Jake's 6 Month Doctor Visit

We took Jake for his 6 month checkup yesterday. He is 19.7lbs and 27.5" long which is 80% for both weight and height. The doctor said he is healthy and doing exactly what he should be doing at 6 months old. He had 4 shots and did not like them at all. His face turned red and he got really mad. Once I picked him up though the tears stopped and he started laughing as we walked out of the office! He's a trooper!

When we got home I immediately went to check Sam's baby book to see what his measurements were at 6 months because I would have bet that Jake was longer. I was wrong! Sam weighed 21.8lbs and was 28.5" long and in the 90th percentile. I guess I just forgot what a big baby Sam was but then again Jake is not that far behind him. I can say that Jake does not have the head that Sam has and probably never will!

**Jake's 6 month doctor visit pic above...Sam's 6 month doctor visit pic below!

YEA for Sam!

I am so proud of Sam! He is finally potty trained! We cut it a little close on getting him officially potty trained because he could not have started 3K in September until he was able to go the potty by himself. I took a day off work on Thursday, July 2nd and told him that he was no longer wearing pullups and that he'd be wearing big boy pants.

He has been using the potty for 13 days and we are now on our 9th day without an accident!!! He only had 3 accidents since he started using the potty!

He also learned on Friday how to stand up to t-t (at first he was sitting down to t-t)! He thinks its funny that when he t-t's standing up it makes bubbles!! We did reward him with chocolate/m&m's when he goes to the potty which has been a big hit! I went last night to get an M&M out of the jar and he said "Momma did you go potty because you can't have one until you go potty"! Needless to say I put the lid back on the jar and walked away because I did not have to go potty!

Jake is 6 Months Old

I can't believe it but Jake is 6 months old today! He has changed so much in the past few months! He is learning to sit up by himself and he is starting to scoot (he goes backwards but at least he's moving)! He also rolls EVERYWHERE! Sunday he was about to roll into the kitchen and Sam ran over to him and grabbed his legs and pulled him back into the middle of the den! It was hilarious and Jake just grinned the whole time. Jake is learning to put up with his brother but I don't think it will be long until Sam gets his payback!

Jake's new trick is to blow bubbles. He is constantly making some of the funniest noises with his mouth. He also says "dadadadada".

Jake is also eating baby food at every meal and loves it! So far he is not a picky eater! This past weekend I started putting him in his highchair to eat and he gets so excited because he knows its time to eat! He is not a messy eater at all. He is a bit greedy because he eats every drop of every bite and grunts for more if you are not fast enough between bites! He is eating either 2 fruits or 1 fruit and 1 vegetable at each meal along with a 4-6oz bottle which is great because he is only eating 3 times a day now instead of 4! He does get a juice bottle late in the afternoon to keep him content until dinner!

I am taking Jake for his 6 month visit tomorrow so I will post his measurements later this week.