* 6 months *

Jake is 18lbs 6oz.  (that’s what Caleb weighed at 4 months!)  His check up went very well.  He got 3 shots and did great. 

Jake is rolling all over the place, holding his toes all the time, reaches for and grabs toys and anything else he can get his hands on and then it goes directly to his mouth.  He’s still working on getting his first tooth.  You can only see a little part of it.  He is a ball of slobbery drool :)  Jake holds his bottle really well now and gets really upset when you take it away after its empty.  He will fight hard to keep on sucking on an empty bottle.  He likes to watch some cartoons in the morning when I’m getting ready.  His favorite seems to be Little Einstein's.  Caleb was very into baby Einstein but Jake doesn’t seem interested.   He likes the actual characters in LITTLE Einstein's better.  He laughs at them.  He has never disliked any food he has tried.  He drinks 4 bottles of formula a day (8oz).  Sometimes 3 bottles.  Then he eats baby food twice a day and has started getting little tastes of things like mashed potatoes when mommy’s eating.  he is very interested in other peoples foods.  he drinks a juice/water mixture from a sippy cup when he has his food especially.  He grabs the spoon and tries to hold it in his mouth when I’m feeding him.  He thinks he’s so much older than he is.  He almost has sitting up on his own completely figured out.  He still falls over so you cant leave him like that and walk away!   He smiles at his brother all the time.  He also smiles at his Daddy whenever he sees him.  I usually have to work for the smiles!  He screams and squeals when he’s tickled.  His most ticklish spots are his armpit area, belly, neck and thighs.  He still loves taking a bath and now splashes all over the place in there.   His favorite thing besides his bottle is his monkey lovie.  He sleeps with it at every nap and every night.  He likes to hold it and rub it with his fingers.    He got to try the baby swing at the park this week and really enjoyed it.  I can’t wait to get him a  swing now.  That’s all I can think of right now but I’m sure I’m missing lots.  He’s growing way too fast! 

Caleb has been the best big brother ever.  He is so good to Jake and tells me all the time that Jake is the best gift he’s ever received.

 

Does anyone still check this blog??  I am the biggest blog slacker ever…