6 month checkup

Wow. I can't really believe that Eli is going to be 6 months old on Monday. He has changed so much these past few months too! He can now sit up on his own, roll just about anywhere he wants to go and is starting to do the army crawl. He is eating solids once or twice a day, and I have even managed to get him to drink from a bottle a few times this week. Also, his personality is really starting to shine through. He is a very laid back baby. He only cries when he is hungry, and loves to cuddle and coo. He is very smiley, and happiest when someone is talking to him. He is also very content just sitting and watching me do the chores or watching his big brother play. He does love toys, but after a few minutes playing he likes to just sit and watch. Noah was (and still is) a very active baby, and just had to always be on the go, doing something or getting into something, and Eli is just very content with himself. It's very nice to have the best of both personalities :)

Today I took him in for his well baby checkup. He was 27 1/2 inches, which put him in the 75th-90th percentile for height and he was 17.5 lbs. He didn't gain as much weight as they usually like to see between visits, but she wasn't concerned with the drop in percentiles since he is growing just fine otherwise. My guess is the slow gain has to do with being too interested in his big brother to nurse as much as he was, as well as being more mobile now. He got a few vaccines, and is a little tender, but he did just fine with them. So overall a very healthy boy! We go back in November for his 9 month check, and for Noah's 2 year physical!