Landon at Six Months

Our Little Landon turned six months old on Wednesday, April 1st!

Measurements
Landon had his six month well-check on March 26th.

Weight: 17lbs 8oz (54th percentile) -- He's a big boy!
Height: 27" (73rd percentile) -- He grew two inches in two months!
Head circumference: 17" (70th percentile) -- We have big-headed babies!

Appearance
~His appearance hasn't changed much from last month. His hair seems to be getting darker. Eyes remain a light gray color so I'm pretty sure they'll remain light from here on out.

~His hair stands on-end all the time and it's fuzzy.
~He had a cold this past month and his chunky cheeks get sooo rosy! Poor buddy.
~The back of his head is rounding out ever-so-slowly now that he isn't on his back hardly ever now.

Sizes
~He's in 6-9 month and 9 month clothes.
~Size 1 shoe.
~We'll be moving up to size 4 Honest Co. diapers once he finishes the last of his size 3.

Personality
~Still a happy, go-lucky little guy! He loves to smile and it just melts my dang heart!
~He will throw a hissy fit if he doesn't get his bottle or nurse on time; but he settles down once he gets his milkies.
~We know something really bothers him or he's not feeling well if he is crying. The day he got his shots he was pretty miserable, had a fever and just wanted his Mama. He even took a nap on my chest which he hasn't done since he was a newborn! I totally soaked it up. I had my dinner on the table but it could wait.

~He never stays still! I like to say his theme song is "I like to move it, move it!" So different from Preslie so it's taking some getting used to.

Likes
~Boy loves to nurse! When he knows it's time for some booby he flails his arms, kicks his feet and starts smiling and wiggling. Crazy little guy.
~He's really been enjoying his exersaucer. He likes to be in the standing up position and he loves to bounce.

~Landon seems to enjoy car rides. He doesn't fuss when he's in his carseat and is usually pretty good about napping if we're on long car rides.
~As usual, he thinks his big sis is hilarious.

Dislikes
~He doesn't not like too much.
~Since last month I've been wearing him in the ERGO a lot more and he's gotten used to it now and doesn't fuss in it anymore.

Eating
~Landon's eating of solids has been hit-or-miss. Just within the past couple weeks has he really started looking for the spoon and wanting to eat. Prior to that, he was just "meh" about the whole baby food thing. He's catching on now, though.
~He tried his mesh feeder and was pretty thrilled with it. But boy is it messy!

~One day I thought I'd try mixing some (baby) oatmeal in with his bananas to see if he'd like it better. Not so much. That oatmeal gave the poor guy some bad tummy aches. I felt so bad. We stay away from that oatmeal now.
~So far he has had: bananas, peaches, apples, squash, green beans, peas, carrots and sweet potatoes. He doesn't seem to not like any one thing, but at the same time nothing seems to be his favorite yet.
~Landon nurses or takes a bottle (6-7oz) four times a day.

Sleep
~Little man is currently going through his six month sleep regression. I remember when Preslie did this around the same age. He doesn't want to go to sleep as easily and he wakes up two or three hours earlier than normal. I'm not complaining because 1) He sleeps through the night, and 2) This will pass.
~He still only take a few 45 minute naps throughout the day. I'm lucky if I can get him to take longer than an hour nap on the weekend.

Schedule
~Still on the same schedule as last month and it's still working for him.

Milestones
~He rolls all over the floor in every direction imaginable.

~He pushes up so high when he's on his tummy that he practically lifts himself off the ground.
~He's found his toes and feet.

~Landon is close to holding his own bottle.

New Experiences
Buggy has had a lot of fun, new experiences this past month!
~He went to the zoo for the first time and did a great job just hanging out in the stroller while his sister enjoyed the exhibits. Uncle No No bought him his first baseball cap from the zoo gift shop and he looked so cute in it!

~He flew on an airplane for the first time! He was such a rock star. The flight was only 55 minutes so that helped. He flirted with the people in our row and then took a little snooze on me (which I loved). It was so much easier to fly with a baby than I thought it would be.
~The whole reason for the flight was to visit my BFF Maygan and meet her new baby boy, Patrick. Landon did great staying at their house with me for the weekend. He got to sit and swing in a swing outside for the first time and he got to experience a Mamaroo as well.

Landon and Patrick - fast friends!

Miss Madison helping push the swing.

Cat nap

~Landon was able to celebrate his first St. Patrick's day!

~It was a warm month in March so he was able to wear some cute summer outfits.

~He had three shots on March 26th and poor buddy didn't take them well. He recovered by the next day though.

His feelings about his vaccines.

~We visited Omi and Bacca (my mom and dad) for a few days and he sat in the kiddie pool with Preslie for a few minutes and sunbathed for a second. This was also the first time he's worn swim trunks and...all the baby rolls! Yum!

It's so hard to believe that Landon has been in our lives for half a year already. When he does new things it always comes as such a surprise to me that he is (unfortunately) growing up before our very eyes. It's hard to imagine our life without him!