5 & 6 Months

My BABY boy is half a year old! I cannot believe it! How in the world did that happen?!? Time is flying by WAY too fast this time around. I LOVE 6 months. Matt and I agree it's our favorite "infant age". April was a crazy month for us, and I completely forgot Matthew's 5 month post. So I'm combining his 5 & 6 month post this time. Here is a little about Matthew at 6 months old/what he has been up to the past 2 months:
6 MONTH STATS:
Weight: 17 pounds, 5 ounces (50th%)
Height: 27 inches (55th%)
Head circumference: 17 inches (53rd%)
This is so weird to me but ALL of Matthew's 6 month measurements are the exact same as Caroline's when she was 6 months old!!!

(I love this pic...I feel like I can kinda tell what he's going to look like when he's a "big boy"):

•  Matthew is still a SUPER smiley baby...all it takes is a glance and Matthew breaks into his big smile that completely lights up his face complete with his two sweet dimples (the right one is still bigger :-)
• Just like big sister, he's not a big "laugher" but Caroline can always get a big chuckle out of him; we get him to laugh mainly by tickling him on his sides

•  Matthew's personality seems quite similar to Caroline's so far (in fact, her 6 month post describes Matthew perfectly)...he is VERY observant and just likes to sit back and watch the world around him, he startles very easily and seems quite sensitive, he's quiet out in public but very loud at home, he is incredibly sweet and quite the cuddler, most of the time he is just a content and happy baby boy!
• My FAVORITE thing he does right now is plant big, open-mouth kisses on our faces when we say "give us kisses". It's just precious and I'll post a video of it soon.
• He has been sitting up really well for the past month...he always wants to be sitting so he can see everything going on around him. He does NOT usually want to play on his back or tummy.
• The rare moment he plays on his back, he'll grab his feet now and play with them or try to stick them in his mouth. He loves his feet! 
• Since he has been sitting up, we've started teaching him a few signs (milk, eat, all done & more). He seems to understand 'milk' and 'eat' but has no clue about the other two

Always has that thumb in his mouth :-)

•  We started solids about a week ago! Matthew loves his oatmeal and eats two BIG bowls a day...one in the morning and at night.
• We're starting baby food as soon as I can get to the store to buy some ;-)

•  Matthew doesn't babble yet...he coos, screams/squeals and growls a lot but no babbling.
• He rolls over a lot from tummy to back but not back to tummy. He has never really spent any time on his back. We noticed his head getting a flat spot when he was around 2 months old (I think it was from sleeping in the swing so much). We didn't want to repeat this so we bought an Angel monitor and started putting him on his tummy to sleep. Our pediatrician said, because of that, Matthew might not roll from back to tummy for awhile.
• The drooling, oh the drooling. Matthew drools more than any baby I've ever seen. Caroline never drooled, even when teething, so this is a whole new thing for me. And I must be honest, I'm not a fan and it completely grosses me out. Matthew has to constantly be wearing a bib or he'll soak through an outfit in two minutes. I change him about 10 times a day because of the drool. If it's related to teething, I hope those teeth start coming in soon, although I'm loving his gummy smile.



Major loves: his lovie puppy that he now sleeps with, Caroline, the shape sorter toy, anything he can put in his mouth, sucking his thumb, his jumper, cuddling with me before bed at night (okay, this is MY major love :-), "wrestling" and doing "Superman" with Matt, watching Caroline play, baths, being held, going on walks, sitting outside (his major fav right now), playing with the pages of books, giving kisses, playing with his feet

Major dislikes: being overtired and not getting to sleep in his crib, his bottle or oatmeal if it's not warm enough, being put in his carseat (he just hates those straps), strangers, loud noises, shots (duh!), when I take my phone or the remote out of his sneaky hands...I know, I'm such a mean mom ;-)

Love those baby-blues:

Constantly has his fingers or thumb in his mouth:

The signature smile: