Andrew started wearing 6-9 month clothes about a week ago. I thought that the clothes would surely be too big for him, but, sure enough, they fit fine.
He is 19 lbs. 1 oz. and 27 inches long.
Feeding:
8:30am--6 oz.
12:30pm--6 oz. plus 1 oz. oatmeal and 1 oz. fruit. He's currently eating pears, apples, and bananas.
4:30pm--8 oz. plus 1 oz. rice and 1 oz. vege. He's currently eating sweet potatoes, peas, and carrots.
8:00pm--8 oz. We start the bottle at bedtime and finish it, if any is left, about an hour after he falls asleep on his own.
He still spits up a little, although less than he did before we introduced the cereal. He spits up much more with the oatmeal than the rice.
I was going to make his baby food myself, but it just hasn't happened. The jars of baby food are less expensive than buying organic produce, and they seem high quality. I don't have to worry about what is in season and, therefore, good to eat. At this stage there is only so many kinds of fruits and veges that he can eat as we slowly introduce the low-allergenic foods one at a time. I'm sure it's not that hard to make it myself, and I will eventually, but probably not for at least another couple months or so. This is just so easy, and he's not eating that much.
As soon as he's able, I'm going to go with table food. He already has his first tooth, so it might not be that long before he has enough teeth to chew. We can bring out the table food once he is at least 8 months old and has both a decent pincher grip and can gum the food. As he gets closer to that, I'll start making his food myself. But, as long as he's eating the purees, and we're introducing low-allergenic foods, we'll stick with the jars.
I'm also very happy that we can stop sterilizing his bottle tops, as well as no longer having to use distilled water for the formula. Since our water isn't fluoridated, we'll get nursery water with fluoride. He can also drink tap water now, so we'll introduce the sippy cup with water soon.
Sleep: He is basically sleeping through the night now. We put him down at around 7:30-8:30, and he's out by 8-9pm. He wakes up at about 8:00am, and goes down for a nap at 10:30 and again at 2:30. He doesn't nap well when he's teething, but, if he feels OK, he sleeps just fine. Sometimes we use teething tablets and/or tylenol to help him rest.
Gross motor: Woah, baby! Sitting up on his own, with or without support from his arms, and can remain standing on his own for a few seconds if we place him there. I also saw him crawl (for real, not just the leapfrogging that is still the norm). Now that he can get into a sit easily, it's only a matter of time before he's crawling all over the place.
Fine motor: There isn't much he can't grab and pull towards himself. He can pick up his pacifier, and often puts it into his mouth correctly, instead of just jamming part of it into his mouth. I'm also very happy that he can grasp a solid toy and shake it without knocking himself upside the head. That means that we can give him plastic toys now, not just the fabric ones. We have the fabric ones in his playard, since dog hair sticks to those, and the smooth plastic ones on the ground. Those plastic toys are so easy to clean. We just have to be very careful where we step.
As for his cognition, he is now looking down when things fall out of his hand, although he's not dropping things on purpose yet. He's kinda babbling, I think, just enough for me to not worry. He definitely "talks" now, and makes more sounds when others are speaking or singing. He also makes sounds to show both happiness and being upset. When he's happy, he has the funniest squeal. He is also ticklish, and I l love making him laugh by getting just the right spot. I tried halfway covering up some toys with a blanket, to see if he could recognize an object just from seeing part of it, but he just pulled off the blanket. So I'm just going to say that I think he's doing fine in that area, although I can't really say one way or the other. I can't tell for sure if he responds to his name, but I think he is. He might just be responding to my tone of voice, maybe? He does respond to "no", and is starting to learn what we want. For example, every time he tries to squirm on his changing table, I say a firm "no" and move his body back into place. After awhile of that, he stopped squirming so much.
They tested his hearing and it was perfect in both ears.
And now for the photos:
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