6 month post (finally!)

I am finally getting around to posting his monthly monkey pictures. Here are a few things I want to remember about Lincoln this past month (scroll down if you are not a grandparent since I am sure that is all that reads these details!)

• Lincoln is still an eating machine. He has 5 bottles a day of 8 oz each time. We had to go back to thickening his formula so it is thickened but very little. He also gets oatmeal or rice cereal in the AM and a vegetable or fruit at night. He has tried all the veggies and has loved them all, especially the carrots and green beans. He is having to get used to the sweetness of the fruit but he is not one to turn down a meal! His doctor was shocked that he didn't weigh more with the amount of food he eats. Lincoln weighs 14 lbs and 4 oz which is still the 4th percentile. Lincoln gets very excited when he sees the bottle made will moved every part of his body to show that he is ready!
• Lincoln's length is 26 in which is the 50th percentile. That is the largest percentile he has ever been! Maybe he will be a tall, skinny boy!
• Lincoln is still a great sleeper. He sleeps from about 7:30ish until about 5:30-6:00. If he wakes up in the AM before 6 then he will stay in bed and talk to himself until we go and get him. He sure has a big ole grin on his face when he sees someone early in the morning. He is definitely a morning baby! Lincoln takes about 3 naps a day lasting from an hour to two hours depending on what has been going on. He is not a great napper if we are out somewhere but it doesn't usually effect his mood if he misses a nap (usually is the key word!) He is becoming much better at napping during the day.
• Lincoln still gets swaddled at night but comes undone on his own and still sleeps once he is free. He has recently been moving around in his bed and we are unsure where in the bed he will be in the morning. He has rolled from back to front only once his sleep.
• Lincoln is a very smiley and social boy! His grin spreads across his face and most anyone can get a smile out of him. Sometimes it is hard to focus in church because people are coming up to us (during church!) to comment on how cute and smiley he is! He is a ham!
• We have graduated from the development specialist! Yippee! One less medical person we have to see. Lincoln's doctor believes he is right on schedule and will watch his development and make decisions as we go but for now we are right on track of what he "needs" to be doing at this stage.
• Lincoln can roll both ways but usually ends up on his back. He can sit for a few seconds unassisted and he is nowhere close to crawling! Oh well, better for Shane and I to not have him mobile for awhile!
• Lincoln has been great at the sitter's. She says he is a great baby and gives her easy to read cues of what he needs. The other kids love him and I think he likes to watch them all day! He has been twice this month and I am sure it is from being around the other kiddos. He had a stomach bug (which he shared with Shane and my dad, he is pretty generous!) and a viral infection. Hopefully we will stay germ free for the next 2 months!

Other than all that he is great and super fun!

Thanks for keeping up with our cutie!