So, if you are Facebook friends with me you’ve probably already seen these, but I thought they were too cute not to share.

I told him to wash some dishes while he was at it.

Also, thanks for your tips about helping Sam to take a bottle, I’ll definitely be trying some of those out!

We’ve been having a fun time today with our building blocks that came from Nana.

And now we are off to read (i.e. try to eat the pages) some books, knock down some building block towers and roughhouse a little on the floor.

Another custom order for a Stegosaurus hat, only this one is toddler sized and a little girly. But that’s ok- Sam doesn’t mind.

Also, does anyone have any tips for getting him to take a bottle or a sippy cup? We’ve tried letting him do it himself, we’ve tried warming it up, cooling it down, trying faster flow nipples, trying different bottles, trying pumped breastmilk, water, etc. We’ve had other people try to give it to him (while we weren’t home), tried Paul giving it to him, etc.He used to take a bottle just fine, but has recently decided (as of early February) that he is no longer interested. He’ll play with the sippy cup, but won’t actually drink out of it. It’s not a huge deal, but seeing as though he still needs to eat every few hours that means I don’t really ever get to leave his side for more than 3 hours at a time. And mama needs a break every once in a while!

Time for Samuel’s monthly pictures!
Here’s a link to Month 1, and Month 2, Month 3, Month 4 and Month 5 in case you missed them! And  here is a link to a page that I’ll be updating every month with all of the pictures together, so you can see them side by side!

So, Samuel’s six month birthday was a few weeks ago, but I hadn’t gotten around to editing his monthly pictures until yesterday. Whoops! But he is doing great. He’s still on the small side, clocking in at 24 inches tall, weighing 14.5 pounds, putting him beneath the 5th percentile for height and weight. He is eating solids like a champ, loves sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, applesauce, and oatmeal.

With his bear:

In the crib:

With crocheted pillow:

His colic seems to have subsided, and he’s a much happier boy, but when he is tired all bets are off and he turns into kind of a whiner. He melts down pretty easily. We’re working on getting longer naps. Currently he will only stay asleep for about 45 minutes at a stretch during the day, so he takes about 5-6 naps a day. It makes it a bit hard to be out and about, since he constantly is getting up and going down from naps. But nighttime sleep is getting better. He will typically sleep from 7:00pm-12:00 or 1:00am until he wakes up to eat again, and then usually is up again around 3:30 or so, then will sleep until 7:00am. We’re hoping now that he’s eating more during the day he will sleep longer at night.

He is the funniest little ham, he will turn very cheesy if he knows the camera is out. He’s also very ticklish, and always has a smile for people who stop to talk to him. Happy six month birthday, Samuel David!