6 month stats

Weight: 14 lbs 15 oz (25th percentile)

Length: 25 in (10th percentile)

Head circum: 43cm (25th percentile)

Sleep:

- 10-11 hours overnight

- 3 naps per day, typically 1.5 hours each (though sometimes he wakes at 45 minutes)

Food:

- Loves to nurse when he first wakes for the day, but HATES it (refuses it, even with the supplemental nursing system) otherwise :( so we are down to nursing only twice a day, morning and evening

- 4 bottles per day, between 4-8oz per bottle (soy-based)

- Solids 3x/day: he's tried oats, prunes, pears, apples, peas, sweet potato & avocado 

Loves:

- being outside! When he's fussy, this is now the only sure way to calm him down.

- being read to

- singing songs and music of all kinds

- playing with toys in the pack'n'play, zebra chair, on a blanket sitting with the boppy, or on his play mat/gym

- looking in the mirror

- snuggling and being tickled

- noticing and studying (with his eyes, hands and mouth!) small details, like tags on toys and smaller decor in his nursery that he's never noticed before

- playing in his bathtub at bath time and small baby pool we got for our deck

Hates:

- lotion at bedtime

- naps at church

- having a dirty diaper (he is only now seeming to mind!)

My favorite things at 6 months:

- cloth diapers: the ONLY diapers that don't leak everywhere overnight! Also, they are so cute :)

- the BOB stroller: we are jogging regularly doing Couch to 5K, and I'm so glad we have this!  It's my secret weapon to getting back in shape.

- ice cube trays, our immersion blender and my small glass prep bowls (from Target - I think Anchor brand?): this is how we make and feed James his solids

- Moby wrap: James still loves to be worn facing in, and I use it several times a week while running errands (even on these recent 90 degree days and it's still comfortable for both of us!)