Happy Six Months!

I started this post on time, but didn't get the pictures off the camera until today. I thought that time went quickly with Peter, but it is going by so much faster with Charles. It feels like I should still have a newborn, but he is already six months old.

He is now 27.75 inches tall and weighs 15 pounds 10 ounces, putting him in the 90th and 25th percentiles. So he is not gaining enough weight, and we are going to be upping the amount of solids that he is eating. We are also thinking that the reason he has been sleeping so terribly at night is that he isn't getting enough calories during the day. Again, the doctor wasn't too concerned since Charles is so active now, but we are keeping an eye on it. He is also still showing some symptoms of the dairy allergy, but not as much as Peter did so we are just monitoring it for now.

As I mentioned, sleep has been terrible. He is actually sleeping worse now than when he first came home from the hospital, not making it more than two hours at a time. I am definitely tired. He has found his voice, although no "dada" yet. He also gets so very loud while trying to get our attention. He loves to be the center of attention, but especially likes it when Peter plays with him.

From BabyCenter.com
At six months, most children can:
Turn toward sounds and voices – Yes. We aren't sure if he actually knows his name, or is just recognizing our voices.
Imitate sounds – Definitely trying to. Right now, he's still mostly saying "mama", especially when he wants to be picked up.
Rolls over in both directions – Yes, impossible to get him to stay still anymore.

At six months, half the children can:
(Are) ready for solid foods – Real food, here we come
Sit without support – He has once or twice, but he's usually too busy rolling over and scooting to be bothered.
Mouth objects – All. The. Time
Pass objects from hand to hand – He's been doing this for at least two months now.

At six months, a few children can:
Lunge forward or starts crawling – He's scooting. He's getting up on his elbows and knees. Crawling is so close, he can taste it.
Jabber or combine syllables – Mostly just "mama", but there have been a few "baba"s as well.
Drag objects toward himself – He definitely does this, I think that he found it easier than scooting. The fact that we keep Peter's toys out of dragging reach means that he has to scoot to get to them.

And finally there are more pictures in our August album on Picasa.