Six Months Old

Growing Boy: 

Trent is SIX months old today-- half a year! As for weight, Trent weighs about 16lbs, 13oz according to our baby scale at home. He will be having his six month check up on August 1st, so we will find out his official weight and height then along with what percentiles he falls into. 

Nursing: Trent is still exclusively breastfed. I am hoping to make it to a year. As I said in my last monthly update about Trent, I have a very big freezer stash (around 500 ounces.) I add to it almost every day and rarely take from it. I will most likely stop breastfeeding around 10 or 11 months and just take from the frozen milk I have been storing. By then, he will be on mostly table food anyway. 


Solids: As I said last month, Trent tried solids for the first time and he was not the biggest fan of the oatmeal or rice cereal. He does seem to like fruits and he has not had any type of bad reaction. I don't give him food very often, maybe once a week because honestly he doesn't seem all that interested yet. We are doing baby led weaning.

Sleep: Trent has been waking up anywhere from 2-3 times a night for the past month plus like he did when he was a newborn. At six months old, I really feel this is more out of habit than he actually is hungry. I really wouldn't mind just one wake up if he went right back to sleep, but it has gotten a little too exhausting for me. I am planning on talking to his doctor about it when we go for his appt next week. 

Milestones: Trent is getting sturdier by the day. He can sit up unassisted for a few minutes. Usually, he will see something he wants and lean forward for it and then roll onto his side. Trent really recognizes the faces he sees regularly. This month, I noticed he whips his head around if he hears his name. I have seen him wiggle his legs trying to reach for something, but thats about it. I don't think he will start crawling soon, but you never know... Oliver crawled around 7 months.

Personality: Trent, like his brothers, is a bit of a flirt. He beams at everyone around him, but usually if you ask to hold him, he screams! He is a giggly, cuddly, sweetheart. 

Brothers: Oliver does everything Landon does these days. He also watches how much Landon interacts with Trent. Oliver is really warming up to him, not that he was ever mean to Trent, he just didn't show the love that Landon constantly shows him. We really hope Landon never looses interest in Trent because since we brought him home, he has been the sweetest big brother-- we love it!

Side facts:

• Loves the bath, being held and walked around with, grabbing everything in front of him, his jumper, MAM paci, the swing, solly wrap, and sophie (baby toy)
• Dislikes: Carseat, anything to do with the carseat, the car, being hungry, stroller, strangers

Firsts: Trent was in his Aunts wedding, carried down the aisle by his Grandma this month. He went on his first trip to the petting zoo. Also road in the front of the cart at the grocery store for the first time! 

Trent's hair is blonde. His eyes are blue. He nows wears 9-12 month clothing.