Jackson is half a year!

Dear Jackson,

You are now 6 months old! I cannot believe you are halfway to being 1! Where is this year going? You are growing so well and are such a blessing to our family. I am lucky to be your mom! 

A little over a week before you turned 6 months, you tested positive for RSV. We had a couple of hard nights but you pulled through and are all better now. You also had an ear infection in your right ear. Thankfully, that is all better now as well. We decided not to give you the antibiotics for the ear infection. Since we didn't know if it was bacterial or viral, we decided to wait it out and since I breastfeed you, I know God provides mamas with the perfect mixture for babies. Breast-milk adjusts to what you need, especially when sick. When we went in for your 6 month well baby appointment, everything was healed and you looked great!

You started sitting up alone a week or so after turning 5 months old. You have really enjoyed your new view on the floor, especially while playing with Caden and/or Grace. You are a very happy baby, you love smiling and laughing. I can tell you'll have a great sense of humor as you get older. While on your tummy, you can get up on all fours, into the crawling position. You move backwards easily and can roll over, and move from side-to-side. It won't be much longer before you are crawling forward. You like listening to music and enjoy listening to books. You also like bath time. You are mostly now taking two naps a day for about 1-2 hours each and sleep from around 7pm to 6:30am. You like your Bible class at church and smile at the teachers and easily go without a fuss. You are growing well and eating well. We are slowly introducing you to solid foods and are doing baby-led weaning. Which basically means, we are mashing up healthy food that we eat for you. The other night you tried peas and carrots and liked them. You've also had avocados, guacamole, bananas, and a taste of apples and potatoes. We'll try fish this week along with more vegetables and fruits. You do not have any teeth yet but they are coming. You enjoy chewing on toys and they are bound to come through at anytime.

Friday night we took you to see your second play. We saw School House Rock, Jr., at Casa Manana. We normally do not get out late at night but decided to take you all for a treat. You enjoyed watching the show. 

Things About You!

Weight: 19.5 lbs (although when you got sick, you weighed 20 lbs so you'll quickly gain the 1/2 pound back) - (80%)

Height: 28" - (90%)

Head: 43.5 cm - (50%)

Clothes: 12 months clothing with a few 9 months, although they are getting tight

Diapers: We moved you up to a size 4, so now you and Grace wear the same size diaper

Car rides: They are going better overall. You still don't like them very much.

Nursing: You breastfeed about every 2-3 hours during the day and are sleeping through the night!! 7pm-6:30am.

Loves: You love being held, going outside, swinging, playing in your Exersaucer and Jumperoo, smiling, laughing, playing with toys on the floor, nursing, Bible class, music, watching and learning from everyone around you. 

Jackson, we love you so much! May you always have a sweet spirit and share your awesome smile!

Love,
Mom