6 Months!

So, it's almost time for a 7 month update, but here is Levi's 6 month stats and update:

Stats:

Levi was 19.75 lbs and 26.5 inches tall at his 6 month appointment. He is still holding strong at 90th percentile for weight and around 75th percentile for height. He has reached all his 6 month milestones and mama and papa are just so proud and thankful for our healthy boy.
 

 

Favorite Things to Do:

Levi is such a happy little boy! He loves playing peek-a-boo, jumping in his jumperoo, grabbing our faces, playing with all his grandparents, and squealing. He has a delightful high pitched squeal!

Highlights:

Levi rolled over on December 1 and did it again a few days after! He gets the most excited look on his face when it happens! Levi also celebrated his first holiday season with us!

Eating and Sleeping:

Levi started solids after his 6 month appointment! He is a fan of real food more than baby mush. We keep trying, but so far he has hated carrot puree and yelled at me when I gave him oatmeal. Levi prefers my bread, small pieces of boiled baked potato, veggie soup, and even rice.  He is still drinking lots of milk and lets me know when he is hungry!  

I have been doing some more research on feeding the little man and found these sites very interesting (family members- feel free to read these):

 

http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/here/solidsmonths6-8_800.pdf

http://www.babycenter.com/0_baby-food-revolution-new-rules-for-feeding-your-baby_10320504.bc

 

Nicknames:

Little bear, Levchik, dino baby

 

Every month I say it is my favorite month. It's because life gets better and better with our sweet little boy by our side.

Little Baby on a Horse

Oh yes. This just happened.

5 Months- A Letter to Levi

Dear Little Man,

You are already 5 months old!  You are doing so much at 5 months and you have become your own little person.  You have the best smile and giggles and you light up the room wherever you go...(OK, so you only go visit your very biased family or the grocery store, but still).

You are not quite eating big kid food yet, but over the last couple of weeks you tried banana, sweet potato, and squash and you loved all of them.  We are going to officially start food at 6 months.  You are still drinking mama's milk like it's going out of style and you are growing so big!  You still eat every 2 hours during the day and have made it so far without any formula supplements.

You are wearing 6-9 month clothes, although you should probably be wearing 9-12 month clothes.  You have a very strong body and big thighs like mama and daddy had when they were little (and one of us has now post-baby).  You probably weigh over 20 lbs now, but we won't know for sure until you are weighed at your next appointment.  You wear size 3 diapers and your shoes are 6-12 months.

Daycare is one of your favorite places to go.  Your Baba and Deda take such good care of you and you love your little friends.  You love sitting outside and watching all the big kids play.  The other day you saw the leaves flying and you were trying to catch them with your tongue, silly boy.  You are starting to get a little bit of separation anxiety and are drawn to your parents if we go somewhere with unfamiliar people.

Sleeping is going well.  You like to party until 10 or 11 at night and then fall asleep until your tummy wakes you up to eat any time between 2:00 and 3:30 and then eat every 2-3 hours again until the morning.  You like to sleep in and Papa wake you up for daycare at 7:30.  You give a sweet little smile to start the day and I'm pretty sure it melts Papa's heart.

You love your playmat, Sophie, and anything you can put in your mouth.  Mama and Papa just set up your jumperoo and high chair and those are the jam right now too.  You also just discovered your big brother Chino and you love watching him and even petted him for the first time the other day.

Baby Bear- we love you so very much!  You are a happy, happy boy and have brought so much joy to our lives. We can't imagine life without your smiles, dinosaur shrieks, and blowout poops.

Love,
Mama

Four Months

We had our 4 month appointment a week early and little man is growing and growing!  Life is crazy as usual and we are still working on getting the hang of things!  Here is our 4 month update:

                   

Stats: Levi is 17 lb 1 oz (80%) , 24.75 inchess tall (50%), and his head is also in the 50th percentile. What can I say, my son is built like a Greek god. He is wearing 6-9 month clothing and 9 month clothing and has the chunkiest thighs ever.

Favorite Things to Do: Levi is a happy little guy and loves smiling at us. He thinks mama and papa are pretty funny and smiles any time we smile back at him. He has a grunt of a laugh when we pretend to scare him by saying 'boo' and will sometimes chuckle.  He is still a big fan of his skip hop playmat and loves his girlfriend Sophia the Giraffe.  He still loves taking walks with us and loves looking around at the world. Now that he is at daycare with grandma Tania, he loves looking around and playing with the older kids.

Highlights: Levi started daycare at Grandma's house (my mom). He is adjusting beautifully and seems to love it there. Mama is getting used to being away from Levi and I may or may not have had a meltdown.  For now, I need to be working and I'm glad he has a safe place to stay all day.

Eating and Sleeping: Levi has made big strides in the eating and sleeping department. He takes a bottle at daycare with no problem.  This was my greatest worry and fear going into daycare and I'm so glad he eats like a champ.  I now have the great joy of pumping at work, which I hate with a passion, but I'm determined to continue to breastfeed for as long as I can.  Levi also moved to his bed about 2 weeks before he turned 4 months and has done well.  I am a little jumpy with the baby monitor, but he does a great job.  I will not mess with the sleeping gods, but sleep has been going fairly well for us.

Nicknames: Boo boo, honey, Levchik, Mishka

Our sweet, sweet boy- we love you so much! Every month I say 'this is my favorite age' and I think it's because you make life better and better.  Thank you for making me stop and enjoy each moment with you and for providing laughs every single day.

Hey Baby Hey!

I am seriously lacking in posts. I totally blew Levi's 3 month post, but I am back with some pictures ;) I really need to get back to real blogging but for now here is some biased cuteness ;)

A day in the life

It's hard to believe I only have a few more weeks of maternity leave left. I would almost rather rip my fingernails out one by one than leave my sweet Levi. Too dramatic? Thought so. I am going to treasure these days we had together.

One Month

One of the parenting cliches I always heard besides 'sleep now, you'll never sleep again' is how fast time goes by.  The first month was a blur, but absolutely amazing. I still can't believe I'm somebody's mom, but I'm loving it.  We have learned so much about being parents and while I have had my cranky, sleep deprived moments, I am loving every bit of this little guy.

Of course I'm late, but that's nothing new!

Levi is one month!

Stats:
He had his appointment and he is a chunker- 11 lb 5 oz and 21 3/4 inches tall. This puts him at the 65th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height.

Favorite Things to Do:
Going on walks with the family, being carried in the Ergo, snuggling with mama and papa, kicking his legs like crazy, and eating!

Highlights:
Levi had his bris ceremony and it was a very important day for him and us. I cried the whole time but I'm glad we were able to do this for our little man.

His grandma came to stay with us for a week and we all got to bond together.

Levi's other grandparents came over to visit and play with him.

Levi met his great grandpa and grandpa in Russia via Skype.

We started our mama and baby group and he's been out on several play dates so far.

Eating and Sleeping:
Levi is a champion eater and is on breast milk exclusively. I was so worried about not being able to feed him, but I can, and he's packing on the pounds.  In his first month, Levi was waking up to eat every 2 hours or less but in week 5 gave us a couple of nights of 4 and even 5 hours! We are going to start transitioning to the crib soon and that should be interesting.

Nicknames:
The Dictator, Buddha, and a word in Russian that means little chubby man ;)

Little man, we love you so much! even though you party all night, mama's hair looks crazy, and a shower is a luxury, you make life so sweet.