6 Months!!

'Sup y'all?

It has been a fabulous 6 months!  I feel like the craziness is starting to subside and we've come into a good routine for taking care of two kiddos.  I'm madly in love with my little man, and it makes me pretty happy he's been in my arms for 1/2 a year!

LEVI at 6 Months:

~Is a happy, smiley, giggly kid.  He's pretty content to sit near the action and just coo.  He LOVES Grace and gives great big squeals when she pays attention to him.

~His eczema is looking pretty good right now.  He got a small patch on his cheek for a while, but thankfully that cleared up right before we had his 6 month pictures taken.

~ Sleeps like a CHAMP!  He does 12 hours at night, which is amazing, cause he wiggles from one end of his crib to the other and back again without making a sound.

~Is still just nursing.  I'm a little hesitant to start him on solids.  It took Grace forever to take solid food, so I kind of figure what's the point in rushing?  Plus, he's a big part of my weight loss plan.  I've lost over 40 pounds on Weight Watchers since the end of October and a large part of that is because of him nursing.  So I selfishly want to get down another 15-20 pounds before he starts getting into solid food.  =)

~Rolls from his back to his tummy with ease and can get from tummy to back by pushing with his feet and doing a quasi-somersault up over one of his shoulders.  Pretty funny!

~The kid has a GREAT internal steady beat (says his music teacher mom!).  Levi constantly pounds on whatever is nearby with his right hand.

~Has his 2 bottom teeth!  They came in right after he turned 5 months.  He's getting better about biting, but there was a while there when mealtimes were pretty painful!

~Is getting very close to sitting up on his own.  He's pretty good about balancing his weight on his arms, but if you don't pay careful attention, over he goes!

~Height: 28 inches.....97%  (He has 1/2 an inch on Grace at this age, but....)

~Weight:  16.4 pounds.....32% (She had a full pound on him at this point!)

~Head:  17.5 inches...88%  (Their brains are the same size, though!)

     I'm not surprised he's not weighing as much as Grace did.  He just went through a big growth spurt, sleeping for almost 18 hours a day.  Its like he converted all of his weight into height and all of a sudden little man is looking long and skinny!   Plus, he's a constant mover!  I LOVE getting to see the differences in boys vs. girls, even at this young age.  I'm mightily blessed!

          And now for your viewing pleasure, a pictorial of sister's involvement in the monthly snapshot....

Oh well.  At least the stuffed animals had fun!?