Coby's Corner: At 6 months

Hey Hey Hey its coby on the page and i have to say, liam is awesome with a capital AWESOME!!!  Liam may be loud but he is cute.  He can laugh like no man's beezwaks.  He smiles almost anytime i talk to him and i held him twice on the spinny chair and he loves it.  All i have to say is liam rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Play Date

We're having a blast!

Liam had his first real playdate yesterday, and it was a whole family event.  Our friends Carly and Paul, and their two daughters "I" and "A" came over for pizza and fun.  "A" is only 9 days younger than Liam so it was great!  Coby was an unbelievable big brother and host.  "I," who is not yet 3, followed him around and he played with her and found some toys to keep her entertained. I never thought he would play so well with a little girl who is so much younger than he is.  She was so cute and just wanted to do what he did. 

After dinner, during which Liam shared his high chair and Mum Mum bars very graciously with "A,"  it was playtime! Let me just add that even though "A" has only been eating solids for a few weeks and Liam has been on them for a few months, "A" ate like she's been doing it for ever!!!  She took big girl bites and Liam just stared in awe.  He didn't want to pick anything up with his hands last night either-just opened his mouth so we'd feed him.   But I digress.  Liam and "A" Played so nicely together!  They sat on the beautiful quilt that Grandma Kathie made and played with all the toys.  Coby was our camera man.  He ran around taking pictures and even played some with the babies!  My oldest is growing up so fast!!!

 All in all it was a great night, and I think for a first real playdate Liam did amazing! Can't wait to do it again.

Liam is 6 Months Old!!!









And soon I won't fit in it at all!!!







6 months ago the carseat was so huge!









There it is, folks! A half a year. Just. Like. That.  Time to start planning his first birthday, huh? In the 6 months since he was born, Liam has grown a ton! For a baby who started life at 5lbs 11oz and 18.5 inches, Liam's huge--16.6 lbs, and nearly 26 inches long.  That's 40th percentile for height and weight.  His head is in a different zip code altogether! 92nd percentile for head circumference. 

At 6 months Liam can now roll over from front to back and back to front, though he rarely does and hates to do it.  He still hates tummy time, though less than before.  He does sit up for up to about 15 minutes unassisted, though he's still learning how to support himself when he falls.  We're not quite ready to let him fall without catching him.  That big head of his is heavy!!!

Liam still loves his Jumperoo and Exersaucer.  But at this point he loves them for shorter periods of time, since there is so much more to explore!

As far as eating goes, he's a champ.  He still drinks about 20 or so ounces of formula a day.  But he also gets fruit in the morning (loves Safta Tova's fresh apples and bananas), Safta's veggies or chicken soup for lunch, and then oatmeal with banana for dinner.  Safta Tova (mommy's mom) is an amazing cook, and makes up for mommy's lack of culinary knowledge.  Liam also likes biter biscuits, little fruit puffs (though we break them up into microscopic pieces for him), and crackers.  We tried Mumm-Mumm bars but all he does with them is scratch them with his nails to make a funny sound.  Also, pretty new-the other day we tried drinking from a regular cup-not a sippy (which he had a hard time with and got frustrated).  He did GREAT with the regular cup and learned to keep his tongue in his mouth slowly but surely.  He can't hold it himself yet, but that'll come eventually.

Naps are pretty much a thing of the past.  He'll "power nap" for 10 minutes here and there, and if we're lucky we'll get 30 minutes out of him, but that's about it.  He's still a pretty good sleeper at night, though sometimes he'll still wake up to eat (about once a week or so) and lately his gums have been bothering him.

But he's a super happy baby...such a joy!  And he recognizes family now and laughs and smiles when he sees people he knows.  He even recognizes voices on the phone.  It's quite a hoot-if he cries or is fussy we'll call Safta Tova and put her on speaker.  Liam immediately quiets down!  Go figure!

We can't wait to see what the next 6 months bring!