Liam ~ 6 Months

Happy 1/2 Birthday to our sweet, smiley little Liam!  I cannot believe our baby is 6 months old.  Everyone always asks, "is he always that happy and smiley?"  Of course he has his fussy periods, but he is generally very happy.  We are so lucky to have the most amazing little boys.      

Here are some of his firsts:

Rolled from belly to back ~

He rolls from belly to back, but still has not perfected this milestone.  He loves rolling onto his belly, but gets very frustrated as it's still not his favorite position.  Even though he knows how to roll from belly to back he still chooses to fuss most of the time until we move him.      

Put his pacifier in his mouth ~

He has finally figured out how to put the paci in his mouth, which is very helpful.  I have been putting several pacifiers in his crib so he can find them in the middle of the night in case he wakes up, but he doesn't seem to find them.   Hopefully he will figure this out soon.  

Slept on his belly ~

He slept on his belly for the first time.  I couldn't believe it when I looked into the monitor and saw him on his belly, so I made sure to capture this on camera.  He still gets frustrated and fusses when he's on his belly, but now he can move back to his side (his favorite position) or his back most of the time.  Every once in a while I have to flip him to his belly.

Giggles ~

He has the best giggle that melts our hearts and puts the biggest smile on our faces.  He is very ticklish too and can't help but laugh when we tickle his chest and legs.  Grayson loves to jump around on the couches and Liam thinks its the funniest thing.  I got several great videos of this.  Oma is also very good at getting Liam to belly laugh.    

Plays with toys ~ 

He loves chewing on his toys especially Sophie the giraffe (big and little), Elfie the elephant, his squeaky ball and his crinkly paper.  It's funny how Liam loves all the same toys that Grayson did when he was the same age.  He reaches for everything in front of him.  We have been working on sitting up and he loves to grab the stackable boxes and chew on them.

Eats and plays in the high chair ~

Even though he still does not love to eat food, we put him in the high chair to eat his food.  He will eat some of the food, but still does not love it.  I hope this changes soon.  The doctor said by 6 months they actually require food to get the extra nutrients.  We started putting him in the high chair to play with his toys and he seems to enjoy this.  His therapist said it's great for muscle development as he has to work his core while sitting in the high chair.  He looks so big sitting there. 

Valentines day ~

We celebrated his first Valentine's Day at home.  Even though he couldn't eat any candy we still had fun watching everyone open their bags.  We took some cute pictures of him in his Valentine's Day outfits.  

First road trip ~

We packed up the car in one days notice and went to Wisconsin for the night.  Craig's friend has a house there and offered his place for the night.  Daddy, Ethan, Grayson, Liam and I spent Sunday to Monday (President's Day) in Elkhorn, WI and had the best time.  It was very relaxing.  We went to Holi Canoli for dinner on Sunday and then went sledding at the Grand Geneva on Monday.  

What he is wearing ~

He wears mostly 9 month clothing, although he has some 12 month pajamas.  He wears size 12 month onesies and size 6-12 month socks because of his chubby legs.  

Helmet ~

We shipped his helmet to Washington to get painted by Lozardo Art Design.  Paula does the most amazing job painting the helmets.  We chose a motorcycle helmet design and he looks so darn cute.   We have to clean his helmet every day because his poor little head sweats so much.  He gets one hour a day without the helmet and really enjoys this time.  He scratches his head and is still getting used to it.  He got the helmet February 1st and they estimate he will have it for 4 months. 

His schedule ~

He normally gets up around 6:30am, although he sometimes gets up earlier, but will normally go back to bed until 6:30am (sometimes 7am).  He has a bottle around 7am and drinks about 6 ounces.  He takes his first nap around 9am (usually 2-3 hours after he wakes up) and will have another bottle before he goes to sleep (5-7 ounces).  He normally takes a one hour nap (sometimes two) and then will have a bottle around 12pm.  He does a feeding (baby food) around lunch time, although he still does not love his food.  He takes another nap around 1/2pm and will sleep for 1-2 hours.  He just transitioned from three to two naps.  He has another bottle after his nap and 1-2 more bottles before bed.  He takes 5-7 ounces for each bottle.  He takes a bath around 6:30pm and goes to bed around 7pm.  

~ Doctor Visit ~

He got 3 shots (1 oral) and did not like them one bit.  After some hugs from mommy he was fine.  He weighed 16 pounds, 13 ounces (25-50th percentile), was 26 3/4 inches long (50-75th percentile) and his head was 17 1/2 inches (75th percentile).  Grayson weighed 19 pounds at his 6 month visit so they are keeping the same as when they were born (about 2 pounds difference).