Sixth Month

Henry has tons of personality. He usually has a smile on his face unless he's hungry, tired or has a dirty britches. He did start a semi-bad habit of being bashful, but I've read that it's just a stage that hopefully he will grow out of soon. The good news, he isn't really all that clingy and can handle hanging out, playing with his toys for extended periods of time.

His Texas Rangers beat the Yankees to win the ALCS!

The day after he turned 6 months, he had another ear infection. This is the 2nd one in 3 months. Poor guy. We just feel awful for him and we're hoping it's the last one for a very long time.

 

At his 6 month appointment (held on 10/11, just over 6.5 months), Henry had to get a few vaccines and the first dose of his flu shot. That was a hard night for all of us, nearly pushed me over the edge seeing him that upset. He was definitely sporting his Farmer Pride as he was a deep shade of maroon while he was being held down. Poor guy was a trooper though, stopped crying once the nurse was finished and no fever afterwards.

 

During the 6th month, Henry tried a few new foods including apples, peaches and carrots. He loves all 3 of these and Mama can still get away with sneaking green beans into the sweet potatoes. He also loves Gerber baby yogurt, especially the strawberry banana flavor.  He never really liked oatmeal so we mix a little bit of rice cereal with his fruits at least once a day. He usually drinks between 24 and 32 ounces a day.

 

Henry is still a great sleeper and goes to bed without any issues most nights. A couple of times a week, I can hear him chattering on the baby monitor in the middle of the night, but he always soothes himself back to sleep. I did have to go in once to take away his pacifier because "they" were up talking to each other. :)

Milestones

• when someone sits him down on the floor, he can sit unassisted for about 30-45 minutes and play with his toys
• first road trip
• started to notice Eileen (his fur-sister) and laughs when she comes near
• loves to get into things that are nearby (the diapers on the changing station, Mama's necklace and earrings)
• his spitup isn't as bad as it was in the past
• says "Yum!" when he eats (not that he knows what it means, but it's cute to hear it)
• first trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Stats

10/11 (6.5 months)  weight 18 lbs 9.5 oz (55%), height 26.5 inches (45%), head circumference 45.5 cm (85%)