7 months- JB

I keep thinking that there is no possible way JB is 7 months old, yet he is!

This smiley little guy loves life, army crawling, and his walker. Who knew my $5 impulse purchase would bring so much joy? JB always wants to be in the mix, so even though he does love the bouncer, he much prefers the walker because he is right in the middle of us instead of stationary. He loves to play bumper cars with Silas in the "General Lee" and ramming Rudy's food and water bowls to make a huge mess.

JB drinks a bottle for breakfast, eats a fruit, veggie, and yogurt for lunch, has a bottle for snack, eats cereal with fruit for supper, and finishes his day with another bottle. He doesn't like puffs, rice snacks, or juice water yet, but I do offer it to him. It amazes everyone what a big appetite he has for actual food. The boy can put it away.

We still can't get over how much JB moves! Silas was a lump. He never rolled, scooted, or crawled. You could sit him somewhere and come back to find him in the same exact spot 30 minutes later. Not even a favorite toy or snack could entice Silas to move. JB, on the other hand, is all over the place. You sit him down and he immediately rolls to his stomach and army crawls to somewhere else. Nothing is off limits. It is a whole new world for us as parents. JB doesn't crawl on all fours yet, but that is not a deterrent. He also stopped sleeping swaddled this month!

Overall, Baby Jaby has an extremely pleasant disposition. He is all smiles all the time. He will cry when he gets sleepy, but that is about it. JB doesn't talk as much as his brother did; although he has been known to say dadadadada, mamamama, and buhbuhbuhbuh. (Not in recognition of any of us- just baby talking.) Neither R nor I are big on siblings calling each other "Brother" or "Sissy" etc. However, Silas is determined that JB will call him Bubba. We do not know where that came from but have given up on convincing Silas otherwise. I guess we will have to wait and see what JB decides.

This month, JB got to go to the beach for the very first time! He did not really love it, but the rest of us did. He also sat in his first highchair at Dusty's- our favorite place to eat while in PCB. (Yes, we do have beach pics, but I am saving the swimsuit photos for our eyes only. Ha!)

 Richard and Silas are the two tiny specs in the foam.

 

 

JB wears size 6m to some 9m clothes and size 3 diapers. He can still wear size 2 diapers during the day ok, but we ran out and bumped him up to 3s a few weeks ago. (Hooray for diaper showers and free diapers!!!) He is much smaller than Silas was, so I am hoping all of Si's winter clothes will work for JB. (They are 12m- yes, Si really was a jumbo.) I am not so sure what he will wear through the fall until he bumps up sizes, but we will make it work. ;) JB has a lot more hair than his big brother did. His eyes are a wonderful blue/green. They change depending on what he is wearing. Sometimes they are as blue as blue can be. Other times they are a hazy gray green. I love it!

JB is a true sweet heart and an absolute blessing to our family! Don't forget to check out his pictures with John Brown!

Here is Si for comparison's sake. :)

Si and Coop

Man, these boys have grown!

Half Year Mark

Sweet baby JB has reached the half year mark! I cannot believe it has already been 6 months. I am not really sure how we did life without him as part of our family.

JB sleeps in his crib in his room for every nap and all night now! Don't let the picture below fool you- he still sleeps swaddled. Unswaddled, JB cannot stop rubbing his eyes. He loves his bed and actually refuses to sleep anywhere else now. (He is especially not going to sleep at church on Sundays. Ha!) He is also a champion sitter. I think he loves seeing the world from a new point of view.

JB eats once to twice a day. It kind of depends on the day. He loves rice cereal with fruit, apples, pears, green beans, and squash. Bananas are ok. I did give him a puff the other day. An enormous meltdown ensued. I am thinking we will wait a little while before trying that again. :) Jaby has also started teething. He is constantly sucking in his bottom lip. No teeth yet, but he does have swollen bottom gums.

The little buddy loves to laugh, smile, his big brother, and Rudy! Rudy always makes him happy, and he will try his very best to get to him. Rudy, on the other hand, tries his very best to position himself so that a grown up will pet him and JB can't reach him. He is very sweet to JB but isn't a fan of all the accidental grabbing. Soon, they will be best buddies I think.

 (Si took this extremely attractive picture of Rudy and me. LOL! He has decided he is a budding photographer.)

 

JB's stats are in- Weight: 16 lbs 5.5 oz (28%)
                           Height: 26 in (24%)
                           Head: 44cm (72%) Hahaha!
Silas was a monster compared to tiny JB. Si was 21 lbs 1 oz (98%), 28 3/4 inches tall (91%), and his head was 46 cm (93%). I have to take a picture of JB in his carseat so that we can compare it to Silas. Silas was outgrowing the carseat by 6m and we had to upgrade. JB will fit for quite a long while.

We also headed to Selma this month to Gigi and Gdaddy's house before school starts back. JB got to meet Amy and Anna Reed for the first time. We are blessed with such a wonderful family.

Can't end without a comparison picture!

 

Happy Half Year Baby Jaby!