Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Make way for Little Man turned Big Boy!!!

Yesterday we went to Jeffrey's 6 month check-up and oh. my. gosh! I knew he was getting bigger quickly but I had no idea he is the same size Haley was at her ONE YEAR APPOINTMENT!  This is crazy! Haley was 8 ounces bigger and .75 inches longer but that is not much of a difference at all.  He has gained 3lbs and 4 inches in two months!  No wonder my arms hurt after carrying him around for awhile.  :) I know there are bigger babies out there (I know some of them personally) but I have always had the "little" babies and it is just going to be fun to see how big Jeffrey gets before his birthday.

Anyway, Dr. B. said he is doing great and we can start giving him food.  We have already given him bananas and apples but Dr. B. wants us to give him rice cereal first so he gets used to eating without it being too sweet.  I am just not sure what I want to do.  Haley never cared for the cereal and I don't blame her.  Have you ever tasted rice cereal?!  Yuck!

He is also trying more and more to sit up unassisted.  He is doing pretty good but he hasn't figured out how to push himself back up if he leans too far over.  He can roll both ways and is pretty quick about flipping over if he doesn't like how he is laying.  He can also push himself around on the floor but hasn't figured out how to go forward so he ends up pushing himself backwards and then gets mad because he is further away from his toys.  Ha ha!  It is funny to watch but I'm hoping he figures it out somewhat soon so he doesn't get so mad.  :)

Yesterday after the doctor appointment, we went to my cousin's house and had a playdate.  She has 2 little boys (3 years old next month and 15 month old) and all the kids love each other so much.  They played pretty good together considering none of them had a nap.  It was fun watching how little boys play compared to what Haley does all day long.  Gave me an insight into what I have to look forward to once Jeffrey is running around chasing Haley everywhere.

 Benjamin (15 mo old) and Jeffrey having a very serious conversation

Sweet baby boys!