You are wearing 6-9 months clothes. You weigh about 15 pounds. You are a very somber baby compared to your brother. We have to work so hard to get good belly laughs out of you and they usually come more easily before bed, when you're overly tired, or if I'm really, really tickling you. As much as you make us work for those laughs, and smiles, they are one of a kind and so worth it. You give good, quick smiles at first glance, or in the morning when you first wake up, and they are adorable. It's different learning your personality when we were so used to your big brothers, but we love it. You, in many ways, seem to take after your dad more. More of an observer and quiet, which is a good thing. I think you will be a good balance to Cadens personality. You are pretty chill and relaxed--I think it's due to just who you are but also to not being the only child and having to hang out/not be held as much so we can balance Caden or other to-do's as well.
You're grabbing at your feet more and it's so cute. Not sure why, but seeing you hold onto those little piggies is adorable. You're like our little zombie-always trying to eat our faces and putting everything in our mouth. You'll grab tight of peoples faces and try to munch away. Another cute thing you've been doing is when you are having a bottle and tired you just rub through your hair with your little hand. You have the most soft, fuzzy little hair and it's cute to see you run your hands through it time and time again as your eyes get heavy.
You still don't really sit up on your own. I think some of that has to do with your strong curiosity. You are constantly reaching for everything and so intrigued with what's around you that when we do try to sit you up, you look around at first then go forward on your belly to go after something. Your dad swears you'll be crawling next month but I'm just not too certain. I remember we thought Caden would be crawling sooner than he did because of the similar actions you show and he didn't crawl until eight months...but we'll just have to wait and see!
You want to chew on everything, which makes everyone ask if you are teething. As drooly as you are, and as much as you naw on anything you can get your hands on, it would seem as if you are, but I think it's one of those teething stages where you will be doing that for a while before we actually see any tooth/teeth break through. So far I don't see or feel anything, so maybe you're just working up to it.
You love your jumper. In fact, majority of the time when you are being held, but someone is sitting down, you like to stand and jump, jump, jump. You are an active little guy. When we go to unbuckle you out of your car seat you are quick to strongly arch your back and try to get the heck out of dodge. Doesn't make it always as easy to get you out of the car seat but it is sometimes pretty humorous to see you being so distinct in what you want at such a young age.
You tried carrots for the first time and did well! You are definitely ready to be having food, and it's my fault on not acting on it sooner. I want to make it for you and just never got around to doing it. So, finally I boiled some carrots and pureed them and there you have it-your first food experience! I need to get you some fun puffs to snack on, I'm sure you'd love those and we plan on trying sweet potatoes and green beans next. I'm eager to get to the fruit, mainly banana, because of how convenient it will be...but 'rules are rules' and veggies are supposed to come first. Soon enough you'll be eating anything thing and everything so no rush. I was so eager to start all the 'new things' with Caden, and I am eager to see you experience it all, but not in a rush to have you fly by these stages too quickly...Lord knows they fly by quick enough on their own, I don't need to encourage it.
You're sleeping pretty well. Recently you've been winding down taking your last bottle and going to bed around 6:30. I remember Caden doing the same early routine and feeling like we had no time with him due to working in the day and such an early bed time. Thankfully, God has allowed us the opportunity to have jobs that give us more flexibility and family time so I don't struggle with feeling as 'robbed' of that time with you. So you go to bed fairly early, and depending on the night you'll wake up about once just in need of the paci and you go right back to sleep. And depending on the morning you'll sometimes start stirring around 5-6, we'll feed you and for the majority of the mornings you'll go back to sleep for a little while longer. It's not bad and there's not a huge struggle to get you to sleep, the only hard part comes when we are up with you around 5-6, and then your brother gets up around 6 as well. Last night and today though, you woke up about 11:30 at night needing the paci but you went back to sleep and didn't stir again until 7, and your brother didn't get up and come get us until just before 7, so it was a nice little 'sleeping in' for mommy and daddy!
You are quiet and somber, but when you do chatter it's like music to my ears. I love your observation personality and it's adorable and fits you well, but hearing baby chatter is just the best. You still will blow raspberries which crack me up, and when you do chatter you seem to show pursed lips throughout your talk which is just overly cute. I always wonder what you could be thinking and am so curious to what goes on in your mind.
You are animated and so fun to watch when you are watching a baby show. We sometimes play a Baby Einstein's lullaby show for you and you always light up when other little babies, or the puppets, come on. You are starting to enter such a fun stage. More interactive and so curious. You are stating to interact more with Caden, laughing at his silly antics in the car, giving him a funny 'what the crap?!' look when he's being crazy or throwing a fit. It's the best to see you both together. He's already being a bossy brother to you trying to tell you when you can't have your hands in your mouth, or to quit spitting, or to put your car seat canopy back up. Don't worry, we have your back and tell him to buzz off, but once you're older you'll really have to hold your own against your bossy brother.
We love you so much. You are a wonderful, handsome, brown fuzzy hair, brown eyes, little boy and couldn't be more adorable and more perfect for our family. So much is coming your way the next few months. So many changes, so many milestones are around the corner and we are so blessed and excited that we get to be your parents through it all. We pray so strongly for you, and your brother. We pray that we can be the parents that God desires us to be, and that you need us to be.
We love you so much, Reid. Thank you for giving us an awesome first six months. Prayers for many, many, many more.
Love you always, Reiders.
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