The Ingram's: Happy 6 Months Benjamin!

Better late than never right...

Benjamin,

You are six months old! Happy half birthday sweet boy! You are growing and learning so many new things everyday we are just love being apart of every second! You are talking more than ever and LOVE to blow raspberries and bubbles! Grandpa Ingram taught you that a while back and you think it is so funny!

A little about you:

You are 19 pounds 2.5 oz at your 6 month check up! The dr. said you are one big and healthy baby boy! You are in the 75% for both height and weight. We started feeding you baby food a few weeks ago and you have LOVED everything! I'm not sure why we are so surprised... you have always been a great eater and that hasn't changed since we introduced food. We started with Rice Cereal and then added peas and carrots. Next will be green beans and squash and Oatmeal! YUMM! You have also dropped a bottle and only take 4 bottles a day and ~20-22 oz total. We also moved you to 6-12 month clothes a few weeks ago and I love dressing you in your new fall clothes! You are still in size 3 diapers, but will be moving up to 4's soon.

As for sleep you were doing excellent till we went to South Padre Island and completely missed up your schedule and routine. It took 2 weeks to get you back to sleeping through the night and one hard night of letting you cry it out. But now we are back on a good schedule and routine! So thankful! Your schedule goes something like this.. Wake up around 7-7:15, bottle, change and out the door to Aunt Frannies, and momma goes to work. You play till 9:45-10ish an take an hour-1.5 hour nap then wake up and have lunch around 11:15.. you have cereal and a veggie then your bottle... more playtime till you afternoon nap then another bottle around 3:30pm then play till momma comes to pick up up, then sometimes you take a little power nap in the car on the drive home, then we play, have dinner at 6:30ish, bath, then last bottle at 7-7:15 then off to bed!

When it comes to playtime you really love to bang and pound on everything! You pick up your toys and transfer from hand to hand and EVERYTHING goes in your mouth! We have said it before, but teething has been your middle name for what seems months now. Hopefully these teeth will come in soon! As for favorite toys... you love anything that makes noise/plays a song! And have a special love for your new fisher price puppy toy. You also still love your blankets and love to snuggle them!

Milestones this month include starting solids, consistently rolling over from back to tummy, scooting on the bed (you push your butt up in the air then reach out your arms! Like an inch worm!), transferring toys/items from hand to hand and you are officially a tummy sleeper!

Benjamin, I know I say this every month, but you have learned and grown so much this last month. Your joy and smile bring so much happiness and love to our world and we cannot imagine a minute without you. You are one happy little boy with such a sweet personality.