How can it be? Timmy is already 6 months old and he is just the sweetest little boy. I am so thankful for this little addition to our family. He fits right in and just goes with the flow. Timmy is such a happy, happy baby and never fusses anymore. I can't even imagine that first couple of months when he cried nonstop.
Almost a distant memory as he has turned into such a content little guy. And his sister, Hannah, is just head-over-heels in love with her brother!
Timmy started rolling from his back to his front now and can roll in both directions; however, he likes to do so when I am not looking!! I know he can do it, though, because I have set him down and then found him in a different position. He's sneaky like that:)
He used to be a tummy sleeper (shhh, don't tell!), but now he has learned to balance himself on his side and prefers to sleep that way. For a few weeks he would try to get up on his side and then end up on his back in tears. We had to keep flipping him back to his belly so he would sleep!
I guess we can say Timmy is sleeping through the night. He normally goes to bed between 7 and 8pm. We wake him at about 11pm for a "dream feeding". I have tried several times for a few nights in a row to not do this and without a doubt he will wake up between 2 and 3am for a feeding. Thankfully, he will go right back to bed, but it's very hard to get up at that time when you went to bed at midnight. So, for now we will continue to wake him at 11 so we can get some solid sleep at night. That really makes a difference! In a few weeks I'm going to try cutting back the ounces on that "dream feed" and wean him off of it. Of course, I learned with Hannah, that I have no control so we'll see if Timmy will put up with that :)
Timmy eats like a champ. He LOVES his baby food!! In fact, he will eat and eat and eat it unless we stop. So, I'm going on amounts recommended by the pediatrician now rather than his cues because he is a bottomless pit :) If I don't keep that spoon going fast enough into his mouth he'll be sure to let me know, too. Right now he's eating 1-2 Tbsp oatmeal and 1-2 Tbsp of fruit at lunch and then 1-2 Tbs rice cereal and 1-2 Tbsp veggies at dinner. He still gets his bottle every 3 1/2 hours as well. With all he's eating you'd think he'd be off the charts for weight.
We had a well-baby checkup this morning and here are his 6 month stats:
Weight: 17 lb 6 oz
(48th percentile)
Length: 26.5 in
(54th percentile)
Head Circumference: 17.4 in
(63rd percentile)
Average little baby and I'm VERY happy with that!!! He does have a bit of eczema so we will amp up the usage of Eucerin for the little guy.
Timmy is discovering all kinds of new things. This week, even, he has started to reach out to touch our faces. He laughs hysterically when he gets his fingers in our mouths and we pretend to eat them. He has also discovered how beautiful Hannah's hair is and loves to grab hold! Here's a cute little video of Timmy in his bouncer. What a difference from a month ago when I sat him in it for the first time.
Caleb was able to position the camper down in a little valley so that we could get some shade coverage from the trees. It was a very dirty site so the Escape had a hard time keeping up, but we managed!
The beach was sandy and beautiful! The kids just loved spending time in the water and building sand castles. It's so fun to see their play develop as they get older!
I guess we can say Timmy is sleeping through the night. He normally goes to bed between 7 and 8pm. We wake him at about 11pm for a "dream feeding". I have tried several times for a few nights in a row to not do this and without a doubt he will wake up between 2 and 3am for a feeding. Thankfully, he will go right back to bed, but it's very hard to get up at that time when you went to bed at midnight. So, for now we will continue to wake him at 11 so we can get some solid sleep at night. That really makes a difference! In a few weeks I'm going to try cutting back the ounces on that "dream feed" and wean him off of it. Of course, I learned with Hannah, that I have no control so we'll see if Timmy will put up with that :)
Timmy eats like a champ. He LOVES his baby food!! In fact, he will eat and eat and eat it unless we stop. So, I'm going on amounts recommended by the pediatrician now rather than his cues because he is a bottomless pit :) If I don't keep that spoon going fast enough into his mouth he'll be sure to let me know, too. Right now he's eating 1-2 Tbsp oatmeal and 1-2 Tbsp of fruit at lunch and then 1-2 Tbs rice cereal and 1-2 Tbsp veggies at dinner. He still gets his bottle every 3 1/2 hours as well. With all he's eating you'd think he'd be off the charts for weight.
We had a well-baby checkup this morning and here are his 6 month stats:
Average little baby and I'm VERY happy with that!!! He does have a bit of eczema so we will amp up the usage of Eucerin for the little guy.
Timmy had a ball riding around in his stroller and playing with his toys. 
We asked around on the 4th of July about fireworks. It turns out that it was Canada's birthday so they were having a show in Grand Bend to celebrate. Earlier in the day we tried to drive up to this little beach town, but it was SWAMPED. We turned around and headed back to the campground. We decided to take our chances and hang out on the beach until dark. We ended up having great seats for the fireworks that took place just off the shore to the north of us.
We explored a few of the beaches at the park. The first one we went to (area 3) was beautiful and sandy. The second one we went to was very rocky and didn't have much of a shore (Burley). It was HOT, HOT, HOT, and if Timmy was a bit older we probably would have spent more time at the beach.
He took his first dip in a lake and he didn't like it too much.
So he hung out in a little tent on the beach with mommy.
On Saturday night, there was a huge thunder and lightning storm. We decided to take shelter in the car because the lighting was striking the ground quite frequently. Once the storm moved through the temperatures cooled off a bit and it was much more tolerable.
The set-up was extremely impressive and very memorable. So cool!
Thank you so much to Mom and Dad C for watching the kids. It was so great to have a date without the little ones and also to know they were in wonderful hands.
Or...not so much! My heart was wrenching when Hannah was riding on the alligator roller coaster. I had no idea she would be so terrified! She was screaming, "Please stop! Please make it stop!" Oh, the poor thing! It felt like the longest ride ever!
We had to put her on a calm ride afterwards so she wouldn't leave with such a horrible memory. Hopefully she wasn't scarred too badly. She certainly was happy on the bumblebee ride!
JuJu taught Hannah how to look through binoculars. She also spent time with Hannah lounging in the backyard and looking for shapes in the clouds. It was so sweet to hear Hannah's imagination going wild. I wish I would have gotten a picture of the two of them snuggling on the chair.
Thank you for a wonderful visit and all of your help around the house...especially outside of the house, actually. We have a hard time keeping up with the yardwork and appreciate the hours you spent spiffing up the place!
