Hinojosa Blog: Half a Year Old!

You are Half a year old today! I am very fortunate, blessed, and grateful to watch you grow before my eyes every day, but I am also so so sad that as my last baby, you are growing up too fast and it just makes me wish babies came from storks and we could have them so easily all the time...oh, and they slept all night. OK, back to reality! You continue to amaze us with your beautiful wonder and curiosity that exists in that perfect little brain of yours. When I tell you we love, adore, and are obsessed with you, I am not exaggerating.

Weigh 19 lbs 2 ozs (95%) and 26" tall (62%) with a head circumference of 17.5in (93%) as of 2/28/2014
Wear size 9 months clothes and size 3 diapers
You sometimes drink 5-6 ounces every four hours and enjoy 2 baby food meals a day. Doctor has approved 3 meals a day since you don't drink enough formula
You do NOT like bananas. Weird, I know!
You took your first Valentine's pictures with mommy and you did great!
Started sitting unassisted really well on 2/8/2014
Sat on your first shopping cart on 2/9/2014 (see pic below)
Rolled from back to tummy on 2/18/2014
Sleep from around 8pm-6am. You still wake up to eat! Although, you slept from 8-6am on 2/27 & 2/28 ~ ALL NIGHT!!!
Daily schedule remains the same, but we managed to make bedtime between 7:30-8pm to encourage you to sleep past 5am
Had your first baby mum mum and you weren't crazy about it
You like to pull daddy and big brother's hair (see pic below)
You are learning how to drink out of sippy cups, but you seem to let the water come running out of your mouth instead of drinking it. I believe you like to chew on the spout instead
You let mommy and daddy kiss you over and over on those delicious cheeks of yours
You are such a smiley baby, but as soon as a stranger is within reach, you are so serious
You analyze and scan any rooms you are not accustomed being in (i.e. Grandma's back room)
Take 2 two hour naps and one cat nap in the evening. We still need to rock back to sleep sometimes after thirty minutes.
Love watching Baby Channel and also Caillou with big brother at home
You communicate with your eyes a lot. Even grandma seems to think so. Example: You look at TV and then turn to me. If you could talk, I'm sure you would be saying, "Turn on the TV, woman!"
You still love to grab and scratch. You especially scratch at your carseat and the sound of it just makes me laugh when I'm driving. I'm sure it will eventually not be so cute.
Love your exersaucer and can be in it for as long as 20 minutes. Thank goodness for this because it helps mommy & daddy when chores need to get done in the evening.
We tried putting you in the walker, but you can't reach the floor yet.
You don't babble as much, but when you do it's quite entertaining
You are half a year old and that makes mommy happy & sad. Mostly happy because you are growing every day :)