pace had his 6 month appointment yesterday and the poor kid went from shrimp to shrimpier. he weighed in at a whopping 15lbs 10oz, which places him in the 15th percentile. he's finally made it to the 50th in one area: he's 26.5 inches long. the dr. isn't worried at all because he is bright, healthy, strong, developing just fine physically/mentally/etc., and he is putting on weight, just slowly.
in his defense, he does have a little buddha belly, cute little snuggle cheeks, and chubs on his little legs--they are all very well proportioned, is all--no outlandish muffin top, thunder thighs, or double chin for this kid. we were calling pace our little bear, but now we're thinking of calling him little shrimp...
and his personality is hilarious. he is so curious, social and timid at the same time, vocal, snuggly--all good baby things rolled into one.
we have started purees! pace loved the novelty of the spoon. the first few feedings were fun for about 4 or 5 spoonfuls of rice cereal, and then the novelty wore off and he wanted to eat the way he was used to eating.
pace was much more excited to wear the cereal then to eat it...
so then we tried butternut squash--instant hit. that's a happy face, trust me.
on sunday, i spent an hour and a half steaming, roasting, and pureeing zucchini, peas, sweet potato, butternut squash, apple, and pear. i had all the ingredients on hand, used one pot, one baking pan, one mini food processor, and about 5-6 oz of breastmilk. fast, nutritious, inexpensive, homemade, not full of preservatives, dyes, processed junk...remind me--why are the grocery stores stocked with purees for babies?...
this is where pace burns off the calories he consumes. try asking this kid to be still...not a chance. i'm in trouble when we starts crawling, toddling, walking, running...it's never going to stop!
phew--some down time--i love chillin with my little man. and finally some sun! i think i can count on one hand the number of warm, sunny days we've had this spring. the rest have been cloudy, cold, rainy, and or snowy. if we see sun outside, pace and i are on the front porch watching the cars go by.
warm enough for a picnic lunch with dada. pace loves being outside, touching the grass, leaves, flowers, etc.
when pace first discovered his voice, he gave tarzan calls all day long. tarzan quickly developed into full-out screeches/squeals. he sounds like a mix between a hungry pig and a barn owl. there are times he lets out blood-curdling screams that i am sure would make the neighbors call dcfs if the windows were open. here he is in his new toy letting out a squeal of delight at the top of his lungs.
pace loves: being outside, his dad, his mom, waking up in the morning, his ladybug toy, his hippo stuffed animal, jumping, singing "i'm a little teapot" with the motions, watching his "baby can read" videos (in particular, loves to see this one boy in the video named graham), playing peek-a-boo, swings at the park, kicking in the pool, reading night-night books with dada
pace dislikes: loud, sudden noises (hair dryer, kitchen appliances, etc), strangers, getting ready for bed (although he goes down really well!), dr. visits/shots, waking up from naps
2 comments:
nice job on the food! we always made ours at home too. i've had all the baby food making accessories crammed in one of our closets for over three years now!
My college basketball coach wanted us all to gain weight. He recommended beer and pizza.
I asked him if I could drink root beer instead, and he relented. It didn't work. I didn't gain weight. Of course, running and playing as I did would contribute to calorie burn. The recipe to gain weight was a good one.
So...
as to Pace, maybe beer and pizza will bump him up to a different percentile!
And as to favorite things, you forgot his hog mobile and Redskin clothing.
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