Six Months

Age- six months!

Weight and height- 16 lbs 2 oz and 26 in

Hair-grew a lot this last month and is getting thicker

Teeth- none- but clearly working on them

Size- can still wear a few of his 3-6 mos clothes and a handful of his 6-9 mos- the rest still flood him. Just moved up to size 3 diapers

Eating- every 3-4 hours during the day and 1-2 times during the night. Ive made it to my goal of six months of exclusively breastfeeding. I was hoping Id be able to make it another 3 months but Im getting to where I cant keep up with his demand. So were working on introducing formula and Im going to plan to nurse him every other meal with the others being formula. He started rice cereal shortly after turning 5 months but wasnt really interested so I waited a few weeks and just started trying it again. Now he wont even open up for it. He has also tried sweet potatoes and bananas. He still has reflux...ugh. It has to be so annoying for him but he handles it well and is such a trooper about it.

Sleeping- wakes up around 6a to eat, goes back down until around 8, naps from around 10 to 11, naps from around 1 to 3 or 4p, has another smaller nap around 5 or 6 and then goes down around 8p, waking around 3a to eat. Ever since our little trip to CA his sleep schedule has gone to crap. For nearly 3 weeks he was waking every 3 hours at night and was up at 6a for good. This last week, hes been getting better and going for longer stretches like 5-6 hours. But I really want my 8-10 hour stretches back!

Movement/development- found his voice- loves to talk to, coo at and yell to himself, others and his toys, transfers objects between hands, gets what he grabs for on the first try, is working on sitting up alone- can do a few seconds at a time

Milestones/firsts- first rice cereal 22 weeks, transfers objects- 22 weeks, first time to CA and to the beach, first solids, first Fourth of July

Favorites- colorful shows and Baby Einsteins DVDs, playmat, baths, watching and playing with Lola, sucking on his thumb or fingers, chewing on anything he can get into his mouth, his chew toy-giraffe, Albert, and his doggie crinkle toy

Dislikes- waiting for his food, being too tired, being hot, rice cereal

Rhett is my always happy boy. He is so chill and easy going about nearly everything. He wakes up every morning so happy and ready to play. Hes great about going down for naps as well as for bed (minus the more frequent waking up in the night these past few weeks). He loves his baths and kicking and splashing. Same with the pool. He has this adorable little giggle that he does and it can be so soft and sweet- almost like a wisper-laugh and is totally cute! He is a total boy and LOVES to be naked. He laughs and squeals with delight the minute his diaper comes off. He is also quite the tooter- just like another boy (man) I know... And whoa can they smell!! Im guessing this a boy thing?! Haha! but even when hes stinky hes adorable. He is handsomer than handsome and I get stopped often by people wanting to tell me how adorable he is and some even asking to hold him. Hes a ladies man already:) I have absolutely loved watching him grow and learn these past six months and am looking forward to all the rest of his firsts including crawling, walking and talking. I am so head over heels in love with him and couldn't have asked for a better baby or blessing in our lives. He is a wonderful addition to our family and we are so lucky hes ours!

Our Fourth in St George

 We went to St George over the Fourth to celebrate the holiday and Lincoln's birthday. I cant believe this adorable little boy is now TWO!! Seriously, where does the time go?? He is such a sweet and fun boy and its always hard to leave him when its time to go home.

 Lola was way excited for fireworks this year and loved everything but the finale which she said was too loud and too bright :)

 

Pics From June

 Can you believe how big my baby girl is?! I sure cant...

 I love, love, love her smiles- especially her real ones :)

 Lola LOVES her baby Rheet. She always wants to play with him, help with him, make him smile, shush him better when he cries, protect him, etc. Its super sweet and melts my heart.

 Rhett started using the jumper-roo. He doesn't get how to jump exactly, but he loves sitting up and playing with the toys.

 Lola and her cousin Landon. He has become one of her top favorite people in a close three way tie with  Daddy and Uncle Taylor:) They're best buds. She even started referring to Landon as 'Buddy' and always wants her Buddy to come over to Nana's and play.

 Total peas in a pod. They get along so well (most days). They love to play on their Pod-pods (as Lola calls it)

 My little brother, Nathan and his cute bride, Ally, (finally) got married!!

 My little cougar in training

 Rhett's first time going swimming. He actually loved the water! Hooray!

 Lola and her BFF, Boss, having a movie night

 Ready to go out and ride their bike and scooter with their 'hodduts' on :)

 Rhett tried rice cereal for the first time. He wasnt sure he liked it or not but still opened up for more :)

 Rhett and I traveled to CA for a few days with a friend of mine (Lola hung out with Nana and Tay). While there, Rhett got to visit the beach for the first time and feel the sand between his toes. He LOVED it (despite his first reaction and face below)! And he kept wanting to touch it and eat it too. I cant wait to take him back when he can really play in the sand and enjoy it that much more. 

 

Five Months

Age- five months!

Weight and height-14 lbs 6 oz 25 1/2 in

Hair- same

Teeth- none

Size- 3-6 months clothes and size 2 diapers

Eating- every 3-4 hours during the day and once during the night

Sleeping- wakes up around 7a to eat, naps from around 8 to 10 or 11a, naps from around noon to 3 or 4p, has another smaller nap around 5 or 6 and then goes down around 8p, waking once around 3-4a to eat

Movement/development-scooting, grabbing toes and feet, reaching out to grab things he sees and wants, can get things straight to his mouth once he has them in his hands

Milestones/firsts- rolled back to front for the first time- 06.18.12

Favorites- swing, colorful shows and Baby Einsteins DVDs, playmat, baths, watching Lola, and sucking on his hands and fingers

Dislikes- waiting for his food, being too tired

Pics From May

 We have been busy this summer. Not nearly as busy as most people but busy for us. Lots of swimming, playing, trips to the park, visiting family in Denver and St. George, my little brothers wedding, a quick vacay to California, and more. Needless to say blogging has been the last thing on my list of to dos until now. Here are a few pics to catch you up on our May: 

Rhett. He is growing up so fast. It seems that in a matter of days he went from 2 months to 4 months. Im not nearly as diligent about picture taking with him as I was with Lola when she was a baby. I'm trying to be better about that...

 

Seriously my all-time favorite pic of him to date. He is such a happy baby. Always smiling and content to just chill.

 A rainy day made for one excited girl to go play and jump in puddles

 Lola got her very own pet- a Beta fish that she named Mr. Pink Fish

 Her favorite past time at Nana's house. On this particular day she fell asleep swinging. The life of a 3 year old...

 

    

  I found these pics of Rhett and Lola at about the same age. I cant believe how much they look alike!

 And some creepy blown ups to further prove my case. Minus the nose, they're basically the same kid ;)