Scott is six months old already! He is such a lovely and easy baby, he really spoils me. If I could freeze him in time right now, I would. I love the big toothless grins with all of the drool. And he laughs and interacts with Jared, it's so precious. He now weighs 16 pounds, 14 ounces, and is 26 inches long. At six months, Jared was 16 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 26 inches long. Those numbers are in the 50th percentile, so my boys are very average sized babies. Last time, Scott was a pound and a half more than Jared, so the weight gap is closing. I'm not really surprised, since I noticed Scott's second chin was disappearing. Scott seems to be eating less and sleeping more.
Scott did not enjoy his first taste of food. I don't think that I would like the (lack of) taste and the texture of rice cereal either. He seems to be doing better with oatmeal. Jared and I are big fans of oatmeal, so maybe it's a family thing.
Now that we took away Scott's pacifier, he is free to suck on his thumb all that he wants. This has led to improved sleep for him, and because of that, improved sleep for everyone else. He sleeps 12-13 hours at night, and takes three naps a day that last between 1-2 hours each! This kiddo has definitely inherited my love of sleeping. Too bad the older brother is boycotting naps. Although with no nap, Jared has been sleeping 11-12 hours overnight, which is pretty nice.
Jared is starting to get very particular (bossy) about how things are done. We have a very set routine for brushing teeth, going to bed, putting Scott down for a nap, what song we can sing, etc. Heaven forbid if I forget to inform Steve that Jared is supposed to close the fridge door or turn the handle to put the dirty diaper into the diaper pail. Major catastrophe!
I installed a seat belt into our wagon, so Scott and Jared can go around the neighborhood together.
We had a Leap Frog for Leap Day playdate at our house. There were two babies that came over that were only 2 weeks older than Scott, and they were very cute together.
Jared is now out of his booster seat, and kneels on a chair to eat. I preferred him in his booster, but he loves being like his parents. He also uses real plates now, he's a conscientious eater. The problem is that now he can get down from the table and go play on a whim, so Steve and I can't make any last-ditch efforts to get dinner into him. He is so picky at dinner - we usually have trouble getting him to the table, and he would rather go play than eat. He loves hot dogs and sandwiches!
Jared likes to hurry up the stairs to get Baby Scott (as we all call him) when he hears him crying on the monitor. He yells out "I'm coming, Baby Scott!" which is so cute and funny. One night, Scott cried out when we were eating, and Jared yelled out "I'm eating, Baby Scott!" which was even funnier and cuter than normal. Jared throws a full-out tantrum if he is not included in putting Scott down for a nap or getting him up from a nap.
Jared also uses the word love a lot. Every time he washes his hands, he says that he loves soap. I think that he loves soap because that means he can get really dirty. He tells us that he loves us, and I about died from mother's pride when I heard him say "Baby Scott, I love you."
Jared is a very spatial person, where I am so not. I gave him a 4 piece jigsaw puzzle (his first), and I didn't even have to explain to him how to put it together. He definitely gets that from his Dad!
Jared was outside on the deck the other day and was telling me which windows went to which rooms. He wasn't correct all of the time, but he got some of them right. I was just so impressed that he realized that the outside widows went to the inside rooms.
Pictures coming soon...
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