jonah bear is 6 months old!

Yay, we made it to a half-year!  And we love our Jonah Bear so much that words can not describe it!  He has been such a blessing and a joy for us.  This month he has really become more aware of the world.  He is always watching what is going on and looking around trying to find people.  In fact, it's become quite a challenge to nurse him because he is always looking at toys or for Tobey.  He loves solid foods, and he's eaten everything we have offered him so far:  bananas, avocado, rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, apples, pears, prunes, nectarines, plums, butternut squash, chicken, and yogurt...just to name a few!  Jonah likes to roll around and play with his toys, he enjoys the exersaucer, and to stand.  He'll chew on his toys for a long time too or just look at his mobile.  He doesn't really like to read books yet because he just wants to put them in his mouth, but hopefully that will come soon.  He's not crazy about the car or the stroller, but hopefully that will change soon too.  We were also able to get him unswaddled at night.  And once that happened, it only took a couple of weeks before he figured out how to sleep through the night!  Last Thursday, April 18th, was the first time he did...so right at 6 months.  I didn't even have to do anything for him to do it...he just figured it out!  He's also going down for his naps without nursing now...yay!  I'm trying to do a schedule of a nap at 9am and one at 1pm.  If he doesn't do long naps, I do a third one at about 4pm.  I've been nursing him when he wakes in the morning, after the two naps, once before dinner, and once before bed.  But like I said, it's been a challenge to nurse him because he is so interested in everything and prefers solids so I'm going to start pumping and adding milk to his cereal instead of water.  The doctor didn't sound concerned that he preferred solid food because he stayed on the same growth curve so hopefully this will keep him growing at the same pace.  In fact, the doctor had no concerns at all about him.  He's just really doing great!

Height:  27.76 inches (89%tile)
Weight:  17 lbs 0 oz (40%tile)
Head Circ:  43 cm (40%tile)

6 Months - 4/17/13

Prune Face!