To be honest for the first time ever, I’ve reconsidered if I even wanted to keep blogging, but for now I definitely want to. Even if that means for a while that I am only about to get one or two posts up a month. I think eventually I will be able to blog more often – when Shane doesn’t need me quite so much.
Anyways, speaking of Shane, let’s jump right into his update! Oh and also, I decided to change up the format of these updates. That was another reason why I haven’t blogged, the format I was using I didn’t like so it made me not really want to do these updates. I have been filling out a baby book for him so I am going to use that as a format for these as well.
STATS: At Shane’s six month doctor’s appointment he weighed 14 pounds 10 ounces (5%). He was 26 inches tall (20%) and his head size was 16.5 inches (11%). He’s just a little guy like his daddy and I.
New Foods: oatmeal, strawberries, and sweet potatoes
How does your baby like solid foods? Shane looooves eating solids. He particularly likes eating sweet foods, like most babies I believe. It’s been really fun feeding him new foods and seeing his reaction to them.
Sleep: Shane has always been a decent sleeper. This month he has started wanting to stay up and play for an hour or two in the middle of the night, which has not been fun. 😅(Only on some nights, thank God!)
Does your baby sleep through the night? I have been avoiding this question on the blog (and in real life if I’m being honest) because I may be one of the only parents who doesn’t want Shane to sleep through the night. Say whaaat?! I KNOW. But there is good reason for it. So Shane is mostly breastfed, but also gets about 6-8 ounces of formula a day. If I cut out his nighttime feed then he would need about 4-6 more ounces of formula a day, which honestly is totally fine. But my goal has been to provide as much of his daily milk as I can so that means I will dreamfeed him in the middle of the night so that he can get that extra amount of breastmilk. I know there many be some people who won’t understand this but then again I know that there will be some people who will. It’s just personally a sacrifice I do not mind doing for Shane and I actually love that I am able to do, so for now it works for us.
DAILY SCHEDULE (24hr: food + naps):
- 8:30-9:30am: Wake up, nurse, take the dog out, play while mommy eats her breakfast.
- 10-11am: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
- 12-1pm: Wake up + nurse + 1-2 oz of solids sometime before next nap
- 2-3pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
- 4-5pm: Wake up + nurse
- 6-6:30pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, nap
- 6:30-7pm: Wake up + 1-2 oz of solids sometime before bed
- 8:30pm: Nurse, 2 oz bottle of formula, down for the night
- 12:30-1:30am: Nurse + back to sleep
- 4:30-5:30am: Nurse + back to sleep (sometimes right away, sometimes it takes about an hour)
Just keep in mind this is a pretty rough schedule. Sometimes Shane doesn’t want to take his last nap, sometimes we are very busy and only get around to giving him solids once a day, sometimes he only takes an hour and a half nap. But for the most part this is the schedule we follow most days.
Does your baby have any teeth? Nope! Still waiting on our teeth, which is A-Okay with mommy. 😉
LOVES: His puppy, being in water, his mommy, and eating!
Describe your baby’s temperament and disposition: Shane is such a happy baby! But he also knows what he wants and definitely lets us know what that is too.
Favorite toys this month: This turtle toy
That’s all for this month friends! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
