Whoops… Kept meaning to update every month, and well… Here’s the summary.
4 Months
Weight: 15 lbs 9 oz
Height: 25 1/4″
Head Circumference: 16.5″
At this point, he was rolling front to back, then getting very upset that he was on his back. He sleeps on his tummy.
6 Months
Weight: 18 lbs 6 oz
Height: 27.5″
Head Circumference: 17 1/4″
He got his first tooth Thanksgiving weekend. I gave him his first solid food Thanksgiving Day – let him gnaw on a banana so I could eat my waffle.
He really wasn’t interested in solid food much at this point though. The other boys took off quickly with the food, and Timothy was kind of like “Eh… I don’t need it.” So I just offered it now and then, and mostly he spit it out.
At his well baby appointment, as the doctor was leaving the exam room, she waved bye to Timothy. He waved back! She stopped and said “Did he just wave at me?”, and she waved again. He did it again! So she counted that as his first wave.
He did it again for the receptionists on the way out. Flirt!
8 Months
No stats yet (next doctor appointment is at 9 months), but he’s HEAVY.
He now sits up unassisted really well, though can’t quite get himself there. He’s working on it. He ends up at about a 45 degree angle, looking like he’s doing some abdominal exercises on his side. He started scooching forward and also getting on hands and knees and rocking at 6.5 months after watching a baby 1 day older than him crawling at a mom’s group. Thankfully, he hasn’t gone quite as fast as her, as she was cruising last time we saw her! Timothy’s not pulling up yet, and I think that might be a while, though he can stand up if you place him there holding onto something. Right now, he’s still working on a real crawl, but he’s getting around. He can go from the living room to the dining room to the kitchen. He is especially motivated by “big boy toys” and Warlock. Warlock is slowly learning to move when the baby grabs him.
Sleep is going ok. We’ve had 6 teeth come in! So he was awake a LOT. This week, he’s been going longer stretches, so I’m hoping it’s becoming a pattern. He even slept all night one night! I couldn’t believe it! Since then, he’s still been waking up once 1-2 hours after he goes to bed, then maybe another time around 4am or so.
Baby sounds include “buh”, “guh”, “vuh” or “fuh” (while sucking on his bottom lip). He may have had a “duh” in there too. He laughs when I say “Ma… ma”
Timothy is still a very laid back baby. He is pretty happy as long as he’s fed, has a clean diaper, and has had his sleep. He’s easily entertained by his brothers, especially Joshua. Both boys have been great big brothers.
He’s finally eating for real now, though it’s still small amounts. A couple weeks ago, a friend gave me 5 cups of pureed butternut squash. I was thrilled when the baby actually ate it and liked it! It was the first food he really truly liked and wanted more of. He still ate a pretty small amount, but last week he decided he really wants to eat food now. So we’ve gone from a tsp every 1-2 days to 1oz twice a day. He also likes Cheerios and Rice Chex. He prefers to feed himself, but he can’t really handle too much yet. Still gags fairly easily.
All in all, things are going great with Timothy. He still has his blonde hair and blue eyes, and his hair is now in a mohawk that I cannot for the life of me get to lay down. Oh well. Gives him character, right? Hopefully I’ll remember to update next month with his weight/height stats!