I can't believe half a year has already gone by! Levi has been changing quickly, especially in the last couple of weeks. I took him to the doctor today for his check-up and he weighs 17 lbs. 6.5 oz (I thought he we weigh more but oh well)and is 27.5 inches long. He is in the 60th percentile for weight and 80th for height. Levi's bedtime is 7 p.m. He usually wakes up sometime around 4:30 or 5 and gets himself back to sleep and sleeps until around 6. I would like it to be more like 7, but we will work towards that. Levi still takes 3 naps a day. He is awake for about 2 hrs. and then gets tired again! He likes to sleep like his mommy! Levi nurses 5 times a day and eats solids 3 times (breakfast, lunch, dinner). He is still taking medicine for reflux and it helps, but his main issue is that he is extremely distracted when nursing even when there is nothing going on and isn't very interested in it. It may be time to for him to go to bottle-feeding, which makes me sad but he does way better with that.
Foods Levi has eaten:
cereal (rice, oatmeal, barley)
avacado
banana
peaches
pears
peas
sweet potato
carrots
Levi loves "real" food (in fact I have a hard time getting him to nurse or take a bottle sometimes). Every food that I have given to him he has liked and constantly makes noises as he eats.
What Levi likes to do:
He has become very vocal! He yells and squeals and talks constantly. He is a happy baby and smiles and laughs a lot. Unfortunately, I can hardly ever capture this on camera because he stops doing it when I try to. Levi can sit for short amounts of time without support. He is constantly rolling from his back to his tummy but doesn't roll from his tummy to his back that much. He isn't crawling yet, but will move himself backwards and around in a circle. Although he is still not a huge fan of tummy time, he is getting much stronger. He will scoot his bottom up when he is on his tummy so I don't think it will be too long before he begins crawling forward. Levi is good about playing on his own. I keep a basket of toys next to his Bumbo and he sits in there and takes toys out, then throws them on the floor and gets more toys out. He is always grabbing things. Roscoe has suddenly become of interest to Levi. The other day Levi tried to put Roscoe's tail in his mouth! I have to watch them constantly. Levi grabs Roscoe's fir and laughs and smiles at him. Roscoe loves the attention, of course.
Needless to say, life is getting interesting as Levi becomes more active. I am not sad at all that he is growing up. He is so fun to interact with now, and I am enjoying each new phase in his life more than the last.
