Rhett at SIX MONTHS! and SIX MONTH Pictures

This is incredibly late, but I had to post something.  At the end of November 2015, Rhett turned six months old!  It makes me so sad that my baby is growing up so quickly.  I am trying to soak up every moment of his babyhood, but it's going faster than any of the others!  Which might explain, at least partially, why this post is over four months past due.  It won't be as detailed as it should be, but at least it is something.

Rhett had his six month well child check on Tuesday, December 1, 2015.  He still hadn't doubled his birth weight, but was growing like a weed so there was no cause for concern.  He did have two ear infections so he got to start a round of antibiotics.  Poor guy. 

Here are his SIX MONTH stats:

Height: 28.5 inches, 95th percentile

Weight: 16 pounds 13 ounces, 36th percentile

Head: 44.7 centimeters, 87th percentile

Milestones since his four month check up:

• Sunday, October 4, 2015--Started showing interest in grabbing things and chewing on his fingers and fist.  Started trying to get his toes in his mouth.
• Monday, October 5, 2015--Only got up once during the night! (12:30 A.M.)
• Tuesday, October 6, 2015--Slept through the night!!! (Bed at 7:30 P.M. Tuesday and up at 6:30 A.M. Wednesday)
• Sunday, October 18, 2015--Really grabbing things.  Can sometimes get his paci in his mouth on his own!
• Monday, October 19, 2015--Really rolling and moving around a lot!
• Thursday, November 5, 2015--Moved his carseat straps to the top spot (infant seat)!
• Monday, November 16, 2015--First rice cereal!
• Monday, November 30, 2015--First sweet potatoes!

I don't have as much information about Rhett at six months as I normally do.  It was so long ago (in baby time) that I just can't remember everything.  But here are a few things I do remember.

At SIX MONTHS, Rhett:

• Wears size 2 diapers.
• Wears size 6-12, 9, and 12 month clothes.  He was really too tall for the 6 month stuff.
• Never wears shoes, but would probably have been a size 3.
• Has eyes that I don't know how to classify.  They aren't brown, but they aren't blue either.  They are kind of a light brownish, blue-gray.
• Has light brown hair with lots of blond in it.  He still has no hint of red in his hair, unlike his siblings.
• Doesn't sleep through the night yet, but does finally have a bedtime.  Rhett goes to bed around 7:30 and gets up for good anytime between 6:00 and 7:30 A.M.  He gets up to eat between 11:00 and 1:30 and then again between 3:00 and 5:00.  Occasionally he might only get up once, and even more rarely he has slept all night. 
• Takes one nap during the day, after lunch, for not nearly long enough.  He might sleep for an hour or hour and a half most days.  Occasionally it might be longer.  He needs more sleep, but won't take two naps and still go to bed at night.  If he takes a morning nap it's not until 10:00 or later.  Then he's not tired again until 4:00ish, which doesn't work with bedtime at all.
• Is super mobile!  Rhett was an early roller and hasn't stopped moving since.  He can roll around and kind of scoot, but will already get up on his hands and knees and rock.
• Can't sit up on his own.  When you sit him up he just falls over.  His pediatrician said it isn't typical, but he might learn to crawl before he can sit up.  We started working on the sitting after his appointment.
• Likes to eat baby food.  He still isn't great at it, but he seems to enjoy it and is getting the hang of it.  Audrey, Truman, and Genevieve love to try and feed him.

Rhett, I'm sorry this isn't a more complete picture.  I do want you to know that you were loved and adored at six months of age.  Your whole family loved to hold and cuddle and exclaim over every little thing you did.  We all loved you so much and thought the world of you.  We were so grateful to have you around!

We had Rhett's six month pictures taken at the end of December, so not too long after he turned six months.  Here they are.  I think this little guy is so, so handsome!