Yesterday Zane turned 27 weeks old. Seeing as my last blog update was when he was 8 weeks old, he has grown and advanced significantly! Our little man is now six months and six days old and is quite possibly the cutest he has ever been. Zac and I both agree that each new stage that Zane has gotten to has been even better than the last. Let's get up to date on how Zane is progressing!
Stats: On Monday we took Zane to the pediatrician for his six month checkup. I was really excited to be able to go to this appointment since the last one I had taken him to was his 4 week checkup. I really like the office we've chosen and it was nice seeing the doctor and nurses. Zane was born a tiny but long boy at 6lbs 11ozs and 20ins long. The pediatrician was concerned about his weight those first few weeks but those concerns were gone this visit. This visit Zane weighed in 19lbs and measured 28ins. For his age, he is in the 98th percentile for height and 90th percentile for weight. After getting weighed and measured Zane had a physical, and then it was time for vaccinations. Zane cried but he was easily soothed and before we knew it we were on our way home.
Sleep: We consider ourselves to be pretty lucky with Zane's sleep habits. He started to sleep through the night shortly after I returned to work and hasn't had any issues since. We begin our bedtime routine at around 6:30. Zane has fun splashing around in the tub before we head to his room to get him changed into his pajamas. We are still going strong with cloth diapering and have found that Kawaai heavy wetter diapers work best for overnight. (We use mostly Bumgenius for daytime.) If Zac is home, he will lay down on Zane's floor with a book and read a bedtime story while I feed Zane in the rocking armchair. Most nights though it's just me and Zane. We have used a sound machine to help soothe Zane to sleep (and help prevent us from having to tip toe around the house during nap and bed times) since he was only a week old. Unless he is incredibly tired, Zane will still be awake when we lay him in the crib and he's very good about getting to sleep on his own. He is usually asleep by 7:00 and we don't normally hear a peep out of him until about 5:30 or 6:00am. The latest he has slept is 7:00. He goes done for a nap at around 10:00am and sleeps for about an hour. His second nap of the day is around 2:00pm and this nap can last up to two hours. Occasionally in the late afternoon Zane will take a ten to fifteen minute catnap after nursing.
Diet: As I mentioned above, Zane will sometimes fall asleep after nursing. I am happy to say that we are still breastfeeding. Unfortunately, my supply has taken a big dive and I am not producing enough for Zane to be exclusively breastfed. We supplement with formula and I do my best to get as much breastmilk in him as possible. Now that I am on leave I am able to nurse him more often and I still pump four times a day. We have also recently begun baby led weaning to introduce solids into Zane's diet. It's only been a week and a half since we started so we are still in the beginning but we are hoping that he enjoys feeding himself and finds something that he likes. (So far we have tried avocado and butternut squash and he has made a funny face when nibbling on both.)
Physical Miestones: Zane is pretty close to sitting up on his own. He can sit for a little while if he is focused on something but for the most part he needs assistance. Mostly he likes to stand. Obviously he isn't standing on his own yet but he likes to lean up against things or be held in the standing position. Often when we attempt to get him to sit he will stiffen his legs and push his body so that he can stand.
He has just started to roll over though he only goes one direction at the moment. It makes for interesting viewing on the baby monitor as he wakes up from a nap and rolls continuously until he reaches one side of the crib.
Events: During his sixth month, Zane celebrated his first Halloween and attended his first wedding. My older brother Albert had a Dia de Los Muertos wedding on November 2. We were definitely nervous about taking Zane to the wedding but my brother said that he really wanted his nephew to be there. Before Zane was even born, my mom had already purchased a little suit for him to wear.
The wedding started at 5:00pm and we were worried that Zane would not want to sit quietly. If he hasn't gotten a good nap at 2:00pm by 5:00pm he can get pretty cranky and tired and will sometimes randomly yell quite loudly. I was quite on edge not knowing how Zane would be feeling and not wanting the sounds of his screams to interrupt the wedding ceremony that was held in a very beautiful, very small, historic church. Instead of being cranky, Zane ended us being really happy and wanted to squeal with joy. He started babbling as the music introduced the beginning of the ceremony. Zac was sweet and took Zane out so that he couldn't be heard and I stayed to I watch my brother get married. Since the reception took place during what is normally Zane's bedtime we weren't sure how he would be. We brought the stroller and our carrier just in case. He fell asleep for a little while in the stroller but eventually the noise of all the fun taking place around him got to be too much and he woke up. I carried him in our carrier for the rest of the night and he fell asleep for a little while in my arms.
His sleep schedule was a little messed up from the interrupted routine and the fact that the following day was day lights saving. This turned out to be okay though because the next day we were headed home (a six hour drive) and Zane slept comfortably in his car seat.
The sixth month has been a fun one and with the holidays coming up we can only imagine how fun the seventh month will be!
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