6 months old

Hayden is half a year old! Time sure does fly by when you're having fun (and sleep deprived!). Hayden becomes more and more fun each day and his little personality is starting to really shine through. He is getting baptized this Sunday at church so we'll have some good pictures to post next week hopefully. Here are his pictures and of course the comparison photos. I couldn't find a good angle match up this time, but it's pretty close.

Hightlights for 6 months old:

•  15 pounds 3.5 ounces - 10th%
• 26 1/4 inches long - 32nd%
• head in the 40th %
• rolls all over to get where he wants to go, and to get what he wants
• loves to play with toys, especially his Sophie giraffe.
• loves to jump in his bouncer and his jumper
• eats solid food twice a day and is begging for a third meal (to start this week!). 
• hasn't met a food he doesn't like yet. 
• apples made his reflux worse, so they are on the back burner for a while, even though he loved them
• eats veggies like a champ and never even makes a face at the different flavors
• adores his big sister and wants to be with her at all times (the feeling is mutual!)
• can sit up on his own for a few seconds, longer if he is balanced with a toy
• sleeps on average about 45 minutes at a time (BIG improvement) during the day and usually will do that twice, sometimes an added 30 minute one later in the afternoon as well
• sleeps for 8-9 hours straight at night (another HUGE improvement), chugs a bottle then goes back to sleep for about 2 hours (most of the time)
• nurses 4 times a day, formula bottle before bed and then mixed drink when he wakes up) 
• eventually puts himself to sleep, some naps/evenings it's longer than others
• is happy in the car seat 95% of the time now, has even fallen asleep in it a few times in the past 2 weeks
• is a VERY happy baby and always quick with his smiles
• makes lots of noises (grunts, squeals, babbles, squeaks)
• pays attention to some baby signs, although doesn't mirror them quite yet! (Hannah is helping teach them to him)