Liam James | Six Months

I am absolutely convinced that my kid is the cutest kid in the whole world, ever (if you cannot tell by my overwhelming amount of pictures).

As if I don't brag about my son enough, I just want to make it known that he is the most laid-back baby God could have blessed us with.  

The past 4 months have been rough.  We have been living in my in-law's basement since June with 85% of our belongings in a storage unit.  My commute to work is about 45 minutes one way (poor Liam in the car seat all that time everyday) and we have had no sense of routine or consistency.  On August 31st,  I woke up around 3am to use the bathroom and on my way upstairs, noticed the carpet was wet.  We're not talking slightly damp, were talking 1/2 inch of standing water, all over.  It turns out that the water softener started a cycle and never quit so gallons of water was spilling over and onto the floor.  We are blessed that not a lot of our things were ruined, because most of it was off the floor, and only our furniture was damaged.  We were back and forth between Chris's brother's house and his parent's house for about two weeks until it got too difficult to live in two places.  We are currently staying in a bedroom upstairs (Liam and I sleep on a mattress on the floor and Chris sleeps on a single bed).  We have clothes in the pod in the driveway, in the dresser in the garage, upstairs and in the basement (Chris, mine and Liam's clothes are all in different places - ha!).  I have no idea where anything is. All things said and done, Liam has been a rock star through it all.  He just goes with the flow, sleeps on whatever, where ever we lay him down, plays with whatever toys I can find, smiles and laughs constantly.  I think we could all learn a lesson from Liam - it's not WHAT you have, it's WHO you have.

We close on our house on October 5th and after a few renovations, will be moving in.  I almost hate to say it, but I am worried for when we actually do have a routine.  Will having a routine and consistency mess with Liam's expectation of chaos?  Will he know how to handle a normal life?  I guess we will have to see!

Liam seemed to change overnight this month.  All of a sudden he is sitting up, grabbing for everything and constantly screeching and laughing.  


Sleep
Like I mentioned earlier, Liam has been a pretty good sleeper this month, despite the unfortunate events that have taken place.  Let me just start by saying this mama is exhausted.  Liam and I share a full size mattress on the floor, and while I love co-sleeping, it does not make for a good night sleep.  Picture sleeping next to a 29" starfish every night - yeah, and then picture trying not to touch the 29" starfish because if you do, you will be up for the next hour soothing said 29" starfish.  Poor Liam has had a cough for the past 2-3 weeks, and that keeps all 3 of us up at night.  To top it off, my poor back his been unbearable, probably a mixture of holding my 25lb baby and "couch hopping" the past few weeks.  I feel like a zombie. But, I just take it one day at a time.  Oh, sleep, how I miss thou.  

On a more positive note though, I haven't really let Liam cry it out, because we are living with people, people I care about, people that shouldn't have to  listen to a screaming baby (because Liam's cry is the saddest....).  BUT then last week, the daycare lady said to me, "I just have to tell you that I cannot believe how easy Liam is to put to sleep.  Earlier this week, I tried rocking him and he just fought it, so I have been putting him in his crib right away and he rolls over, sucks his thumb and falls asleep within the minute." Imagine the look on my face.  Then she proceeded to tell me that IF he ever cries, it is only for 30 seconds and he is sleeping.  I can hardly believe it.  I am so thankful that he is able to at least have consistency at daycare - the consistency that I just cannot give him right now.


Eating

Well, we got the go ahead at Liam's 6 month appointment to start him on solids! We are starting him on rice cereal for a few days then will move on to some fruits and veggies.  I am so excited to watch him discover new foods and sit proudly in his highchair (I guess I should send Chris to go dig that out of the storage unit)!  Liam still loves that booby milk, and breastfeeding is going great.  I had a huge drop in my supply about a month ago, probably due to stress, but I have been eating more and drinking more water which seems to be doing the trick.  Liam is drinking about 6-9oz every 2-3 hours still.  I started giving him a sippy cup with a little breastmilk in it, just to see what he would do, and he actually kind of got the hang of it!  

 In honor of Liam being HALF A YEAR OLD, let's see how far he has come:

Birth Weight: 8 lbs 1oz
6 Month Weight: 24lbs 10oz

Birth Length: 22 inches
6 Month Length: 29 inches

Birth Diaper Size: Newborn
6 Month Diaper Size: Size 4

Birth Clothes Size: Newborn
6 Month Clothes Size: 12-18 Month





 Favorites
Going for Walks | Being Outside (he would live outside if he could) | Trees | Sitting Up | Being Tickled | Laughing | Talking with Mama and Daddy | Bath Time | Waking Up | Eating | Getting Diaper Changed (and then getting to be naked for a while) | Thumb Sucking| Being Naked | Being in the Walker | Watching the Dogs | Cuddling | Rolling Over | Putting EVERYTHING in his Mouth

Least Favorites
Being in the Car Seat Too Long | Being in the House Too Long | Dogs Barking | Being Hungry |Rolling over and Being on Tummy too Long (still hates that tummy time)

Firsts / Milestones
8.29.15       First Twins Game
8.30.15       First Trip to Valleyfair
9.07.15       First Parade
9.08.15       First Time Sitting Up!

First Twins Game 

 First trip to Valleyfair!

 Valleyfair is exhausting

 First Parade (Box Car Day Parade in Tracy)

Liam sure loves the puppies!

 Morning cuddles are the best

 Always with the thumb.
 

 

 Because.....baby shoes.

 There are no words to describe you, Liam.  You are my reason.  For everything. You make me want to work harder, be more kind, do more for others, and just be better. I love you to the moon and back, my little wubba.    

-Mama