Mason is 6 months!

Mason is half a year old! As I am typing this, he is days away from being 7 months! Life with 2 kids goes by too fast!

Weight: 16 pounds, 9 ounces

Clothes: put away all the 3-6 and had to get the 9 and even some 12 month clothes! He wore a shirt the other day Logan wore at 13 months :) He is just the "big" little brother!

Diapers: We moved up to a size 3 around 5 months

Diet: I exclusively pumped breast milk for 6 months (which was SO hard, but SO happy I made it to that point!). Once I hit 6 months, I dove into my freezer stash which took up most of our freezer.  At one point  My goal was only to pump until I went back to work at 10 weeks, but I kept on! It was so time consuming, but saved us money! He had his first taste of formula this month, I *almost* made it to the 7th month mark. I am still pumping a little bit, only enough to make one bottle a day.  Hopefully he takes to formula and we wont have any problems. Then I can ditch the pump.  He also started baby food this month.  We tried at 4 months, but he just did not seem ready.  He has loved everything we have given him! He gets a fruit for lunch and a veggie for dinner. He is like a little bird and opens his mouth as soon as he sees the jar or the spoon.  He has also tried yogurt which he loves.  We tried to give him eggs and he made a yuk face and spit them out.  He still eats about 5, 6 ounce bottles a day.

Milestones/firsts: He has done SO much this month! Rolling over, laughing (and squealing) baby food, loving tummy time, sleeping in his big boy crib (ONE night of letting him CIO  and that is all it took!), sticking out his tongue, sitting up pretty much on his own, still a little wobbly.  He went swimming for the first time and just loved splashing around in the water.  He is also holding his own bottle pretty good, still needs some help.  Reaching for EVERYTHING and pulling it to his mouth! Lots of drool, but no teeth as of yet.


Health: He got a bad rash on his next when he was almost 5 months old.  We thought it was the result of not being able to hold his head up very good.  But the rash turned worse and we took him in to the doctor.  She said he had developed a yeast infection and prescribed some cream.  We slathered the cream on twice a day and his neck got worse.  Then the rash spread all over this little body.  Back to the doctor we went and she put him on antibiotics.  A full month later, we still have to make sure his neck is always dry.  Even a little moisture and it flares back up. He also had cradle cap, which he had when he was a newborn, but it went away after some treatment.  For the most part, he is very healthy! Must be the breast milk.  By this point with Logan, we had already been to the doctor several times for cough and fever.

Likes: We call him our smiley guy! He smiles all the time, he is such a happy little man.  Most everyone can make him laugh and smile, but he gives the biggest smiles to his big brother! He likes his bouncer and all his toys.  He will just play independently (which is nice when I need to get things done.) He likes food! We say the only time he really gets mad is if he is hungry or REALLY tired.  We have nicknamed him "the Hulk" because his cry is more angry than sad.  He likes to be held and rocked.  But when he is overly tired, he just wants to be in his crib or be held.  He also loves the baby sling. He likes to be facing out looking at everybody. We have not used the stroller hardly at all.  With Logan, he hated the sling and loved the stroller.  Funny how kids are so different!

Dislikes: Not much! If he wants to be held he gets mad if you put him down.  Also if he sees a bottle or baby food and you do not feed him right them, he will let you know.  Hulk Smash! Logan loved the swing. Like I am talking taking naps in the swing up until he was 15 months old! Mason is not a fan of it.  He will go in it, but will not fall asleep there.  He would rather be laying in his bed or be in our bed for naps.  He has also gotten to the point where he is a little roly poly trying to change his diaper has become more challenging since he wants to roll everywhere.

Misc: Cannot believe he is 6 months old, time is just flying! He is such a sweet happy baby.  Logan still loves his baby brother so much! I love to see the two of them together, my heart is so full.

And now...lots of pics....