Happy 6 month birthday, Greyson!

Greyson you are 6 months old and half way to turning 1! I can't believe it. The past 6 months have been so fun!

Here's what you have been up to over the past month:

-You weigh 17lbs 13oz (58th percentile), you are 27 1/4 inches long (79th percentile) and your head circumference is 17 1/2 inches (71% percentile).

-You had your Dr. appt. yesterday (4/5) and the doc said you looked great!!

-You are wearing 6 month, 6-9 month and 6-12 month clothing and size 2 or 2-3 diapers.

-You are still sleeping 10-11 hours a night. You usually go to sleep around 8pm and wake-up at 7am. You still occasionally wake up in the middle of the night for your pacifier.

-You are on a great schedule. You like to play for a little bit after you eat at 7 and then will sleep until 10. You have a bottle when you wake-up. Then usually some rice cereal or oatmeal. Then you play for awhile and take a short morning nap that lasts about an hour. You eat again at 1pm and then play and then go to sleep until about 3:30. You eat again at 4pm and then eat solids around 6pm and play. You eat again around 7pm and then go to bed.

-I think you slowed down on your weight gain a little bit b/c mommy forgot that there are different levels of nipples for different ages for the bottles. You were getting frustrated eating and then I bought age-appropriate nipples and you ate like a champ! I felt terrible! But I guess you learn as you go!

-The biggest change this month is you are eating solid foods! I have been making your food...so far you have tried apples, peas, squash, bananas, pears, avocados and sweet potatoes. You didn’t like the peas at all but we will try them again soon (picture to come)!

-You are sitting-up on your own and you still love to stand!

-You jabber a lot! You say what sounds like "mama" all the time. You also say "baba." Daddy is patiently waiting for you to say "dada." Your voice is so cute! My mom said that if they say mama first then you will have a boy next and if they say dada first your next will be a girl...we will see if that old wives tale is true (not anytime soon though:))!

-You put everything in your mouth! Anything in sight goes straight to your mouth! You also love to grab and reach for our faces and chew on daddy's nose!

-You LOVE Gus and Ellie! Everytime they walk in the room you just grin. The feelings are mutual with Gus but Ellie is still unsure about you. You like to "pet" Gus and he doesn't mind at all.

-You still love your jumper and exersaucer. You could jump all day!

-You are playing with more and more of your toys...you usually just look at them and then figure out how to shove them in your mouth! Its so fun to watch you play and entertain yourself.

-You LOVE bath time. You like to suck on a wash cloth and splash around!

-Your nicknames are...G, Bubba, Bubbies, Baby G, Bubba G and Grey-man.

-You love when mommy and daddy read you books and sing to you! Cardboard books are our favorites right now since you like to turn the pages! And you favorite songs are "Jesus loves me" and the "ABCs."

-Your GG, Gma and Nana comment on how happy and easy you are...I think they are partial! You really are a great baby though.

Happy 6 months (1/2 birthday) to our baby G! We love you!!!

xoxo,
mommy and daddy