Beau is 6 months old!

Beau Thomas Kuhlman is 6 months old! He's such a fun little man, and I'm surprised how much faster the time went with the second kid. I guess we are more laid back (but really, have you met us?) and not so crazy (seriously?). Luckily Beau is a great kid to have around! Here's what's up with Beau at 6 months.

Weight - 18 lbs 15 oz - 75th percentile - Yikes! Beau never turns away food and is eager to lick the bowl and bottle clean! He's still getting breastmilk exclusively which is turning out to be easier than when I was pumping for Lincoln. Beau has 4 meals each day of 6 oz milk, 2 tbsp cereal, and 1/2 jar of veggies. In honor of his 1/2 birthday, we started fruit tonight. He raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth really wide after one taste of pears! Before bed he gets another bottle of 7-8 oz to get him through the night. On the cereal front, we've had to abandon oatmeal. He just can't digest it and spits up constantly (and a high volume) when he's had oatmeal, so rice and wheat only.

Height - 27 in - 50th percentile - No yikes here! He looks shorter because he's such a butterball, but I'm glad he's right on target. I think he may be long-waisted because I'm not able to snap some of his onesies anymore.

Fun stuff - Beau is the roly-poly-est kid ever! I've never seen anyone roll like he does. (I don't think Lincoln rolled from back to front until practically yesterday, but Beau does it 100 times a day!) He can roll and scoot on his belly anywhere he wants to go, which is often to steal the puzzle or book Lincoln just put down. He's sleeping soundly (most nights) from 9 pm until 8 am. I know his body needs this time to recover from the day and prepare for the next. I hope he and Lincoln are always such good sleepers. Naps are on and off - some days he takes good ones, some days he doesn't. Beau has a giant belly laugh that Lincoln brings out. It's usually when Linc's doing something wild or destructive that Beau starts his deep chuckles. For example, Lincoln may be swinging the golf club at the brick wall or slamming the truck in the bathtub, and Beau is loving it! Beau has a little cold right now - his first! Dr. K said it should work it's way out in a few days and the congestion sounds worse than it is. I know we're so fortunate that he hasn't been sick at all until now. He got the last rotavirus booster today, and Kevin was practically dancing! None of us want to suffer through a week's worth of rota again! All in all, Beau's a pretty great kiddo, and our family is definitely better with him in it! Happy 6 Months, Beau!