The Schindewolf Squad: 6 Months Old

Friday, September 3, 2010

6 Months Old

Happy 1/2 birthday to our little man!! I can't believe it but our little boy is 6 months old. Where does the time go?? He is so precious and so alert these days. He is such a blessing in our lives and we cannot imagine our lives without him! We wonder what we ever did before him....probably sleep;) To start off our post we have tripp's 6 months stats from the doctor this morning:

height: 27 1/2 in.
weight: 20.7 lbs
which are both in the 90th percentile and his head circumference is still in the 97th percentile! The doctor likes to joke with us and said to us today "who do yall think he looks like?" as we were answering his question he then said, "well i'm just trying to figure out where he gets his big head from!" haha!! He just has a big head to fit his big brain in ;) All in all, tripp is a healthy, but big 6 month old. The doctor also gave us the go ahead to let tripp start trying some gerber puffs since tripp tries to grab for food. We will be trying that tonight! Tripp also had to get his 6 month shots! And I had to do it all by myself because carl had to leave for a meeting and my mom is out of town! I thought i was going to pass out. Even the nurse was like, "oh no you're by yourself?" she knows what a wimp I am and probably didn't want to have to resuscitate me! Well I survived and more importantly tripper was a champ! He cried at first but then stopped and fell right to sleep in the car. BIG day for mommy and tripper today! :) and we both survived:)

Like I said before tripp has been a lot more active and alert these days. Here are some of the things this big lil man has been up to:

likes to play with his hair and mommy's mouth and nose when he eats
grabs EVERYTHING, especially the remote, our cell phones and drinks in our hands (he even opens his mouth as if he wants to drink too!)
Has graduated to a big boy carseat an loves it!
eats cereal with fruit in the morning and veggies at night....started veggies at lunch today too!
rollin' around ALL the time...even wakes him up at night
can climb out of his chair
always moving his feet and toes
likes to eat his toes
loves his jumper
likes to be moving all the time!
wearing 12 months and size 3 diapers
loves to look at himself in the mirror (daddy says he's just like his uncle erik)
toots all the time and it sounds like an adult....so you can imagine the looks I get in public:)
likes to let us know hes pooping...he grunts REALLY loud!
screams when he wants our attention....and it works, especially in public!
smiles and laughs all the time
loves early morning runs with mommy (never makes a peep, except to laugh!)
can sit on own for a second then slowly falls to side
chews on everything!
likes to make big splashes in tub and likes to chew on washcloths
takes 2 big naps and sometimes a little cat nap mid-day
is very nosey and likes to look at everything and everyone around
still loves to be outside

Here are a few things that melt my heart....

when he smiles his big smile and laughs his little chuckle
see the way his face lights up when daddy gets home
when he nuzzles his head in my arm and neck when tired
when he falls asleep in my arms
watching him sleep
the way he smiles at me when I have been away for a bit
the way that he just loves to be with me!
I just love being his mommy!!

To say that tripp has been the biggest blessing in our lives would not even begin to cover it. We love this little boy more than life and are so proud to be his parents. I love watching him grow and change but also wish time wouldn't go by so fast! We love our life! Here are some fun pictures of our 6 month old....enjoy!!