Cade is now 6 months old! Wow!! I did a little photo shoot with a blanket and got a few cute ones. He is such a good baby. He is happy almost all of the time. He is really easy to get a smile out of and always smiles when I pull out the camera!
Cade can sit up really well now. He moves his arms all over and reaches for toys and anything else close by. He really likes to be a part of the action. If someone is talking, he wants to know what is going on and even stops nursing to see what it is. He loves attention and will smile at anyone who talks to him. He loves to go on walks and look at cars and the fountains in the pond by our house. He is really quiet when we're out, just looking around and taking it all in.
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| Love his hair!! |
Cade still loves baths. As the tub is filling I sit him near the water and he plays in it and even leans over and sticks his head in it. He likes to hold his own washcloth as I wash him--so he has something to suck on. I can't wait to take this kid swimming all summer!
Cade makes lots of funny faces.
Cade is doing really well eating solids. I started giving him fruits and vegetables with the rice cereal around 5 months and there is no going back! He leans forward to get the spoon and with some foods I can't get it in his mouth fast enough! His favorites are carrots, applesauce and pears. He has also eaten broccoli, spinach, sweet potatoes and avocado. He really enjoyed a french fry at the restrauant last week too.
On his 6-month birthday, Cade rolled over from his back to front for the first time. He was in bed, going to sleep and I heard him cry really loud. I peeked in to see what was wrong and had to snap a picture! I went in and calmed him down and rolled him back over, but a minute later he was on his tummy again. Since then, he has taken most naps on his front. He has yet to roll over outside of the bed though and still can't go the other direction.
We went to the doctor yesterday for a check up. They gave Cade an A+ for being so healthy. He weighed in at 21 pounds 9 ounces and was 28 1/2 inches long, both 95th percentile.
Cade can't crawl yet, but he would love to! He pushes up on all 4's when on his tummy, but can't hold it so he falls down and kicks his legs in the air like crazy. If he would kick the floor, he would be scooting all over. He can rotate around while on his tummy to get toys. He really know what he wants now and will grunt and reach for it until he gets it or you hand it to him. He also loves to stand and can hold himself up while grabbing onto furniture.
Cade loves my water bottle and my phone. We have called Grandma and Melissa a few times so they could talk to Cade on speaker phone. If he sees my phone, he grabs for it!
Cade also love to talk and squeal. He is getting really loud--happy or sad. He really is a happy baby.
Games: peek-a-boo is still a favorite. All we have to do is wave the blanket around and he goes crazy! He likes getting rides on my legs when I lay on my back. He still loves singing songs, especially when I sing them really fast and move his hands for the actions. He likes when Kirk or I "work out" using him as the weights.
Another accomplishment is a consistent night sleeper! Yay! He goes to bed at 7:00 every night. (I still feed him around 10, but we're dropping that in the next week). He wakes up happy between 6:30 and 7:00 a.m. Cade takes 3 naps a day. Usually two are around 1.5-2 hours and the third is a short 45-minute one.
Kirk and I tell each other all the time how cute our little guys is. We feel so lucky and blessed to have an awesome baby in our family. Being a mom is challenging and I worry way too much about Cade's nap schedule and if I am doing everything right, but it is really fun too! I love getting Cade all hyped up and making him giggle, taking him for walks, listening to him talk. These 6 months have gone by reallly fast, but I can't imagine life without Cade.
