Let’s Check in

[Leaf 🌱]

Age:

Stats/sizes/appointments:

Milestones:

Baby is loving/hating:

Mom is loving/hating:

[Leaf 🌱]

Age: Almost six months

Stats/sizes/appointments: no idea. 9mos Carter’s clothes but the 6-12 Gap/Gymboree stuff fits well too.

Milestones: sitting up perfectly. I think she’ll crawl soonish bc she’s rocking and almost army crawling. She’s also doing really well with BLW and finally has chewing down. Still no teeth!

Baby is loving/hating: her favorite toy is a spatula 😂. She really requires a lot of attention and always wants some one in her face. I bought her a bouncer/jumper thing instead of an activity table so hopefully she’ll like that a bit better.

Mom is loving/hating: Inlove sleep and hate that I’m not getting much 😭😂😭😂. I’m also struggling with how hard it is to nurse her. She’s so so distracted and I think she honestly prefers the bottle 😑 it would almost be easier to pump at set intervals but I’m holding out hope she’ll move through this phase quickly.

[clementine]

Age: 7.5 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: right around 16 lbs, 27.5 in long

Milestones: soooo close to actual crawling, but he gets around QUICK with his army crawling.

Baby is loving/hating: He loves prunes, peas, and green beans. Also loves his hover soccer ball and Jimmy Fallon’s Dada book. He hates getting his face washed after eating.

Mom is loving/hating: Exactly what Leaf said about sleep. I miss sleep. I’m loving how excited he gets when he sees me and cute fall baby clothes. As much as I’ve grown to love nursing, I sometimes hate that I’m the only parent with boobs.

[nevertoomanyshoes]

Age: 6 and a half months.

Stats/sizes/appointments: 9 kgs, is that like 20 pounds? He’s a chunker, rolls for days.

Milestones: babbling started two weeks ago. I also think he’s teething but still no actual teeth. He’s trying to move, kind of throws himself around. I thought he’d move “quicker” than DS1 but maybe not! That kid is go go go now but was a stationary lump for a long time as a baby.

Baby is loving/hating: loves food, loves to put things in his mouth, suck his thumb. Hates naps. Hates sleeping for long stretches at night. Hates not being carried around all day long. Lord help me.

Mom is loving/hating: my back and neck are killing me from carrying him. TMI but it also makes my pelvic prolapse “worse”. Ugh. I’m hoping he can sit up properly soon so I can plop him down with toys a bit more. I’m loving the babbles and attempts at raspberries. Also how much his brother loves him.

[yianna]

Age: 6 months next week

Stats/sizes/appointments: sometime next week I think - she’s prob close to 16lbs, and she’s about to move into 6/9m clothes.

Milestones: her first tooth has broken through! She’s almost sitting by herself, and squeals when she sees me!

Baby is loving/hating: loves to nurse! Loves mama naps, isn’t interested in food yet. HATES formula...

Mom is loving/hating: loves this age. They are just so fun! Lots of talking, laughing, squealing! I hate that she hates formula because im so stressed about milk supply tanking... it hasn’t but I’m scared.

[leatherpants]

Age: 7 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: 17lbs 4oz. 50th percentile for height, 30th for weight and 75th for head. My bobble head string bean

Milestones: he’s starting to army crawl and I feel like if I had carpet, he’d be crawling. But thankfully we have laminate.

Baby is loving/hating: He loves everything. He really is a happy sweet easy going kid most of the time. He loves the dogs and is constantly laughing at them.

Mom is loving/hating: I get worried about his growth. They say he’s growing ok but I’m still really worried about his throwing up and I know he’s be growing better if he wasn’t throwing up constantly.
But this is my favourite baby stage. I love all of it.

[auri]

Age: 6 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: Has an appointment next week, so I'm not sure on stats.

Milestones: Working on sitting up. He can do it if he's holding my fingers...when he lets go to topples over. I thought he was close to crawling, but lately he's been lazy and is just rolling to get to where he is going.

Baby is loving/hating: Loves to play with the package of wipes. Also loves his sister, the cats, his ball, a toy mickey mouse, and eating. Hates to just sit still. If he's sitting in my lap, he will try to roll over. He doesn't want to miss anything!

Mom is loving/hating: Loves how easy going and generally happy he is. Hates that he's my last baby

[whatsit]

Age: 7 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: I usually go measure her on her “birthdate” but we were out of town for the holiday. I’m guessing just over 17lbs. Wearing size 6-9 or some 6-12 clothes.

Milestones: first tooth popped through on Friday. I was worried about this time because of nursing but it’s only been slightly uncomfortable so far. She sits up really well for long periods of time, and can army crawl like no ones business.

Baby is loving/hating: loves getting to where she wants to go, which includes towards big brothers toys (which he hates to say the least). Loves making noises by banging objects, and talking.
She still has a bit of a reflex, so pushes purees out of her mouth but has done well with feeding herself/ gnawing on things so that might be the way to go for a little while.

Mom is loving/hating: I love watching her personality forming and that she’s now starting to “play” and interact with us more.
I hate that she still wakes up multiple times a night and I am exhausted most of the time.

[calendula]

Age: 6.5 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: She has her 6 month appointment and flu shot next week. She's 20 pounds and wearing 9-12 month clothes!

Milestones: She's just about to crawl.

Baby is loving/hating: She loves to sit and play with her toys. Stacking cups are a favorite. She hates when anyone eats without her. And if you take too long between making a bottle and sitting down with her to eat it, she hollers at you.

Mom is loving/hating: I'm loving how interactive she is. Lots of babbling and she pays attention to everything going on around her. I'm also loving that OT is going well for my son and that he has been AWESOME lately--attentive, helpful, fun, kind. I'm hating how crazy busy our schedule is, between work, pickups/dropoffs, soccer games, etc., but I'm trying to learn how to embrace it since I know it won't last forever.

[polson]

jumping in if that’s ok ...it’s been awhile
Age:7 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: probably around 14lbs 26 in, pretty solidly in 6 month clothing. need to get her in for first round of flu shots sometime very soon. i know i need to do it but i’m dragging my heels because i’m dreading bringing the older one too.

Milestones: sitting and scooting. we also had a follow up for her adrenal cyst and it’s completely resolved so we are done with any monitoring associated with that. oh yea and she took a bottle from my mom yesterday!🙏🏻🎉🎉 como tomo bottle for the win

Baby is loving/hating: loves her sister and the cat. she hates sleep right now we are still doing 2-3 wake ups. i would like to cut down but am scared she’ll wake big sis. bedrooms are close

Mom is loving/hating: love how happy and content she is. i honestly don’t remember dd1 being able to entertain herself for more than like 2 minutes. hating no sleep. even though wakeups aren’t taking long, the no sleep is just compounding itself at this point and i’m cranky

[mrsmonogrammed]

Age: he’ll be 6 months on Thursday!!

Stats/sizes/appointments: dr appt on Friday but I think he’s about 16lbs. He’s fitting in 6m clothes and I’ve started putting his fall/winter 6/12m clothes on him too!

Milestones: sitting up, he’s eating solid foods (and loving it!) babbling, sleeping pretty well.

Baby is loving/hating: he loves eating real food, his sister, bath time in the big tub, and new toys. He hates being cold after bath time!

Mom is loving/hating: loving how fun and interactive he’s getting and loving sweet sleepy snuggles when he lets me hold him in the sling/carrier.
Hating worrying about my milk supply😒 and the super early wake up time (hello 5 AM😳).
A rare time where he fell asleep with me “holding” him-

Bath baby!

Reading with sister😂

[woodenshoes]

Age:

Stats/sizes/appointments: 7 months/29 inches (I think) and 20 pounds/his next appointment is the beginning of December

Milestones: army crawling like a pro and so close to actual crawling, eating lots of solids/self feeding, becoming very chatty, sitting up

Baby is loving/hating: he loves his brother, daycare, when people rub their heads on his belly (he laughs so much when you do this); he seems to be so-so on baths-no matter what the temperature is he always shivers in the bath; he loves most of the foods he has tried, he wasn't to interested in bananas

Mom is loving/hating: I love that he is sleeping through the night or just waking up for one feeding most nights, I love his smiles and laughs- he is such a happy baby, I love the "conversations" he has with me. I am not hating much other than how fast he is growing up (time can slow down a little bit).

[snowmoon]

Age: 6 months, 2 weeks

Stats/sizes/appointments:15.5 lbs and 27ish inches. She didn't even cry when she got her 6 month shots. No more appointments until January

Milestones: She's got two teeth and working in a third. She has started scooting around on her bum pretty well and can pull herself up from sitting. Yikes! Has zero interest in being on her belly or trying to actually crawl. Just like her big brother.

Baby is loving/hating: She loves crowds! She gets loud and talks and shrieks and laughs whenever there are a lot of people around. She loves to eat, blw style. Not a fan of anything that has to be spooned into her mouth. She still loves the bath, but hates to nap.

Mom is loving/hating: Love seeing her relationship with her brother, they really love eachother... until she has his toys. I hate that she doesn't sleep for more than an hour at a time and I really wish she enjoyed being worn on my back. I could get so much more done. Front, no problem. That's where the food is.

[ArielMermaid]

Age: 5 1/2 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: 16 lbs, 27 1/2 in, shots in a couple weeks.

Milestones: go ahead to do solids, teething hard

Baby is loving/hating: loves solid food, her sister, and chewing everything. Hates the car seat and sleeping.

Mom is loving/hating: love how happy and easy going she is. She’s so completely different from her older sister. It’s so nice to have a baby that lets other people hold her, enjoys the bath, doesn’t scream in the car, etc.
hate that sleep is still not a thing.

[sweetc129]

Sorry guys I haven’t been around. I’ll try and be better. Hope everybody and their LOs are doing great!

Age: 7m3d

Stats/sizes/appointments: I don’t have that info on hand but her was about 49% weight and 82% length at 6m. I think his thunder thighs grew a lot this last month though and he bilked a bit. My girls were always 70-80% weight so he seems skinny.

Milestones: Sitting and waking once per night more often than twice.

Baby is loving/hating: Hates bottle and new foods

Mom is loving/hating: The stress of three is more than I expected. It’s intense.



ETA:
my new phone won’t let me add a pic. He is super cute

[mintyblueair]

Age: 6 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: she was 18lb 14oz at her appointment last week. Next one is in January.

Milestones: 2 bottom teeth, tripod sitting and getting close to sitting unassisted, gets her bum in the air and can scoot forward a bit

Baby is loving/hating: she loves food! She eats three meals a day now and likes everything we offer.

Mom is loving/hating: everything is going smoothly right now and I really love this stage! I especially love seeing DS start to interact with her more.

[babybean]

Age: 6.75 months.

Stats/sizes/appointments: 18 pounds 14 oz and 27.50” at her 6 month app. Mostly in 12 month clothes.

Milestones: Crawling nonstop, she started free standing a couple weeks ago. She’s doing so for longer intervals now and tries to climb things. 😑

Baby is loving/hating: she loves attention from whoever will give it and screeching/whale calling. She’s not fond of us leaving the room or STTN anymore.

Mom is loving/hating: She’s curious and DS is territorial so that’s a pain. He also loves waking her up which drives me crazy. I love how much light she brings to our lives and how sweet her personality is.

Poof

[polson]

babybean 😳 holy hannah with the freestanding! she sure is adorable

[cp3]

Age: 6.5 months. 7 months next Friday

Stats/sizes/appointments: Just over 14 pounds at her 6 month appt and 25.25 inches. In 6-9 month clothes mostly some 9-12 month clothes. She's only in the 13th percentile for weight and 23rd for height. She seems small but has huge thigh rolls and chipmunk cheeks I'm obsessed with.

Milestones: sitting and gets on her knees a lot. Tries to push off with her feet and loves to stand if we help her. Drinks water pretty good out of a regular cup with assistance.

Baby is loving/hating: she used to love baths and now she HATES them. Hates to be alone and needs constant attention. Loves her sister and will play with her on the floor for a while. Loves music and kicks her legs to dance. Still hates sleep.

Mom is loving/hating: she is such a needy baby and it is so hard. D1 was so easy all around so it's been a huge adjustment for us. She screams and will cry so hard she can't catch her breath if I walk by her and don't pick her up which is not fun.

She is our last baby so I'm trying to enjoy it especially since I'm home but some days are super difficult.

[snowmoon]

Oh my god. Slow down baby babybean. No walking until 2019.

[alwayscheese]

Awww, they're all so big! It's so hard to believe.


DS is just 7 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: 18# 28" - a little under 50th for weight and a little over 80th for height. - just needs his second round of flu shot, then not till 9m

Milestones: sitting. He seems to have got a lot better just today. Tooth number FIVE poked through this evening. :0 shaking and hitting toys to make noise. And I had teeth marks from him biting my shoulder, they're definitely sticking out of the gums now.

Baby is loving/hating: loves baths, hanging his head back/upside down, biting, dogs, and he's so social. Hates me trying to look at his teeth, putting sleeves over his hands

Mom is loving/hating: hate wondering if the projectile vomit is connected with solids, the smell of vomit now, the smell of my milk once the lipase turns?, (non baby related) not having hot water. Love how sweet he is when he's not sick or teething, how entertained he is by new surroundings or toys or a large Amazon box, his excited little body wiggle when he's excited, how social he is.

[alwayscheese]

Omg babybean what! She's adorable though

[dizzycooks]

Age: 6months

Stats/sizes/appointments: just had the 6 mo check up. Got the shots plus a flu shot (then you go back a month later for a second flu shot for full immunity, if you haven’t done it yet get going!)
15.11lbs 27”? Seems huge to me. 9 months clothes.

Milestones: sitting up, shhhh...slept through the night last night?? My boobs were killing me. Dont worry, my big girls were up so I didn’t sttn.

Baby is loving/hating: loving food. So far he’s tried squash, pumpkin, applesauce, bananas, and avocados

Mom is loving/hating: loving everything except how tired I am.

[katietopaz]

I'm late, but I wanted to play.

Age: 6.5 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: At his 6-month checkup last week, he's at 20lbs 7oz and 28" - 90s percentile-wise for both. He's outgrowing 12-month clothes already.

Milestones: Umm... Oh, we started solids over the weekend. He is ALL about it. We're doing purees but the way he's grabbing and pulling to his mouth, I think he'd really like BLW (compared to DS1 who wanted nothing to do with BLW-style to start). But with the craziness of packing for the move, and sharing a stomach bug around the family, I haven't been cooking real meals and so BLW just isn't going to happen right now. Meh.

Baby is loving/hating: Loves sitting up, and also obsessed with this banana teething toothbrush I got him last week. Loathes any form of laying down, especially tummy time, so I don't know how to keep working on rolling over, let alone crawling.

Mom is loving/hating: Love how he lights up if he catches a glimpse of me from across the room - he has the BEST smile. I love how much more chill he is than his big brother, it's been a night-and-day baby experience. I hate the sleep situation. He's started waking up more often at night and as hard as I tried to avoid it, I think he's developed a nurse-to-sleep association. So...we may be tackling that shortly after we move. I'm crossing my fingers that it's just the fact that he's in the room with us overnight that's waking him up, and it'll magically fix itself when we move and he has his own room. LOL.

[sunshinedaisies]

I am way late and haven’t been around much. Can’t believe how big all the babies have gotten!

Age: 7 months

Stats/sizes/appointments: 16 lbs, 27 inches - he’s so tiny compared to my first! He’s like 11th percentile for weight and 35ish for height. We are still mostly in 3-6 month clothing, with a few 6-9 month.

Milestones: he’s doing so great! I think we are close to crawling - he gets on all fours and rocks and then flings himself forward and lands on his face. He so clearly wants to be chasing after big brother.

Baby is loving/hating: he is obsessed with his brother! And chewing on everything. And food. Omg he loved food. He has his third cold and he is not a fan.

Mom is loving/hating: I love this age. He is so interactive and curious. And I can’t wait until he can crawl after his big brother because he gets so frustrated right now. I don’t love how busy work has been - I feel like I never sleep and like weeks pass and I don’t even realize it.