6 Months Old!

I meant to post yesterday on Reuben's 6 month birthday but just didn't have a chance! We did spend yesterday taking some photos which was fun and then our friend Amanda took Reuben for 2 hours while we packed our things for the States! It was an incredibly productive 2 hours.

Reuben got home around 5:15 and we had dinner, played, had a bath then story and he was in bed asleep by 6:15. The night wasn't great but not horrible either. I'm still exhausted but I feel like he is making progress - for the last few days he has been having long afternoon naps and sleeping 3 hours at a time during the night. Last night wasn't AS good - but it was still like this:

6:15-9:00pm
9:15-11:00pm
11:30-3:00am
3:30-5:30am

We were then up for a while then he had another 30-40 minute nap around 7. I did some reading online about "breaking the overtired cycle" and everyone says to put them to bed really early so thats what I've been doing. It has helped in the fact that he now has long afternoon naps and like I said, is sleeping in longer chunks at night. He is now waking up because he is hungry and not for no reason like he was before!

We've also got him "Ewan the Dream Sheep" which is a stuffed sheep which plays 4 different sounds with a heartbeat - womb, rain, vaccuum, and lullabies. He does seem to calm down with it (it makes REAL womb noises, which is really cool).

This morning at around 10 Adam and I went out and finished shopping for our trip. We got some last minute gifts and things to bring to the States with us, and Reuben fell asleep for 30 minutes. He woke up for about 15 minutes and now he is asleep again! Been down for about 30 minutes now and still snoring away :)

As far as hitting his developmental milestones, Reuben is doing well! He can now sit up on his own for quite a few minutes at a time. He picks up objects and throws them then looks at them. This morning he was holding onto my legs and standing!! He turns to the sound of voices/his name.

Feeding Reuben solids continues to be fun and challenging! He is very picky but is enjoying Baby Led Weaning. He had some jam on toast this morning (just a tiny peice..way too much sugar in there...haha) and I let him taste some cream cheese too. He had some fruit for breakfast though..typical.


What else? Not much other than heading to the states in just FOUR days. I am ready to go. I am ready for my little munchkin to meet all the people in his life that already love him before they have even met him!

26 Weeks / 6 Months - Holy Cow!

Every week goes by so quickly, but I never know where to start! Reuben is learning new things at a rapid pace. Getting more and more able to move around while he's on the floor, but not crawling yet though he is desperate to!

His sleeping is getting better, I think. I did some reading online on how to break the "overtired cycle" - and everyone says to put them to bed really early. So I've been getting him to bed around 6:30-7:00, with trying to encourage naps all day, any time he is tired. So far it SEEMS to be working as he slept 7pm-10pm, 10:30-1:15, and 1:45-5:10 this morning!! He then slept another hour in bed next to me. This is really good, considering he's been getting up every hour or so (sometimes less) in the last 2 weeks.

A BIG event this week - we left Reuben with a friend for the first time! On saturday we left him with our friend Sarah for 2 1/2 hours while we went out to lunch. It was so strange to be without him, but I have to say I really really enjoyed spending time with my husband! It was as if we had never been on a date before though, haha. On top of the wonderful meal, he leaned over to kiss me and POOF he put a box on the table ... he bought me a beautiful necklace for valentines day! Yes, I admit I've been pleading for a necklace for a long time but I had given up hope of ever getting one..haha. We had such a fun day! Then on Sunday, our friend Karen watched him for 3 hours. We went out for coffee then went home, snuggled on the sofa and watched a movie (Cemetary Junction - REALLY good!) I have to say that I could get used to this life! So easy. And it gave me time to miss my little man!

Reuben's also started eating some new foods! We've taken to "Baby Led Weaning" - where basically I just give him foods and he explores them/eats them. It's fun, messy, and highly ineffective and nearly none of the food actually gets digested. haha. So far he loves toast, and can't get any scrambled eggs into his mouth. I'm going to try making him an omelet later in the week and cut it into strips for him. He has so much fun with it :)

And the biggest news at the moment is that we are leaving for the States in just one week from today!! I'm trying not to get stressed out about the traveling - it will be whatever it will be. In a way I'm planning for the worst but I don't think my mind can really comprehend how bad it could end up being...haha. Oh well, I cannot WAIT until we get there. I am going to hug my mom and dad like they have never been hugged before!!!!

I think that's all for now. I won't be updating for a couple weeks - next time I am on here my little boy will be a week away from 7 months old. Holy moly.