The Norwood Family: Month 6

I cannot believe he is already half a year old! I feel like I say this almost every post, but seriously, the time is flying by. He's really getting big now. Well, he's really been big all along, but I've even started getting comments when we're out in public. I took him to the mall New Year's Day and as we walked in a store a lady that worked there saw me pushing his stroller and came over to take a look at the cute little baby (as most women in public do, I've found) and I think she was kind of taken aback. All she could say was "wow, what a big baby!" Her face said more than her words. Granted, he was in his car seat which he had really outgrown (we have since bought a new one, don't worry) so he looked really big. It was quite funny. I'm glad I'm not easily offended, but some people really should keep there opinion to themselves. I know he's a big boy, but I just see it as more for me to love! Surely he'll trim up some once he is mobile. As squishy as he is, I still love every inch of him!

Measurements- We did our own again this month, so they may be a little off. We'll get official measurements at the end of the week :)

28 in (90%)
21.8 lbs (95%)
18 in head cir. (90%)

Clothes
He is mostly in 9 month clothes now, but some 12 month stuff is already fitting him, depending on the brand.

Sleeping
He takes little cat naps at daycare, but will take great naps at home (mostly because I spoil him and let him sleep on me!) He is still getting up at least once at night to eat. I'd love any advice on how to get him to sleep through the night!! I'm ready for a good nights sleep!

Eating

Dec 16th we tried apple sauce- he wouldn't swallow it, he just kind of spit it everywhere. He made a really funny face with this one!
Dec 29th he figured out how to swallow the food! He had some sweet potatoes at Granna and Big Daddy's and he really like it!
Dec 31st he ate a whole container of sweet potatoes.
We tried squash again and it was a hit too! He also tried a few puffs and did really well. I was just too scared he was going to gag on them.

I got a baby bullet for Christmas and making his food is much easier than I thought it would be! I'm so excited about making new foods for him, it's going to make baby food so much more affordable for us! Those little containers get expensive pretty quick, especially if you get the organic kind!

Likes

Loves to play in his bouncer. He's sitting up really well in it now and can jump in it a little bit.
Still LOVES to play with daddy! Matt can make him laugh more than anyone else.
I don't know if he loves it as much as Matt and I do, but he is really ticklish now. He really gets to laughing a lot!
Playing peek a boo! Matt will hide behind the recliner and pop up and say his name. Mason loves it! When Matt hides again, Mason starts to look around for him. It's the cutest! Maybe I can get a video of it soon!
He's beginning to understand how to play with toys more now. He knows he can shake some things to make them rattle.

Dislikes
Being woken up right after he gets in a deep sleep. He fell asleep on me one evening before I remembered to put his pj's on and he was not a happy camper when I tried to change him! This is really the only time he'll really cry. What can I say, the boy loves his sleep just like his mom and dad!

Teeth
Still none, but he is starting to chew on his toys and paci more now. He also had a low grade fever towards the end of the month. I'm assuming it was because he's teething because he didn't have any other symptoms. We'll see!

Milestones