I have been keeping these little entries on my computer since Ian was born. I just can't believe my baby boy is almost 8 months old. Time really does fly and I have to say that I don't really like it. It probably sounds crazy to some, but in some ways I'm already ready to go through it all over again to have another! :-)
Here are my entries for 1 week through 7 months:
Ian at 1 week:
-7 lb. 4.5 oz. (25%)
-20 1/2 inches tall (63%)
-HC: 14 inches (35%)
- so good to have our baby home!
1 month:
-still wearing newborn diapers
-still wearing newborn size clothes
-started routine at 5 weeks
-smiling and laughing/crying (in his sleep)
Ian at 2 months:
-11 lb. 7.5 oz. (25%)
-23 1/2 inches tall (51%)
-HC: 15 3/4 inches (33%)
-starting to wear size 1 diapers
-wearing size 0-3 clothes
-sleeping through the night swaddled at 9 weeks!
Ian at 3 months:
-starting to wear size 2 diapers
-wearing 3 month clothes/some 3-6 months towards the end
-weighs 13 lbs. 2 oz.
-rolled over both ways at 16 weeks
-cooing, laughing, spitting
- sleeping without swaddle
-eats 5-7 ounces of milk every 2-3 hrs.
-still spits up a lot/started drooling this month
Ian at 4 months:
-laughing a lot!
-13 lbs. 10 oz. (25-50%)
-25.5 inches long (50-75%)
16.54 inches (25-50%)
-likes to grab things
-favorite toys: elephant teether, music box
-wearing 3-6 month clothes
-at 20 weeks: started nap routine during the day. He got it
down after a few days!
-he likes to put everything in his mouth and grab everything!
-Ian got his first cold at 19 weeks.
-he’s sitting up more with support.
-he did great on his first, long road trip to WV! (April
2012)
Ian at 5 months:
-14.6 pounds and still wearing size 2 diapers
-he’s starting to wear 6 months clothes now, but can still
wear some 3-6 months.
-he’s on a nap schedule and doing great!
-he’s really trying to crawl and moving to get toys.
-he’s sitting up great in the boppy and bumbo and even
sitting on his own for a short amount of time.
-Ian really wants everything you have –food and drinks
especially.
-He is teething really bad now – drooling, low-grade fever.
He likes to chew on toys, teething rings, blankets, bibs, and wash cloths. J
-He likes to watch the Backyardigans!
-He likes to play peek-a-boo
-Week 22: Started playing in the Jumperoo – he loves it!
(Thank you Hannah and Brien).
-Ian was dedicated on Mother’s Day (May 13, 2012) at Graystone!
-Starting to sit up unsupported! He did it for a minute today
(May 14, 2012)!
-Sitting up on his own at 25 weeks!
-Started getting up on his hands and knees to crawl at 23
weeks. Crawled for the first time on June 5, 2012!
-Started eating cereal and baby food at 24 weeks. Ian loves oatmeal!
Ian at 6 months:
-15 pounds, 8 oz
-27.5 inches tall (75-90%)
-17.2 inches (25-50%)
-He’s still wearing size 2 diapers
-He’s wearing mostly 6 month clothes right now, but can wear
some 6-9 month clothes.
-He’s gone through all the vegetables and almost all the
fruit (we’re on peaches right now – June 20, 2012).
-Ian started pulling up on things (ottoman, gates, etc.) at
27 weeks! Yikes! He wants to walk already and gets frustrated because he can’t
just yet! He’s so cute! Mastered crawling at 27 weeks!
-He pulls up on Mommy and it melts her heart!
-Ian loves to hear the Hickory Dickory Dock song, Head and
Shoulders, Hokey Pokey and Elmo’s song.
-He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse right now!
-We had to lower his crib all the way down to the lowest
level at 26 weeks.
-He started to cruise a little bit at 27 weeks – I wonder if
he will be walking in a few months?? It’s all going by so fast!
-At 29 weeks: Ian is
eating stage 2 foods now (eats solids three times a day) and has about 25
ounces of formula per day. He loves
swimming and splashing the water! He is constantly pulling himself up on the
ottoman and baby gates. He really wants
to walk! He loves turning the lights
off! I weighed him today -(6/29/12) and
the scale said he was 17.4 pounds (with clothes and diaper on).
Ian at 7 months:
-17 pounds (unofficial)
-Still wearing size 2 diapers, but they are starting to get a
little snug!
-He’s wearing some 6 month clothes, but mostly 6-9 months (a
little big).
-He’s sitting up by himself in the bathtub and he loves bath
time!
-Ian said “dada” for the first time on July 6, 2012
-Ian said “mama” for the first time on July 7, 2012
-He will lean in and give an opened mouth kiss! He reaches
for mama and dada!
-He loves mommy or daddy sneaking up on him from behind! It
makes him laugh like crazy.
-Ian loves Bauer! He laughs at him a lot!
-His favorite books are: So Big (Elmo) and But Not the Hippopotamus
-He’s teething really bad right now, but still doesn’t have
any teeth!
-He loves sweet potatoes and any fruit! The only thing he
doesn’t like right now is peas!
-Ian’s laugh is contagious!
-Ian is starting to figure out how to get down after he pulls
himself up. I love him so much!!! I
can’t believe he’s closer to one year now…don’t go too fast, boo bear!
-Ian is really getting around (32 weeks). He can climb up the stairs! We have to get it
on video soon.
-He can give you a "high five!"
