Corbin is 6 months old (on November 7)!
loves checking out the toys in his bouncer and watching mommy cook in the kitchen.
smiles all the time, but especially when sitting up and playing with toys.
movement: He arches his back all.the.time. to get a better view of G, to try to get out of his car seat, to scoot to a toy he wants.
more movement: he is sitting up unassisted and starting to rock back and forth on his knees (with his tummy semi-lifted)
sleep: C loves to sleep on his belly with his face down on his mattress.
routine
He goes to bed around 7 most nights, but is waking when he gets stuck in a corner of his crib, needs a pacifier or to eat around 4am. I will start phase 2 of sleep training, to hopefully knock out the 4 am, at 6 months old. (this update is what he was doing at 5 months old, just until he turned 6 months)
This has been a good but a long month for me with the return on middle of the night wakings. The silver lining is that Corbin started going to bed earlier in the night so I have had added time to get work done in the evenings. While there can be a certain charm to middle of the night cuddles, I'm hoping C adjusts to sleeping fully through the night over the course of this upcoming month.
personality
Corbin continues to be relaxed. He is quick to offer a smile and twinkling eyes. This month seemed like a major growth spurt for him and he has settled into more routine. One of his defining characteristics to me is that he is easy going, but also that he is unpredictable. He is quickly upset by things and can cry louder, faster than I remember with G. But, also on the plus side is that he has started to enjoy cuddling more over the last month and we love that!
dislikes being overtired or missing his morning nap
differences
I don't like the idea of comparing the boys -but- was thinking this month about slight, albeit insignificant, differences in their babyhood that I wanted to remember.
* C likes to be held differently. Either upright or facing out. It is rare that he will snuggle laying across my chest horizontally. It did start this month, but it was a new development.
* C is built lean and with a smaller head : )
* G looks like a combination of David and my dad. We think C looks more like me and D's dad.
* C arches his back and stretches out his neck to see things. He seems to also reach for more things and have a greater interest in toys at a younger age.
* C will jump/lunge out of my lap. He is definitely a bouncing baby boy.
* Corbin naps very well but night time sleep has been inconsistent and required more training. This is the exact opposite of G -- G was not much of a napper at a young age but was consistently a great night time sleeper.
* Corbin has never seemed interested in watching ceiling fans. Gav loved fans!
* Corbin loves to be undressed and get a new diaper, but dislikes getting new clothes put on. Again, this is in exact opposite preferences from Gavin as a babe.
* C sucks his thumb and likes pacifiers.
* C co-slept occasionally with me during nap time as a tiny dude. And I loooooved it.
* C giggles when held high in the air or even tossed up a little bit. Both things have always been very disconcerting to Gav.
* C likes to head-butt people... it's part of his lunging forward tendency.
--- Gavin's Thoughts on Corbin ---
* G thinks C spits a lot (it's actually drooling). I often find G running to fetch a burp cloth and prop it under C.
* G thinks C prefers Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to all other songs
* G thinks C wants to eat popcorn and apples
* G says that C sometimes gets out of his crib at night and gets into G's bed to sleep.
* Gavin adores Corbin, and the feeling is mutual. The way they look and smile at each other is precious. Corbin is infatuated with watching Gavin and seeing what big brother is up to. Gavin likewise, is often asking me what Corbin is doing, or where he is and has asked to help me feed C as we've started C on oatmeal just recently.
* Gav imitates C as much as C watches and smiles at G. I'm looking forward to seeing signs of both boys learning from each other and growing in brotherhood.
* C likes to be held differently. Either upright or facing out. It is rare that he will snuggle laying across my chest horizontally. It did start this month, but it was a new development.
* C is built lean and with a smaller head : )
* G looks like a combination of David and my dad. We think C looks more like me and D's dad.
* C arches his back and stretches out his neck to see things. He seems to also reach for more things and have a greater interest in toys at a younger age.
* C will jump/lunge out of my lap. He is definitely a bouncing baby boy.
* Corbin naps very well but night time sleep has been inconsistent and required more training. This is the exact opposite of G -- G was not much of a napper at a young age but was consistently a great night time sleeper.
* Corbin has never seemed interested in watching ceiling fans. Gav loved fans!
* Corbin loves to be undressed and get a new diaper, but dislikes getting new clothes put on. Again, this is in exact opposite preferences from Gavin as a babe.
* C sucks his thumb and likes pacifiers.
* C co-slept occasionally with me during nap time as a tiny dude. And I loooooved it.
* C giggles when held high in the air or even tossed up a little bit. Both things have always been very disconcerting to Gav.
* C likes to head-butt people... it's part of his lunging forward tendency.
--- Gavin's Thoughts on Corbin ---
* G thinks C spits a lot (it's actually drooling). I often find G running to fetch a burp cloth and prop it under C.
* G thinks C prefers Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to all other songs
* G thinks C wants to eat popcorn and apples
* G says that C sometimes gets out of his crib at night and gets into G's bed to sleep.
* Gavin adores Corbin, and the feeling is mutual. The way they look and smile at each other is precious. Corbin is infatuated with watching Gavin and seeing what big brother is up to. Gavin likewise, is often asking me what Corbin is doing, or where he is and has asked to help me feed C as we've started C on oatmeal just recently.
* Gav imitates C as much as C watches and smiles at G. I'm looking forward to seeing signs of both boys learning from each other and growing in brotherhood.
No comments:
Post a Comment