6 MONTHS OLD!!!

Tommy 6 months old. June 25, 2007.

How can this be??? Where did the last six months go? It's so exciting for Tommy to be 6 months old, but so sad that they grow up so fast!

Tommy is doing amazingly well. He had his check up yesterday...weighed in at 12 lbs, 2 ozs and measured 24.5 inches. He's not "on the chart" yet, but when the doc charts his adjusted age on the chart he's still on the small side for a 3 month old...and has a large head :) In our eyes he's huge and Kaitlyn said the other day "man, Annabelle (her doll) feels so light now" CRAZY that her baby brother was lighter and smaller than her doll!

The most exciting news yesterday was that the doctor feels he's developmentally on track for being 6 months old. He doesn't do everything on the check list, but MOST 6 month olds don't do everything on the list anyhow! How cool! He is about a month (mom-estimate) away from sitting alone, which puts him right at a 4-6 wks behind his siblings for sitting. They all sat right around 5 1/2 months old. Tommy actually appears to be sitting in his 6 month old picture we had done over the weekend. He's in a little folding chair, sitting backwards with his hands on the back of the chair...you can't see all the hands on the outside to "catch" him if needed. He was just balanced. It sure made for a more fun picture than all the boring lying down being propped up kinds.

I haven't looked up all the baby stats...but do know that Kaitlyn gained just over 10 pounds from birth to 6 months of age and Tommy has gained 9.5 pounds in the same time frame. NOT BAD! Considering how challenging it was to have him gain consistently during the first 3 or so months, I thought that comparison was a nice pat on the back that he is doing fabulous!


Tommy was extremely happy this morning. Daddy gave him his first ever nigh-night bottle and tucked him in (ON HIS CHEST) last night. In the past I've been home and took over as Tommy would fuss or I'd be called home to take over :) Last night he and dad hit it off great and the older two kids and I shopped for Kimberlyn's birthday present without a baby in tow! Great for all of us!


Here's a pic for you to enjoy??? Great another video game junky! Robby training his bro early!