6 months

At Cauls 6 month appointment, he weighed 16.5 pounds and was 28 inches long. He was 35th percentile for weight and 75th for height. The Doctor says I have a tall skinny baby, which confuses me cause I think he is a little chunky monkey! He started liking baby food. He isnt a fan of fruit. He loves sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, but squash is his favorite. he recognizes his bottle now. He starts to whine and pant.. His eyes get really big, then he will reach for it, grab it with all of his might and shove it in his mouth. Macaulay is such a little charmer. He will smile at anyone if they give him a little attention. He is such a busy baby! My goodness! I am in big trouble once he is mobile. When I was pregnant with him, he seemed so chill, and calm. He really didn't move very much. I thought we was going to be this shy, timid little boy... Nope! definitley not!! He is all over the place. When I hold him, he is looking back and forth back and forth.. he dives every which way when he wants something. You REALLY have to hold on to him.
He is extremely vocal. My favorite is when he growls like a happy tiger, and when he is a bit sad, he says "mamamamama".
He likes to grab my face and eats my chin. I like to think he is giving me kisses, but he just likes to eat everything :)
He doesn't have any teeth yet, but he has most of the symptoms of a teething baby.. especially all the drool.

                                                                        6 months!

                                       He really loves being outside. He loved the swing!

 We have been going on lots of walks to enjoy this nice weather. I bought those aviator sunglasses at    buildabear!! lol

5 Months

This has to be my favorite age so far. I thought it had to be the snuggley newborn age, but nope. Caulay is so fun and so interactive. I love that he thinks I am hilarious, wants to snuggle, doesn't like it when I leave the room, he is content if he has something exciting to play with. He is, and has been for a while, sleeping through the night. IT IS THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER!! Occasionally he wakes up and wants a quick snuggle or his beloved binkie, but that is more than ok with me.
He started sitting up, and he is getting better and better at it.
Both of Caulay's eyes have clogged tear ducts. They told me it should clear up around 4 months. I went to see the doctor about it, and he said if it didn't clear up by 8 months, they would do a little surgery to open the tear ducts up. Just a few weeks after I saw the doctor, both eyes cleared up! YAY!!

                                                                    trying not to smile

                                                                     5 months old!

                                                                    big boy sitting up!

4 months

I am no good at keeping up on blog posts... so this 4 month post is going to have to be pulled out of my horrible memory!
At Macaulay's 4 month check up, he weighed 13.5 pounds and 26 inches long. He was hitting the 50th percentile. He was right on track with his development. He rolled over when he wanted to, never when we wanted him to! The doctor and his nurses always comment on how strong he is, since he was a day old, and even more so now.
He is very talkative and so happy. We tried to introduce solids. It did not go so well! He hated them! He would get the most sour face, and his body would actually shiver in disgust. It was pretty hilarious. I only tried oatmeal and advacadoes. I am not sure if he hated the texture, or the flavor, or maybe he just wasn't ready. So I didn't push it.

Whenever anyone holds Cauls, he just wants to constanly bounce or at the very least, stand. Sitting is not an option. He locks his knees and arches his back so he can stand. The only time that kids knees bend is when he is trying to bounce. It's pretty funny.  He loves his jumparoo toy that Aunt Jamie got him. He bounces so fast, and high, I swear he is going to jump right out of it. He was still too little for it. I had to put a blanket in the seat to support him, and a box under his feet so his feet could lift of and bounce. It was so hilarious to see this teeny baby bouncing like a mad man.

                                                                        4 months

                                                                     My tiny jumper