bed unswaddled. For the longest time, Sean would not sleep if not tightly swaddled. Recently, I started putting him down for naps wearing a sleep sack I made him in place of his swaddling blankets. It took a while, but he finally started learning to settle himself to sleep. So I decided it was time to bite the bullet and put him down to bed in the sleep sack. He slept like an angel all night. I'm so relieved to not have to worry about buying bigger swaddling blankets for him, as he was growing out of his other ones!

Sean is starting to scoot around (he surprised our pediatrician when he started scooting across the exam table, as most babies aren't as mobile this early), rolls all over the place, and is increasinly inquisitive about the world. He loves Thea, and Thea loves him, and I'm already envisioning the mischief those two will make. It's been wonderful to watch him grow and bloom and I can't wait to see what the next six months will bring us!