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Michael in his new walker(He kept trying to bounce in it like it was his jumper haha)

M with his new shades on. He didn't mind them one bit our entire walk.

Michael rolled over in his sleep and I caught him cuddling his fav. S.A.

Daddy and His boy, what more do I need to say?

6 month check-up

Sooooooooooooo today was the big day for my handsome, sweet, little boy of mine to go get checked out. I was so excited to see how well Michael was doing. Well here's for the good news.

Weight: 18lbs 11oz ~ 58%

Height: 27" ~ 70%

Head Circ.: 17" ~ 38%

For the Bad news:

1: His left eye has always been plugged since birth and still continues to drain like crazy, it has not gotten any better. So we are being reffered to a specialist to try and help with that problem. On top of that, his poor eye is infected, so now we have to put AntiB. drops in his eyes.

2: His head, His FLAT head. I don't know where I went wrong. At his 4 month the doc. asked me about his tummy time and I told her then that we had been working on it and so after that we were tummy all the time to try and correct the shape of his head. Well its still Flat. :( She said she was going to reffer us to yet another specialist and I said, well what can they do. Turns out that Michael might have to wear a helmet to shape his head, but not to worry they are really cute(i'm not kidding, these are EXACT words from the doc.) I am not worried if it's the ugliest darn cap on the planet, my son still has to wear the darn thing and I can't help but put the blame on me.

My husband is hardly ever home because of work so 85% on the time, I am Michael's number 1 caregiver. I am so down and I feel so guilty! I just don't know, I am trying so hard to do everything I can but it's not enough it seems like.

Honestly I thought I was on my own path and it was the right one but each day a new trail branches out and I find myself going a million different ways at once. I am getting to the point where I am in such self doubt it's having a negative effect on me, and my husband and Michael see it and feel it. I almost feel, no scratch that, I do feel like I need to go to school and have someone show me how to do this cause I just can't get it right.

3: He had to get his 3rd round of shots and we did the tylenol before hand but by the time he got his shots the tylenol was of no use for my poor baby, was in agony. Oh he screamed. After they were done I quickly picked him up and rocked him and he calmed down but once we were home a slight fever came on and my baby still doesn't feel well and his little chubby thighs are so tender. My heart aches for him.  

Mr. Cool

So yesterday Michael and I decided to go for a walk along the riverfront and while we were walking I realized the sun was right in Michael's face. He handled it but I DID NOT like it. So today we packed up to go for another walk but we made a pit stop at freddy's first. What a terriffic day to go to freddy's for baby stuff. Mostly all their baby items were buy 1 get 1 free. Great Deal! Michael tried on some regular sunglasses but they were too big and fell off so we ended up buying the ones with a velcro strap. Those suited him soo much better. We also bought him a sunhat. As it turns out my little munchkin decided to sleep today and so we didn't get to really test out our new gear. Oh well, theres always tomorrow. I snapped a pic and wanted to share. Just too cute to keep to myself!

Sippy Cup

We bought Michael his first sippy cup and tried that out for the first time a day ago and it turned out better than I though it would. Michael was able to grasp onto the handle pretty well but as far as keeping his hands still, well that was another story.We ended up having to hold the base while he kept hold of the handles just so the cup wouldn't move around everywhere. He wasn't sure what to think of the nozzle but was still able to gobble up his formula no problemo. Awww another a lifes many firsts and I get to share those precious moments with my amazing little man.

6 month update

So today exactly, wednesday the 14, my little boy was born 6 months ago. Its hard to believe and imagine I have been a mommy to the most precious gift for half a year now. WOW. Here is a little update.

Michael is eating solids. He has rice cereal at noon one day and oatmeal at noon the next, and every eve. he has a different kind of baby food. I have been trying to give him more peas and green beans than fruit though. We tried peaches for the first time and he did not like them at all, oh well, we tried.

He wears size 3 diapers. He mostly wears 9 month clothing now. Its like we went from 3-6 months to barly wearing 6 months to bam 9 month clothing. He is outgrowing his 9 month old jammies so we have had to buy 12 month size in those. He is just long. Not sure how long though, we have his 6 month well child check up on the 19.

He still loves his bath time and discovers he can make more of a mess each time he takes a bath and he just squeals like crazy.

He is starting to laugh so much and I can get him giggle a little but when grandma (my mom) comes around that boy is cracking up. He just loves her sooooo much.

He has been on his first trip/plane ride and he did fabulous. 

He is rolling over from back to belly and sometimes belly to back but that is very rare. He jsut hasn't gotten the hang of it quite yet. The other day he did manage to roll and roll a good 6 feet. But that was just once. When he is on his belly, he gets his butt real high in the air and his legs right underneath him and pushes and he does a great job at scooting around. 

He still adores his bouncy and gets so excited while he is in it. 

Michael is getting more and more interested in the animals. When they walk by he gets the biggest grin on his face. 

He sits in a shopping cart strapped in with some padded support and does great.

He grabs and anything and everything now, nothing gets passed that kid

Michael goes to sleep any time between 9:30 and 11pm and will wake up anywhere between 7 and 9:30am. It just depends on the day. The one thing I must start working on is putting him to bed while he is still awake. I just hadn't realized what I was doing which was holding him until he fell asleep. Now I need to try and get him to go to sleep on his own. 

He no longer takes the bink. He used it just for comfort here and there before he turned 5 months, but he was dependant on it. It's like he really didn't need it. Once we were in Ohio and he turned 5 months is just like one day he decided he was done with it and I was just fine with that. One habit that was EASY to break. 

We are 6 months in and each day has been an adventure. I have felt down and out that I am not doing things right but at the end of the day when I see my sleeping boy smiling in his sleep, I can't help but feel that he is more than happy and that just warms my heart. 

I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how long he is on Monday! I will make sure and post that update!  

Awwww

My hubby got home from his trip to Seattle and walked through the door with these! A gorgeous Lilly bouquet! Awww I love him!

First time at the park

Daddy was on a trip to Seattle so that left Michael and I at home, alone. We were getting restless being inside and I thought I know it's not the greatest of days but lets go to the park. My brother and his girlfriend showed up as I was getting ready to leave and when to the park with us. Michael sat in the swing for the first time and I'm not quite sure how he felt about it. Then uncle Jake took him on the slide and Michael had thee most awkward look on his face. We couldn't stay for long because no sooner had we gotten there the sky had clouded over and it did not take long to get cold. So for out first time at the park, as short as it was, Michael did great!

We decided to take the plunge and he loved it!

Sooooooo after many conversations and considerations my husband and I decided it was time to give Michael baby food. We wanted to wait until 6 months and that was the plan but for the past few weeks Michael has not been "Satisfied" with his bottle. He goes for it more and more and he should be taking it less and less. So three nights ago we gave him his first taste of baby food and he had peas. I didn't get a picture but after he swallowed it he looked at me and smiled then opened his mouth for more. What a champ. The next night we tried carrots and he really liked those. I tried to give him only half of the container but when I took it away he cried, HE WANTED MORE! So he ate the entire thing of carrots and did not want his bottle after. The 3rd night we decided to give him prunes because he hadn't yet done his doody yet and I was worried the food was backing him up so prunes it was and they worked their magic! We have been doing rice cereal and oatmeal for a week or so, we have cereal one day and oatmeal the next and now we have food at night. He is not being fussy like he was and is not going for the bottle as much now. We just knew it was time.

We had our first casualty! Michael hit the spoon and away the peas flew right onto my shirt! Michael of coarse laughed and so did I!

I think he likes it!

Yesterday Michael was in his bouncer and oh man he was so excited! He was squealing and had the biggest smile on his face! I recorded it and thought I would share.