Today Kallen finally had his 6 month check up/ shots. This was by far the hardest round of shots for all of us. Kallen knows what pain is now which made it extra hard to watch. :*( Poor baby!
He weighed in at 16.2 lbs which left him in only the 25th percentile and he is 25 3/4 inches long which is also the 25th percentile. I gotta be honest..I really expected him to be bigger than that. Kallen was so small when he was born, that he seemed to grow and gain weight rather rapidly (he doubled his birth weight with-in the first 2 months). Because of that- I tend to expect him to continue to grow at that rate. He has always been a little under for weight but his height is usually above 50%. Oh well.
Another thing that I am noticing is that Kallen seems to be loosing his interest in bottles and gaining interest in table foods. Right now he is eating 5 bottles a day and I am lucky to get him to eat 4 oz. each time. Everyday around 4-5 I have been feeding him baby food and he will wolf down 2 oz. no problem! He also whines the entire time Shawn and I eat wanting to try some of our food. I think he will probably drop bottles a little early and go right into foods. Maybe that will finally fatten him up a little!
Anyways- we are LOVING this stage!!! Here is what he is doing this month:
- says "ma, ma, ma" when he is hungry or wants more food
- rolls all over the place
- loves to throw and bang on anything near him
- has mastered sitting up and is now starting to lean forward to rock on his knees
- I never know what position I will find him in when he wakes up..he is ALL OVER his bed
- LOVES to bounce
