6 Months Old!

Fay Bear and Isaac, a week old

Fay Bear and Isaac, now

Isaac sleeping with Fay Bear

Technically, Isaac's 6-month-old birthday was last week. The celebration? I made yet another set of footprints! :)

In the past week, we noticed he has grown considerably: Physically, he has gained some height and weight--today's doctor appointment showed he already weighs 8.4kg (18.5lbs) and is 70cm (17 3/4") tall. According to WHO growth charts, both are above average.

Additionally, his first tooth has cut through his gum! I could feel it with my finger (which he likes to bite/chew on, instead of his teething ring). He had been cranky for the past week or two, and I'm glad it finally came out.

Perhaps more importantly, he has improved significantly developmentally. Two weeks ago, he was contend to sit (propped up by us, of course). Now, his curiosity is so much stronger that he doesn't even want to sit still--instead, he wants to move around! That's a baby who still isn't sitting up properly by himself! His desire to be mobile even sparked his interest to roll onto his tummy--did I say he hates to be on his tummy?--from his back!

Isaac has also shown interest in his toys. Although he is not demanding them yet, Isaac has clearly demonstrated his desire to have certain toys whenever he sees them.

Despite having the "Fay Bear" (shown in this photo, taken while he was about a week old, still in hospital) in his crib since birth, he never paid any attention to it.

Until last week.

While I was changing him in his crib, I left him alone in his crib briefly to wash my hands. When I went back, he had already grabbed Fay Bear from the corner of his crib into his hand. I decided, then and there, to introduce Fay Bear as his lovey/sleep buddy. Even though it was only a short time, Fay Bear has worked relatively well--Isaac has quickly become his second favourite, only after the baseball rattle. And since he only gets Fay Bear at nap/sleep time and the baseball rattle at play time, he (hopefully) wouldn't become confused.

(Earlier last week, I tried to introduce a Tigger teething blanket as his lovey, but it didn't work very well, and because the fleece wasn't very soft, I didn't like it against his eczema-prone face.)

We have also tried to have Isaac practice "standing" (with us holding him firmly under his arms, of course). He seems to like that as well. At this rate, with him hating on his tummy so much, he might even walk before he crawl!