6 months

Oh man my little guy is 6 months old and the time has just flown by!  Greydon is just a pure joy in our family.  He is so happy  we just love him so much.  I am so thankful that he is such a calm, easy going baby because I don't think I would have been able to handle a fussy baby and a very stubborn 3 year old at the same time.

We took Greydon in for his 6 month check today and he did great.  The doctor gave him and A+ and said he was doing wonderfully.  He also said Greydon's eye color is probably set and wouldn't change much I kind of laughed and said really ok then what color are his eyes because I sure can't tell what color they are, he looked at them and said kind of hazel, well a bluish brown.  His eyes are definitely interesting in color but I think they still are changing a bit and will probably end up brown. 

He weighed 18lbs 10 oz, was 27 inches tall and his head was 44 3/4 cm, all are about the 75th percentile!

(today at the doctor's office)

He did great getting his 3 shots today, he cried while they were giving him them but once I picked him up he stopped crying, what a tough little guy!

Greydon's hair is turning blond and starting to get much thicker.  He has his two bottom teeth, luckily they came in pretty quickly and the pain and drooling only lasted a couple of days.  He is in 9 month size clothes and some 12 month size.  He wears size 3 diapers but will probably move to size 4 when we use up all the 3's.  He gets pretty constipated ever since we started him on solids but he doesn't get to cranky about it.  He had another cough recently and had to go on breathing treatments to help clear it up. 

Greydon's favorite food: Oatmeal with mixed fruit, sweet potatoes, mangos, pears and mama's milk

He has tried most baby foods and likes most of them except green beans and bananas

Greydon nurses about every 3 hours and has solids for breakfast, lunch and before bed

Greydon takes 3 naps a day, usually from 8:30-10:30, 12:30-2, and then 4-6

He goes to bed around 8 but still is not sleeping through the night, I usually have to get up and give him his binky several times and then feed him around 4:30, he then is awake between 6 and 7

He still likes to be wrapped up before being layed down but usually has his hands out in just a few minutes and of course he has to have his binky

Greydon loves his sister from a distance, he will laugh and giggle when she dances or jumps around him but if she gets too close he starts crying (she tends to be a little rough when she gets too close)

Poor kid is the victim of Leila playing dress ups, the sad thing is this probably won't be the last time he is put in a skirt by his sister

Greydon can sit up on his own, roll from tummy to back and back to tummy,  and he scoots around a little bit on his tummy (mostly in circles, unless there is a toy he is trying to get to)

He found his toes a couple of weeks ago and loves to suck on them.  His hands are super busy and quick, if I have a cup or food anywhere near him his hands are immediately grabbing it.  He loves to babble and talk to us and loves to say da da da, I know he doesn't know what it means but he sure likes to say it a lot

He is much more content being in his car seat for car rides, he loves going to the park and is so good for several hours there, he loves to go grocery shopping and loves to sit in the front of the cart, he likes playing in his exersaucer and sitting on the ground playing with toys all around him, and he still likes being in the snugli and will kick his feet almost the entire time he is in it.  He is a pretty social guy and smiles at anyone that will give him attention, and he gets called handsome all the time.

Greydon loves the bath and takes one every night, he also loves the shower and will take one with me several times a week

We love watching you grow and learn new things every day. We love our happy, chubby baby!