6-Months!!!

Our baby boy is 6-MONTHS!!!  WOW!  I know this is 5-days late but we have had a super busy Summer and it sure is harder to get Brixen to stay still for a photo.  I tried once and it didn't work!  LOL!  So, I waited and almost forgot until my Mom had asked about it.

Brixen had his 6-Month Well Check-Up on Friday, August 19.  That was one year to the date we heard his heart beat for the first time.  And, the lady who did our ultrasound hinted that we were having a boy!  Pretty cool!  His appointment went very well.  He got two shots and DIDN'T EVEN CRY!  Although, he was pretty fussy the next day.  I think his little leggies were sore.  He is doing much better now.  It only phased him for a day or so.

Weight:  17-lbs; 2-oz (45 Percentile)

Height:  27.5-Inches (85 Percentile)

Head:  44.5-CM (75 Percentile)

Brixen is very tall for his age.  Maybe he will be a basketball player!  We also talked to the doctor about food.  At the time of the appointment, he was getting 2-meals per day.  The doctor said to put him on 3-meals per day and bottles for snacks and before bed.  So, I was excited about that.  We went shopping that day and bought some new foods for him to try.  We wait a few days in between trying new foods though.  So, now Brixen has a new schedule...  Last time, I had blogged about his schedule but since he is eating 3-meals per day, it has changed.

Brixen sleeps through the night consistently now.  He was waking up from time to time but the doctor suggested that he was waking up because of habit...  He knew Mommy would feed him.  So, even though it was the hardest thing I had to do, I let him cry himself to sleep and since that night, he was done awesome.  If he does wake up, I rush to his room to put his pacifier back in his mouth, rub is back for a minute, and head back to bed.  Loving it!

We have the same routine every night.  We usually start to get ready for bed around 7:30 PM.  He gets his bottle, which he feeds himself.  We rock in the chair and I read him his nighttime story and we say our prayers.  He is sleeping around 8 PM on his own.  He sleeps for 12-hours!!!  When he gets up, he likes to eat about 30-minutes after.  For breakfast, he has been getting a combo of apples, bananas, and strawberries.  It is all combined in one jar and is the 2nd stage foods.  After that, he will have some apple juice in his sippy cup!  I love that he loves his new sippy cup.  Trying to do away with the bottles.  For lunch, he has been eating squash.  For dinner, carrots.  Eventually, over the next few days, we will try difference veggies and also add in meats.  We got some turkey for him to try.  Looking forward to it.  He is also getting around 20-oz still of formula per day.

Well...  I think that is about all for now!  We are heading to MI this weekend to visit my family for my Mom's birthday.  We haven't been back in 8-weeks so we are really looking forward to some relaxation time.  Our Summer has been extremely busy.  Business is going great and getting better each and everyday!  We can't wait for the Fall and football season!