Baby David: Six Months

It’s been half a year since David joined our family. He is so sweet and we love him so much.

Fun facts about David at six months:

He can roll over in both directions and does so all the time.
We put him to bed on his back but he likes to sleep on his stomach and will generally roll over during the night.
He eats a variety of solid foods and is becoming more adept at eating from a spoon. He has an 8 oz bottle four times a day and will have about 2 oz of baby food right before his second feeding of the day.
When he sees someone holding his pacifier or a bottle and he wants it, he’ll open up his mouth.
He loves to smile and play peek-a-boo.
The song “If you’re happy and you know it” always brings a smile to his face.
He is WAY more observant than he used to be and studies his surroundings everywhere we go. I love watching him look around.
He loves chewing on things (teething??), especially the side of his pacifier.
He can pick things up and put them in his mouth.
His is still generally cheerful in the mornings.
He started sleeping through the night again and is fully used to sleeping in his crib. He sleeps from about 7 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Since 7 weeks, he’s been able to sleep through the night without waking to eat. It started as a 7-hour stretch and has progressed to a 13-hour stretch. Around 4 months, when he moved from his sleeper to his crib, he would wake one to two times a night and fall back asleep as soon as he was given his pacifier. Those mini wake-ups no longer happen, which we appreciate 🙂
He still loves bath time. He doesn’t get super smiley but he gets super relaxed as we bathe him. We bathe him before bed so he knows it’s time for sleep.
He’s becoming a better napper but still struggles to nap for consistently each morning and afternoon. He’ll go down for a nap, but sometimes he’ll wake up 30 minutes later.