*Can you see my 2 teeth?*
Colton weighs 20 pounds 9 ounces (95th percentile) and is 29 inches long (97th percentile). He got 3 shots and 1 oral vaccine and did really well. No crying on the first two shots but the second one really made him scream. But Nurse Christina made it up to him by giving him the yummy oral vaccine. He had the usual lookover and everything looked great other than his eyes which I'll mention in a minute.I asked about his cough and that isn't anything for us to worry about. Basically it's just mucus that his stomach muscles aren't strong enough to spit up. Putting him back on the nebulizer would put moisture in his lungs to help break it up but it's up to us whether we do that or not. His "cottage cheese" poopies just mean his stomach is upset and the acid isn't breaking down the 2 proteins in the formula correctly. We don't have to switch his formula or anything. I also asked about him crossing his eyes and unfortunately this is something we have to look into. We've been referred to a pediatric opthamologist to see if it is amblyopia (lazy eye) or strabismum (deviated eye). I asked if this was hereditary since I had a lazy eye as a child and Dr. Duck said nope. It's just bad luck. There are only 3 pediatric opthamologists in Indiana so it could take up to 8 weeks before we can get in but I'll keep everyone posted. The daycare had mentioned that Colton has one side of his neck and face that appears weaker than the other so maybe this is all related. I'm hoping it's just a matter of doing some strengthening exercises and we'll be good to go. I'm trying not to worry about it but I have been noticing it more now.
Anyways on to some fun stuff. Our little guy is absolutely amazing! Here are some fun facts about Colton at 6 months:
- He eats 4 to 6 ounces every 2 hours as well as rice cereal in the morning and 2 servings of fruit and vegetables during the day.
- He is now eating 2nd foods and really loves the banana orange medley! He's also had some biter biscuits and enjoys those too!
- He is sitting up really well and can even look up and around while sitting.
- He's really good at transferring toys from hand to hand.
- We've had to move his bouncer up a notch and now he can grab the dangling toys and he's so proud of himself.
- He's got 2 perfect bottom teeth! His smile is absolutely adorable now!
- He's getting really good with his sippy cup. We just give him water but he definitely understands bringing the cup up to his mouth and he can handle the sippy cup with handles pretty well.
- He's sitting in the bathtub on his own (no slings or bumbos). We definitely need to add a mat or something to the floor to help him from sliding around but he loves playing in the bath! He sticks his tongue out whenever Chad puts the stream of water towards him and he's gone under the water a couple of times but doesn't act scared at all.
- He's talking up a storm! He can say "dada" really well and he is really imitating our sounds now!
- He's getting good at giving razzies.
- He'll pat your back when you're holding him (something his momma always does to him.)
- He loves the mirror and will look up directly at himself and smile when you ask him "Where's Colton". He definitely knows his name and will turn to look at you when you call out his name.
- He's working on clapping but he only seems to clap if he's holding something.
- He loves to open and close things (When I attempted to write this blog on Sunday he kept trying to close the laptop lid while I typed!)
- He is starting to lean over and put out his arms when I walk up to him and someone else is holding him. He definitely prefers mommy over daddy when he's tired or not feeling well.
- I think he's going through his stranger phase. He loves to watch kids but doesn't quite know what to do when there are lots of people around or when someone he doesn't really know comes up to him. He does pretty well if mommy or daddy holds him when we are out in crowds but we're going to start taking him out more so that he can be more comfortable out in public. He does wonderful in daycare and loves to look around when we do go out in public but we're going to try socializing him more now.
Here's some pictures you just have to see:
*Sticking out his tongue in the bath*
*Here Comes Trouble*
*First Day Sitting Up*
*Check out those cheeks*
*I think he liked it*
*Or he just got messy so he could take a bath*
*Learning to clap*
*I'm going to get you*
*Big boy cup!*
*Big and strong just like daddy - check out those eyelashes*
*Got him mom!*
*Holding the cup on his own*
Our next appointment is April 30th and luckily there are no shots! We're hoping we don't have to make any visits to the doctor until our 9 month checkup but we've been having a hard time keeping Colton and Chad healthy these past few months. I'll keep updating Colton's blog as he learns new things. We've been teasing him with the remote trying to get him to lean forward and be more comfortable on his hands and knees. While we don't want him to grow up too fast, we're excited for him to learn to crawl! It's really amazing to see him learn new things and to really observe what Chad and I do. We're currently working on babyproofing the house for a mobile Colton and I'm trying to clean my mouth up a little so that his first few words aren't the bad 4 letter words mommy likes to use!
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