Health: We still struggle with reflux. Sometimes he doesn't spit up all day, and sometimes he's just a fountain! We discussed increasing his med dose at his appointment, but he hates the taste and spits it right back out, so we'll see how that goes... His cradle cap is gone though, and otherwise, he's a healthy boy!
Sleep: Sleepless nights continue. He's usually, predictably up 3 times a night - at 11pm, 1am, 4am, and up for good at 6am. It's pretty awful. Our pediatrician says he doesn't need to eat at night anymore, and that he might be waking because of his reflux, and will only go back down after eating because the milk soothes his esophagus. So we're going to try to get his reflux under control (or at least be confident he isn't waking due to heartburn) and then try some sleep training this next month.
Clothes/Diaper Size: Bennett is in size 3 diapers and 6 month clothes! Even though it broke my heart, I had to pack up all of the adorable 3-6 month stuff because I just can't squeeze him in to his little outfits anymore. I'm going to have to just tape up the boxes and never look at the clothes again because I swear, I will cry if I come face to face with some of those little pajamas that he'll never wear again.
Diet: We have started introducing some solids! He's not GREAT with spoon feeding, and I hate getting the mess all over my hands and arms, so I've been giving him REALLY mushy carrot and avocado and so far he's enjoyed smooshing it around on his tray and making a big ol' mess!
Baby Gear Love: Luckily, baby Bennett likes being in the Ergo, just as Callie did, though he doesn't fall asleep nearly as quickly in it. But we've found the Ergo to be an awesome piece of travel gear, and I always make sure I have a carrier or some sort when we're going to be out of the house for extended periods. He will only tolerate being in his carseat stroller for limited amounts of time, so when he starts getting fussy, in to the carrier he goes!
He also loves his command center, as Callie did, and we recently brought down the gargantual Jumparoo that Annie and Aaron handed down to us. He LOVES jumping around in that thing!
Nicknames: Not many nicknames for this little guy. We still mostly call him baby Bennett.
Favorite Songs/Lullabies: He seems to love whatever I sing to him, and at night it usually tends to be Sweet Chariot.
Milestones/Firsts:
- First Easter! We went to Cook Park as a family and met the Easter Bunny and Callie did the Egg hunt while Bryann and Bennett hung out and cheered her on from the sidelines!
- We've seen SOOO many smiles this month! Bennett is just such a happy baby! He loves pretty much everyone and is so excited to see me when I pick him up!
- Bennett got much more sturdy this month and I think it's safe to say he's officially sitting up on his own! He still falls over after awhile, but I can leave him on the grass outside sitting and he'll stay up for quite awhile without me behind him!
- Bennett is finding all kinds of new sounds to make this month. He does this weird grunting thing now where he sounds a bit possessed. Our pediatrician said at his 6 mo appointment that his language is really great!
- Bennett spent his first weekend alone with just Daddy while I got away for the weekend to the beach with girlfriends. Bryann is amazing. It seems like this should be a normal (non-amazing) thing, but apparently it's pretty impressive in our society still when you can leave your husband with the kids and not have to plan the weekend for him or leave him instructions on how to care for the children.
- Bennett has also started dropping things on purpose (the little stinker!)
Likes:
- Mommy! Daddy! Johnny! Denise! Sister! Basically being held by anyone and getting attention from anyone. :-)
- Bathtime
- Being fed when he's hungry (hahah he just makes the cutest noises when he's hungry and I lay him down in my lap and he knows he's about to be fed.)
- His Jumparoo and his Command Center
Dislikes:
- NOT being held or not being paid attention
- Being in his car seat for too long
- Being hungry and sleepy
- being wet and changed in to clothes after a bath
Things I Don't Want to Forget:
- Bennett does the CUTEST little squirm happy dance whenever I walk around to his car door to open the door and get him. He's SO happy!
- Callie "comforting" Bennett when he's upset. She must have picked it up from me when Bennett was a baby, but she says "Shhh sister's here. Sister's got you!"
- Callie loves it when I bring Bennett in to wake her up. Most mornings he'll wake up before she does, so I'll feed him and get him dressed, and then bring him to Callie's room to get her up. She loves cuddling him in the mornings and if I wake her up without bringing him, she insists I go get him. She loves her brother so much!
- Bennett sat in the grass for the fist time this month and he did NOT like it! He got the most adorable upset face like he couldn't decide what this new sensation was on his hands/legs/feet when I set him down. It was amazing.
- I love watching Bennett jump around in the Jumparoo. He's got the BEST happy squeals.
- Bryann got sick this past month, and he's just been an amazing partner and father in spite of being sick and traveling all the time. He got super sick a few weeks ago and had to drive to Tacoma early for a day trip, and he STILL got up with Bennett and helped me out during the night.
