Desmond turned 6 months old today. Wow, time sure does fly. At his 6 month checkup, he got weighed and measured as usual and received 3 vaccinations. His stats are as follows:
height = 28 inches (90th %)
weight = 17 lbs, 9.5 oz (50-75th %)
head circumference = 18 cm (90-95th %)
The female pediatrician commented that Des had juicy bottom lips and said "You know what that's good for?...kissing". Here he is pursing his lips together to show you how juicy they are.
One of our favorite things about Desmond is his gummy, toothless smile. We don't want him to get teeth for awhile but by the way he is drooling and chewing on everything he can get his hands on, he might be teething. Mama wanted to capture his precious gummy smile before the first tooth came in and took the following close-up shots of it.
We posted at the beginning of the month that Desmond had rolled over. Once he did this the first time, it took him a few days before he did it again. We don't think Des was all that keen on flipping over onto his belly since he doesn't really care much for belly time. But as time passed, he started rolling more and more onto his belly from his back. Nowadays, he will do multiple rolls consecutively to get from one spot to the other, often when we are not looking. We think when we leave him alone for a minute or two, he starts rolling to try to find out where we went whereas if you are there with him he is content to stay on his back or belly playing and babbling away.
In addition to rolling from one place to the next, Desmond lunges for toys or anything that catches his attention. He was once laying back on a pillow on the couch and lunched for the phone in Mama's hand so that he ended up on his belly about to fall off the couch. Talk about strong ab muscles! These days, you cannot leave him alone on a high surface for fear of him rolling or lunging off.
Desmond has also been able to sit up by himself unassisted for a few minutes at a time. We know that he will be much happier once he is able to sit upright by himself.
Desmond loves toys now and will get very upset if you take a toy away from him. And who should be the one always swiping his toys?...his sister Stella, that's who. Like we posted before, sibling rivalry has officially started! But Desmond is growing fond of his sister these days. When he sees her first thing in the morning or after a nap, he giggles and laughs and reaches over to Stella to hug her...it's very sweet and makes Mama's heart melt every time.
Remote controls and telephones are his favorite toys because of all of the buttons. He also loves the helium Mylar balloons because of the crinkly noise they make. Desmond still continues to enjoy his exersaucer. And like most babies his age, playing with a toy often means chewing and slobbering all over them :-)
One of his favorite toys still remains his feet. He has gone from just grabbing his foot/feet to actually eating his toes. Unfortunately, we still have not been able to get pictures of the toe eating!
Desmond babbles all of the time. His favorite consent-vowel sound that he likes to repeat over and over is "dadadada". So far he has done "babababa", "thathathatha", and "dadadada" (in that order), but no "mamamama". Who knows, unlike his sister, maybe Des's first words will be Dada instead of Mama.
Desmond has been a pretty good sleeper lately, sleeping from 9 pm to 5 am, but we are trying to extend that morning wake up time to 6 am or later. You put him down on his back to sleep and immediately he turns to his right and goes to sleep on his right side. He has always preferred his right side since he was about 6 weeks old.
Regarding eating solids, the doctor has given us the green light to start fruits and vegetables since he has done so well with cereal. So Desmond will be getting some veggies soon...stay tuned!
Finally, Desmond got this 4th haircut on his 6 month birthday.
A lot has happened in Desmond's first 6 months of life and so many more milestones await him in the upcoming 6 months.
Desmond has also been able to sit up by himself unassisted for a few minutes at a time. We know that he will be much happier once he is able to sit upright by himself.
Desmond loves toys now and will get very upset if you take a toy away from him. And who should be the one always swiping his toys?...his sister Stella, that's who. Like we posted before, sibling rivalry has officially started! But Desmond is growing fond of his sister these days. When he sees her first thing in the morning or after a nap, he giggles and laughs and reaches over to Stella to hug her...it's very sweet and makes Mama's heart melt every time.
Remote controls and telephones are his favorite toys because of all of the buttons. He also loves the helium Mylar balloons because of the crinkly noise they make. Desmond still continues to enjoy his exersaucer. And like most babies his age, playing with a toy often means chewing and slobbering all over them :-)
One of his favorite toys still remains his feet. He has gone from just grabbing his foot/feet to actually eating his toes. Unfortunately, we still have not been able to get pictures of the toe eating!
Desmond babbles all of the time. His favorite consent-vowel sound that he likes to repeat over and over is "dadadada". So far he has done "babababa", "thathathatha", and "dadadada" (in that order), but no "mamamama". Who knows, unlike his sister, maybe Des's first words will be Dada instead of Mama.
Desmond has been a pretty good sleeper lately, sleeping from 9 pm to 5 am, but we are trying to extend that morning wake up time to 6 am or later. You put him down on his back to sleep and immediately he turns to his right and goes to sleep on his right side. He has always preferred his right side since he was about 6 weeks old.
Regarding eating solids, the doctor has given us the green light to start fruits and vegetables since he has done so well with cereal. So Desmond will be getting some veggies soon...stay tuned!
Finally, Desmond got this 4th haircut on his 6 month birthday.
A lot has happened in Desmond's first 6 months of life and so many more milestones await him in the upcoming 6 months.
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