December 2009 babies: it's summer!

[lalemma]

So everyone must be at or coming up on six months (crazy!!!) now. Time for an update!

DDC Baby's Name:

DDC Baby's Age:

Milestones/Updates:

Thoughts:

[sushi0077]

DD name: Elyssa
DD age: will be 6 mos on 6/26
Milestones: Turning onto her tummy, sitting with support, and started to eat solid foods.

[Ruby2]

Hi everyone! My dd was 6 months on the 15th. She got her first tooth last week - I'm a first-time mom and am still surprised by how proud I am!

She sits up very well by herself, but doesn't do a whole lot of rolling...it may have to do with the fact that she weighs 19 pounds! She still really dislikes belly time but is moving slowly toward getting up on her hands and knees. I'm thinking a few more weeks or maybe a month until she's ready for that.

We just started BLW last week and are having fun with it. Pretty much everything is fun with her these days - I love this age...except for the teething. I hope it gets easier for her after these first few. Lots of ear pulling and whining, which is hard.

[lalemma]

Hi December mamas! H. is 7 1/2 months actual, 6 months adjusted. Here's his new stuff:

Teeth: he has two bottom teeth now (the second popped through a day after the first) - teething doesn't seem to bother him, but he really enjoys gnawing on whatever he can get his hands on, including our fingers. And those teeth are sharp, yikes.

Sitting/crawling/standing: he rolls all over the room now. He can sit up by himself, but he's not very interested in it. "Why sit when you could be standing" seems to be his motto! If you put him next to a piece of furniture, he'll take steps alongside it - I'm really hoping his proto-crawling behaviors (he'll get one foot under himself and push off) turn into classic crawling, and he doesn't try to go straight to unsteady walking! (Yes, I am guilty of holding him in "crawling position". I know, I know!)

Verbal stuff: he's in the shrieking phase. He is unpleasantly loud, but looks so proud of himself, it's hard not to accidentally reinforce the SCREAM!!!!! by laughing. Also, we're pretty sure he's started to recognize the sign for "milk"/nursing.

Solids: BLW, which means that he'll thoughtfully suck on a steamed green bean or whatever, but doesn't actually ever ingest anything at this point. He really enjoys getting a teaspoon of water in a cup, though.

Is anyone's baby really eating much in the way of solid food yet, or is it still all tasting?