Cody is 6 months old! 4/10/11

Sleep Schedule: Cody goes to bed about 8:00 p.m., wakes up at 11:00 p.m. to eat, then 2:00 a.m.--which I've been trying to ignore, then some time between 5:00 - 7:00 a.m. He has slept through the night about 6 times, and I mean like 7-8 hours straight., but it's not consistent. Then he has 2 naps, sometimes 3 during the day. 1 around 10:00, 2:00 and then a very short rest at about 5:00. - Eating: This past month I had to work buybacks. So for the past 4 weeks Cody has been taken care of by someone other than me. We've practiced with the bottle a few times, but this was to be the big test. He went on a hunger and sleep strike off and on for the last few weeks. He likes to play with the bottle and has to be absolutely starving before he'll actually drink the milk. I thought by the end of the month he'd be a pro, but he still does not like it. I've tried starting him on some solids and the Dr said to keep him at the dinner table with you and watch for interest, put food on his tray that he can mash with his mouth without spoon feeding him. Let him be messy. So I've tried giving him banana pieces and he's eaten the mum-mum crackers. When he gets anything in his mouth, he gags and throws up. The food doesn't even touch the back of his throat. Any solid touches his lips and he gags! I'm definitely not used to this after having Decker, who would eat anything I put in his mouth. :) Also, he wants us to get the Vitamin D with Iron in it. Currently he only takes the Vitamin D. - Skills: On March 31st, I noticed Cody rocking on his knees...not even 6 months old yet. He cruises around the living room, doing an army crawl and scooting and tries to move on his knees. We have to keep an eye on him. Now you see him, then you don't! - His stats: - Weight: 15 lbs 6 oz. 10-25%--He didn't gain much weight these past 2 months...I believe it's because of the whole bottle/hunger strike for the past month. the Doctor was a little concerned so he wanted to have him come back in 6 weeks for another evaulation instead of waiting till his 9 month regular check up. - Height: 26 inches 25-50% - Head Circumference: 17 cm. 25-50% Cody was very quiet at the Dr's office and he thought it was a little abnormal for a baby to be so quiet. Come to think of it, people at church are always amazed at how quiet and well behaved he is... I haven't noticed any consonants yet, but he does talk, especially when he's in his crib when he thinks no one is listening....I think he may be shy. :) Here's his monthly pics with the Monkey that matches the color of his hair...

Here's a link to a video we took on March 27th. It's of Cody practicing his scooting skills, he didn't go very far. Love the giggle and tummy balancing act. It's posted on Youtube.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVhqPi9xOnI

Then we took this video a few days later, April 5th...PROGRESS! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpafHjJQddg