6 Months Old Today

Kiernan did great at the doctor today. He was the star of the office. All the ladies were commenting on how cute he is and how handsome he was dressed (of course courtesy of my sister). He is doing great and doctor gave him a great report. He wants me to get him eating more food. I got to figure out a way to get KK more into it. He says by next visit I need to get him eating all the 1s and 2s. I got a ways to go. He takes about three bites and he is done. He is taking to the formula though.

Stats:
Height: 26.25 cm
Weight: 16lbs. 4oz.
Head: 43 cm


Looks pretty good! I forgot to get the %s. Sorry Ash!
I got a new camera for Christmas. Yay Me!! I have been messing around with it and testing the new capabilities. And I figure why not try it out on the cutest little guy in town. I have seen some cute Christmas pictures from photographers on Pinteressst. So I am such a wanna be photographer that I thought I would try it out. Look at my cute bubba. I still need to work on the lighting and the camera stuff but it is super fun doing so many photo shoots. I have seen one where they give the baby a Xmas ball off the Christmas tree but this year I did not put any of those one the tree so I settled for a snowflake. This one is not as cute as the one that was posted on the site but I am working on it.

6 things I love for 6 months of life

1) When KK is ready for sleep, he likes to be cradled like a baby and a blanket over his head. He is the lightest sleeper EVER but if you get him in this exact position he can sleep through his brother's basketball game.





2) I love when I give him a spoonful of food (any food!) and he always taste it and acts like he is going to throw up and makes this gag face.





3) I love when I get right in his face and he places both hands on my creeks. His hands are always super hot and it warms my face.





4) I love in the morning at 6:30am when I bring him into my bed and nurse him and he falls back asleep in my arms.





5) I love when someone else is holding him and I begin to talk and he turns to look for me. He must know where his mommy is at all times.





6) His smile!! Ohhhh.... and his laugh too!

Half Way There...

I can't believe that six months is already gone by. I have had a lot of ups and downs of being a new mommy but I am so happy to have Kiernan in my life. This winter KK is sporting beanie-visor hats. I LOVE them and think every baby needs one in their wardrobe. My sister is obsessed with clothes but none of her kids have one. Guess she doesn't agree. But look at how cute. He thinks his mommy is crazy.He still loves to take baths. He stays in there forever and kicks his legs at the water. He has gotten better about having to get out and get clothes on. He use to scream but now he has toughened up and allows me to get his clothes on quickly and without crying.Kiernan is already sitting up basically under his own power. He balances pretty good and plays on the floor his his toys for about 20 minutes before he gets tired. He even sits up really straight.When he starts to get tired he slowly starts leaning forward until he face plants into the ground.He is such a trooper because the dogs are obsessed with him. He just closes his eyes and lets them lick. I constantly have to tell the girls to back off but KK just looks at them and laughs. All they have to do is walk by him and he starts to laugh.They also have been caught having a staring contest.He plays on his back with all the hanging toys but most of his time is spent rolling onto his tummy.And finally...... We have a tooth poking through. I think with the looks of that tooth, I am going to retire breast feeding. I gave it a good run but I think my milk is producing enough to feed my hungry boy. He seems to fill up better on formula and sometimes it is just easier to bust out a bottle rather than a boob. Last night, Kiernan slept through the night again. I feel like a million bucks today!!

H@me Depot

As we were walking through the store I am enthralled by all the Christmas decorations. They are everywhere. I am seeing what decorations I cannot live without when I hear Bill from across the store yell, "Summer, hurry come here!!" He is waving his hands in a panic. I hurry over thinking he has found the greatest decoration ever when I stumble upon him setting up the boys for their picture with Santa. Since when is Santa at Home Depot? All the boys sat down and we snapped a picture. No it is not great but it sure does beat standing in that long line at the mall. Plus it was free. Now that is the kind of Santa picture I am all about. :)

Sleeping Situation

So I have come to the end of my rope for little KK's sleeping pattern. I was losing sleep and I have never been so tired in my life. Everyone under the sun has been giving me advice to get him to sleep and nothing was working. Same ole' story. This weekend I made it my mission to figure this kid out. I am the adult here and so I should be in charge, right? KK wakes up every 2 or 3 hours. I am not a good sleeper so once I get back to bed it takes me a moment to go back to sleep so I feel like when I finally get back down, he wakes up and I start the whole process over again.
So I started Friday night and began the "let him cry it out". This was really a LONG night for me. He would wake up at his usual 11:30pm and cry. I went in put his paci in and hushed and patted his butt for one minute and walked back out. He screamed bloody murder for the next five minutes. I went in again put his paci in, flipped him over and hushed/patted for the next minute. The first battle was for 30 minutes. Finally after 30 minutes of wrestling, he went down. Then he woke up at his usual 2 or 3 hours and did the same. I did breakdown and feed him at 3. Super hard first night.
Saturday I was told try formula. Ya know, thicker and can fill baby up and make him happy. In KK's defense it was a rather unusual night because we went down to the riverwalk and so it ended up being a late night. He did the usual routine but seemed to shut it off a little quicker and only woke up twice. But the problem was the 6:00am wake up was for good so it made me really cranky.
Sunday came and everyone has told me I have to sleep when he naps. KK is almost 6 months old and I have never done this. But today when we got home from church and Gavin's bball game, I laid down and fell asleep for 30 minutes. I felt so good when I woke up. By 7:30pm KK was totally ready for bed. (I also have been trying to hold him to 8pm) Really, I'm trying everything. But he was ready for bed so I took him in and loaded him up with formula. He gave a little fuss but them went soundly to bed. AND THEN......... he slept soundly til 5:30am. That is right guys.... He Slept Through The Night!!!! I went in and grabbed him and hugged him. I was so happy. I took him into my room and nursed him back to sleep and he slept til almost 8:00am. I feel like a new woman today. I was completely breaking down and I feel completely rejuvenated. Now let's hope I can make this a habit for him.