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Happy half Birthday Silas. I can’t believe 6 months has passed since Silas was born. Just this morning we were reminiscing about where we were a half year ago today. It was an amazing day and although in many ways it feels like an eternity ago, it also feels just like yesterday. But there is no doubt that Silas has changed a lot since that day as well. The biggest changes this past month are probably that he is becoming a bit more clingy, especially to Mom. He whines if I leave the room, or if he is playing fine by himself and then suddenly sees me. In general he doesn’t enjoy playing by himself as much as before and usually wants someone to play with him instead. It seems that he is just bored laying on his back or stomach and instead wants to be sitting or standing all the time – and these things still require adult supervision/support.
The other big change is with his language – no he hasn’t begun cussing- but he has begun to add some consonant sounds to his vocabulary. He can now say B, D, M, and N sounds. I think it sounds like he says DADDA sometimes, but since that isn’t how you say father in Danish, Søren doesn’t seem too impressed.
Daily routine:
7:30 – 8:30: Wake up – talking excessively in his crib until he whines to get out. Change diaper, play a little bit, and then time for breakfast with Mom.
10 am: Morning snack of avocado, banana or applesauce
12 pm: A quick lunch with Mom and then time for a nap
2 pm: Up from the nap and time to play
3:30pm: Another afternoon snack with Mom before a little nap
6:00pm: Dinner time consisting of rice porridge, corn porridge or the latest sweet potatoes or mashed
potatoes with green beans
7:15 pm: Night time snack with Mom and then time for bed
*In general Silas seems to be needing less and less sleep during the day, so that means we get a lot more playtime in.
Notable traits at 6 months:
1) Can roll over from his back to his stomach, although he is pretty lazy and doesn’t do it very often. We are still working on stomach to back which I think he will enjoy a lot when he does figure it out, as he often whines when he gets tired of being on his stomach.
2) Flirt – Yes he is a big flirt. He likes to smile really big and then when you smile back he quickly turns his head away and buries it in his shoulder. Then just as quickly he turns back around with the biggest smile!
3) Can sleep for 12-13 hours straight. The past few weeks he has been sleeping from about 7:30pm to 7:30am without waking up during the night!
4) Can also go 13 hours without eating. Yes he has managed without nursing in the middle of the night for over 2 weeks now!
5) He has been able to hold toys for a while, but now he can look for and retrieve a dropped toy.
6) He can reach out for a hug with both arms.
7) Along with the hugs come big, open mouthed, slobbery kisses all over your cheek, neck, arm, wherever. He often does it right after we have just kissed him.
8) Smile for the camera. Not too many more stone faced pictures, it actually seems like he is posing for the camera now.
9) Weighs 18.3 lbs (8.3 kg) and is 27.5 inches (70cm)
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