Monday, March 22, 2010

Peter is 6 months old


Half a year already. Is every milestone always bittersweet?

Height: ?
Weight: ?
Clothes: 6-9 month size
Food: Mama's milk 4-5x/day, infant rice cereal 2-3x/day
New things he can do: roll tummy to back and back to tummy; sit with support but not for long; grab and pull anything into his mouth; transfer toys from one hand to the other; eat his toes!
Favorite toys/activities: Lamaze "Peacock"; still likes his floor gym and the crib mirror toy; loves the exersaucer. He is really intrigued by you if you sing to him.
Teeth: 2 front bottom teeth!
Daily routine: Peter wakes up around 6:30 am and eats, then plays in his exersaucer in the kitchen while we eat breakfast; naps around 8:30, eats milk and some rice cereal after waking up; we have been taking a quick trip to the park on our street mid-day, then Peter naps again around 12; he eats again after waking and then he takes a catnap around 4:30 whether at home, in the stroller for a walk or in the car out running errands. He sits at the table with us while we eat dinner and plays with toys or eats some rice cereal. Sometimes he takes a bath with Cora, then he gets his jammies on, nurses again and goes to bed around 7pm. Intersperse a number of diaper changes and playtime throughout the day and there you have it!

Perhaps you've noticed a few things: he is only napping 2-3 times a day; he is no longer eating late-night before I go to bed or middle of the night; there is some semblance of predictability. All of these things, to me, are answers to my prayers and the prayers that many of you have offered on our behalf for the last few weeks! Peter has been taking naps of 1-1.5 hours for at least one of his naps and he's sleeping almost all night long! He often wakes but will get back to sleep after some fussing, or we'll give him his paci, but no more nursing! Some might say this is all a phase he's entering or leaving...But I'm going to give God the credit. We prayed, he answered. Thank you, Lord! I can see a difference in his mood, how long he stays awake and the way he wakes up from naps. All are improved! Thank you for your prayers and encouragement. I hope these improvements continue.

1 comment:

  1. Yay, Yay, Yay!!! The first thing I looked for was his sleep routine :) I'm so glad it has improved! Praise God! I think He deserves the credit for certain.

    Peter is SO cute! Thanks for updates!

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