October 2013 Moms
Chrisanna0508
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Chrisanna0508
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If there has already been a thread like this then let me know and disregard, but it thought it would be neat to see where all the babies are growth and developmentally as we are having or have already had our 6 month appointments. Also, are you having any concerns?
DS weighs 19 lbs 2 oz and is 28 1/4 inches long. He can roll both ways, though belly to back is hard for him, and to both sides. He has started trying to get his knees underneath himself and push up on his arms. This usually ends up looking like he is humping the ground which is pretty funny. He does not sit up unassisted yet and either folds in half to suck his toes or arches his back to straighten out when we try. He can stand assisted for longer periods now, but is not pulling up yet (thank goodness!). He talks and shrieks up a storm for most of the day and loves his solids!
Only big concern for us right now is that his head did not grow any since his 4 month appointment so we have to go back in 6 weeks for a recheck. She felt his head and said it all felt fine, but wants to check it again so hopefully it will have grown some by then. We are dealing with a little eczema that popped up about a month ago, but it doesn't seem to bother DS so I'm not thinking it's a huge deal.
DS weighs 19 lbs 2 oz and is 28 1/4 inches long. He can roll both ways, though belly to back is hard for him, and to both sides. He has started trying to get his knees underneath himself and push up on his arms. This usually ends up looking like he is humping the ground which is pretty funny. He does not sit up unassisted yet and either folds in half to suck his toes or arches his back to straighten out when we try. He can stand assisted for longer periods now, but is not pulling up yet (thank goodness!). He talks and shrieks up a storm for most of the day and loves his solids!
Only big concern for us right now is that his head did not grow any since his 4 month appointment so we have to go back in 6 weeks for a recheck. She felt his head and said it all felt fine, but wants to check it again so hopefully it will have grown some by then. We are dealing with a little eczema that popped up about a month ago, but it doesn't seem to bother DS so I'm not thinking it's a huge deal.
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DS has his 6 month appt on Tuesday. Last we weighted him, he was 20 lbs. He is also very long and everytime people hear he is only 6 months they are astonished. He wears mostly 12 month size clothes.
He is pretty much able to sit up by himsellf, although he gets a little wobbly sometimes. He also likes to stand up to his activity table, but I have to brace him, but his legs are getting pretty strong. He can roll back to belly no prob, but can't get from belly to back. He doesn't like being on his tummy much and tries really hard to crawl, but still has some work there.
He just started clapping recently; no teeth; hasn't started solids; and loves to blow bubbles.
BFP #2 - 2/13/13 - EDD 10/24/13 - born 10/29/13 - Kian Edward
BFP #3 - 7/16/15 - EDD 3/27/16 - born 3/23/16 - Liam James
He can sit unassisted and pulled himself up last night for the first time (then fell straight back, I was there to catch him).
He gets on all fours and will take one crawling "step" before face planting.
He loves babbling and giggles when we hold him and he "walks"
Edited to add: No teeth yet and just got over his first ear infection.
He talks up a storm. He gets louder and louder with his babbles once he gets going. He says dada and mum.
He LOVES eating. He gets so excited if he sees a bottle, spoon, or bowl. His favorite is banana.
Overall, he is a great smily baby. He is easy going and laid back, just like his daddy.
He laughs and smiles all the time. He hasn't started with dadada or mamama yet he squeals and yells though.
and can't respond because our appointment isn't for another hour...
Just in case you might start getting worried, our daughter just turned two at the end of February. She was very slow to babble and never seemed to "jabber" or have full out babble conversations like everyone reported on my first birth month board. She just barely squeaked by with 7 words by age 15 months, 25 words by 18 months (that is like the bare minimum they look for) and then at two years, she didn't make two word sentences, which is the bare minimum milestone.
I was (internally) pretty freaked out because we have been talking to her non stop since birth and couldn't figure out what was going on. But our very trusted pediatrician said that with how she had met or exceeded all her other milestones, she wasn't worried at all and that talking would come. So, now she is 26 months old (two months after the time that she couldn't string two words together to save her life), and she is full of "I want my water." "Help me draw circles." "That is my shoe." Etc. we went from one word sentences to some four word sentences pretty much overnight.
If I had just compared my baby to what i was reading about verbal accomplishments on my BMB, I would have had severe anxiety about where my daughter was verbally. But everything has such a wide range of "normal" and pediatricians know this (for the record, my husband wasn't worried at all--and it used to make me so irritated that I didn't think he was as concerned as he should be...yeah. Turns out he was right...)
Tldr: these milestone posts seemed really exciting the first time around. Now I just know that they cause anxiety to moms whose babies are all normal, but just developing at different intervals. Trust your instincts as far as noting things to discuss with your pediatricians and even get second opinions if you think they are necessary. But if the experts tell you your baby is developing within normal range, don't let yourself get freaked out by anecdotal "bump" statistics, like I kinda did the first go 'round.
LO then (2 days) and now (1 year)
LO then (2 days) and now (1 year)
"Talks" up a storm and loves to blow air, bubbles and spit. He is verrrry aware of his surroundings and is very socially interactive. People think he is older than he is because of this, not because of his size. Rolls both ways fine. Lifts up with straight arms while on his belly. Sits great slightly assisted, but still looses his balance if on his own. He also loves to stand assisted. He probably enjoys that more than sitting.
So good to read all of our babies' accomplishments. And I agree with @sooner1981 - all babies develop different. Does not mean anyone is ahead or behind by any means.
She can crawl but still hasn't figured out that she would be quicker always on her knees instead of still army crawling/doing the worm. She sits unassisted but wiggles so much for toys that she falls after awhile! This week she started pulling herself up on everything, which has resulted in a lot of face plants too lol
Ezra is 16#8oz (25%).
Height is uncertain, they had to remeasure him because he was only at 4% and his pedi was concerned. Turns out he's still on his growth curve at 12%.
Head is 58%, which is down from 78%. The pedi didn't tell DH (I was at work) she was concerned about his head size dropping, so I'm not worried.
So, short, chubby, with a big head!
His brother was also short, but skinny, with a huge head!! 98%!!!!
Bobble heads!
I'm not posting about what he can do, because I agree with @sooner1981 If you compare your kids with others, you're going to drive yourself crazy.
posts around a year or 15 months, when some babies are running and saying the entire alphabet and other babies are barely cruising and just reliably learned how to say mama, dada and dog.
There is just such a wide range of normal--and it is very true (but very hard for moms to remember) that the timeline of when your kid achieves milestones, as log as they are within the range of normal, has literally zero scientific correlation with whether they will be super athletic or super talented in whatever area later in life. Of course this has been studied, and there is no correlation, for example, between early walkers being any more athletic than normal as teenagers. Normal is normal is normal.
His reflux/bottle feeding isn't the greatest so that's our main concern. The feeding tube will be in for at least another month I'm guessing. Also, he is getting fitted for a helmet tomorrow.
He loves purées, cereal not so much. We have tried a tiny bit of bread and puffs. He makes lots of noises and raspberries but no babbling/word sounds yet. Smiles and laughs constantly which is super fun.
He rolls, sits, crawls, stands and takes steps when assisted, pulls himself up, and tries to stand unassisted (which scares me). He has started solids and babbles up a storm and make the baba, dada, and a few other sounds. When I clap he slaps his knees and laughs.
He has no teeth just yet (he is a late teether as a nice lady so kindly informed me [rolling my eyes]). I said he started solid, but he isn't super into them. He eats a little bit nightly but hasn't started a more than once a day feeding habit yet. We have been working on clapping, but so far he only claps his legs.
I was worried about his tongue at his 6 month appointment. He constantly has it out. I informed the pediatrician, and he checked it out to see how the muscle tone was doing, and apparently it is fine, and my baby just likes to stick his tongue out. I honestly think it is just a little too big for his mouth right now.
He has 2 teeth, can roll both ways, sit for about 5 seconds and babbles all day long. Loves to blow bubbles. Doesnt want to crawl but rocks on hands and knees.
Eta- he'll be 6 months on the 29th. He can sit assisted and can go maybe 2secs before face planting. We started purées a few weeks ago but is less psyched on them since he broke his 1st tooth last weekend. Last night the second one started coming in.
I wrote out more but I feel like I sound like a douche canoe so I deleted it.