Isaiah at Six Months

Six months, half a year, two out of three trimesters, January through June, June through December, six months is a lengthy amount of time and I am in total disbelief that Isaiah has been with us that long!

Today was a great day with Isaiah. All day I have been relishing in the fact that we HAVE MADE it six months. Six months of little to no sleep, my female body on the mend, LOTS of erratic hormones, learning how to take care/adjust to a newborn, going back to work, working 47+ hour work weeks, pumping my longest case ever (10 hrs), and having our longest ECMO patient (20 days). No wonder I don't know where the time has gone. Anyway, back to our great day. . .

In the last week Isaiah has been getting up in the crawl stance but today he took his first inch forward. He then goes into the army crawl. It is so exciting to watch. Grandma Betty even had to come over to check it out. He also figured out how to drink from his sippy cup and was taking more initiative holding his bottle. So here is what else my STUD MUFFIN is up to:

-Rolls over when changing his diaper.

-Gets frustrated when he can't bring things that hang over his head (ie the stuffed sheep on the swing mobile or the toys that hang from his car seat handle) to his mouth.

-We had ONE GLORIOUS NIGHT during August that Isaiah slept from 7pm-7am. Not one peep out of him. We even went out to breakfast that next morning to celebrate. The celebration was short lived. Isaiah is now only waking up once in the night to drink 6 ozs of formula and 1-2 x a night fussing but a pacifier and warm blanket usually put him right back to sleep.

-He is taking two naps a day and goes to bed at 7 or 8pm.

-He is wearing 6-9mths clothes.

-No sign of teeth but still a GRIP of drool.
-His hair is coming back!!!

Bath Time

We give Isaiah a bath every evening before he goes to bed. On our way to the tub we sing "bath time for the baby, it's bath time for the baby," and he grins from ear to ear.

Isaiah at Five Months

A Sunday Afternoon hanging out with Grandpa Torres.

My oh my. . .my baby boy keeps getting sweeter and more ram bumptious by the day! Here is what he is up to at five months.

-Started rolling. One evening I went to pull the pizza out of the oven (great way to lose the baby weight I know:) and when I came back into the front room he had rolled to the other side of the rug.

-Loves to jump in his "Barn Yard Jumperoo."

-Loves to stand

- Discovered his feet and is constantly trying to put them in his mouth.

-Loves to eat sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, apples and pears. He is not a fan of anything else IE (peas, bananas, or mangoes).

-He much rather be in the sitting position than lying down. His high chair was in the re-cline position and we had to change that to suite his needs. Also, he trys to sit himself up when we are dressing or changing his diaper.

-His bedtime is around 7-8pm. It has been wonderful to have some quiet evenings:)

-He is still waking up to drink 6 Oz's at 11pm and 4 am.

Isaiah is 4 mths!!

What a month this has been! June 1st I went back to work so it has been one crazy month (A TOTAL BLUR) if I'm going to be completly honest with you. But none the less my baby has been growing and changing TREMONDOUSLY. For starters he has lost the majority of his hair this past month:( His nick name has changed from Bugaboo to Baldy. I have been vacuuming up his hair from his bouncy chair, his swing, his crib sheets and even in his bath water I find his hair floating. He has grown out of all his 3mth clothes and is now wearing 6mth outfits. His new talking method is he takes these deep breaths and then screams. On June 22nd we went out to Sushi for our 2nd wedding anniversity and it was such a riot to have Isaiah there with us. He was so excited that evening. He kept doing that new scream of his which made our night. Who needs candles and romance when you have a 4 mth old?!? Isaiah is also improving tremondously with his manual dexterity. He is able to hold his rattle and bring it to his mouth at will. While feeding him his rice cereal he always wants to help me bring the spoon to his mouth. For the most part he is still drinking 4 ozs but every now and then will drink six. We just started to feed him rice cereal two times a day for lunch and dinner along with a bottle. He drools (hence the picture) but no sign of teeth yet. His 4 mth stats are: Weight-14 lbs 8 oz, Height-25.25", and head circumference-41.5 cm.

Isaiah Eats Rice Cereal for the First Time

Let the Good Times Roll

Jaime and I had no hesitation getting Isaiah in our pool. Anyone who knows Fresno, knows the heat is brutal here in the summer and the only way to survive is to be near a body of water. When we can't be reached you now know where to find us.

Isaiah at Three Months

This last month was by far the hardest month thus far. The natural high of having a new born was gone and sleep deprivation was in full effect. Isaiah is sleeping better, but it is still not ideal. Thanks to my wonderful friend Kami who supported me through texts and phone calls I began to get Isaiah on some sort of sleeping routine and gradually let him "cry it out." He is still waking up every three hours at night to eat. At least he is quicker at drinking his 4 oz's, getting burped and then back to sleep.

Isaiah at three months is a hoot. He is constantly grinning. I love getting him up in the morning because right away when I walk in and peek over his crib he gives me his adorable smile and starts flailing is arms and legs in excitement. We also bought him a bouncy chair that he has been enjoying tremendously. I now have a fun place for him to hang out while I shower and get ready for the day. Isaiah is beginning to drool but I do not feel any teeth breaking through. He loves his baths and if I get him in the bath before exhaustion hits he is a maniac. . .kicking and pushing his bum up out of the water with the pads of his feet. We are having so much fun getting to know our little man and the personality he possesses.