Wow oh wow Max is 1/2 a year old!! The past 6 months have been so many things- tears, laughter, frustration, fear, FATIGUE, happiness, and most of all love. He is really becoming such a big boy. He isn't fully sitting on his own but he is! If he moves to fast he will topple over so pillows around him is a must. Boy is he a talker, well more like a screamer. He likes to vocalize but screechy screams instead of babbles. He has even had a few temper tantrums(for which Scott say's "that is so you"). He loves to play on the floor. He is still rolling over like crazy and trying to get up on his knees, if only he would push up with his arms when he was up on his knees. He is scooting a little, but nothing major.
Sleep is our biggest issue. We have a pretty routine schedule and do the eat, play, sleep routine. We have even had a few attempts at the cry it out method...that did not work! Max screams louder the longer he is left alone and does not stop(we gave once at a hour). Not only that but I have read some really bad things about the cry it out method. We have tried keeping him awake till he is totally exhausted. On an average night Max gets up(between 10pm-6am) twice to eat and 1-2 other times that require one of us to attend to him. Now we usually have at least 2 nights where he gets up more frequently. I realizee being a parent means your restful nights are over but 6 months straight without more that 4hours of continuous sleep can take a toll on you. The few nights Max's has spent at aunt Jackie's Scott and I have come home early so we can go to sleep. So sad that now we would rather get a few hours of sleep rather then party with our friends, but we have to do what we need to do. The last few nights we have taken a step back and Max is now sleeping in his rock and play in our bedroom. It has been so much nicer!! He is only waking to eat and all I do is pick him up and feed him and then back in his "bed". I never even get out of the bed. If he try's to wake I just reach over put the pacifyer back in and rock him back to sleep. Probally not the best move but it is working so we are going to stick with it.
Max has also started on real food! I made his food(see previous posts) and we started him with squash first. The fight night did not go so well. He was ready to eat but then started gagging! The next night he did better. We are about to finish carrots tonight and then on to sweet potatoes. Then peas, green beans, and zucchini. Tonight I started to make some fruit.
Max has his 6mo Dr visit on the 15th. I will try my best to update the blog then.
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