He had his six month check up last month. He was 17.5 pounds and 27 inches long! (And he was 18 pounds 12 ounces at 7 months!!) His skin is doing really well, and his cradle cap is pretty much gone!
He is wearing 12 month clothes, except pants...evidently right now he has short legs. :) He eats pretty much every 3-4 hours. He still has one middle of the night feeding, around 2-3 AM. We started solids last month. He gets some at dinner time right now, and we're thinking of adding in some at breakfast next month. He does not care for fruit, but loves his veggies! So far he's tried rice, oatmeal and barley (barley is his favorite, and no more rice because it plugs him up); pears, applesauce, banana, and peaches (kind of likes banana, will tolerate some applesauce in his cereal, but pears and peaches he hates and seem to upset his stomach); and he's had sweet potato, avocado, and peas (all of which he loves, but avocado is his absolute favorite!). I'm making my own baby food for him. It's much cheaper, and not very hard at all. Other than that, still breastfeeding and pumping at work.
No more swaddling! He's actually turned into a belly sleeper most of the time. Sleeping OK, except for the last 3 weeks. He was having a really bad time teething. I think we have a break there, the 5th tooth just pushed out of the gums!
He rolls like crazy, and actually learned to sit up on over Christmas. He sits very well now, and is getting pretty good at balancing himself so he can grab things while sitting. He's gotten up on hands and knees and rocked a couple of times, but not consistently.
We got to see a lot of family over Christmas, and it was great to see everyone! Quinn loved being around everyone, and playing with all his cousins!
New things Quinn can do:
-sit unassisted
-Make noise (he's learned shaking/banging toys makes fun sounds)
-Eating 'solid' foods
-He's said dadadadada for a little while, but not to anyone or anything in particular
Quinn quirks:
-He loves his cats. He will sit and talk/laugh at them for a long time!
-Peek-a-boo is a great thing right now
-When we leave in the morning, I ask him if he's ready to go, and he will always look right at me and smile and giggle
As always, visit the photo blog for a plethora of new pics.
Have a great day!
