6 Month Update on Moose

Jack is truly turning into a MOOSE. At 6 months he is 17 and a half pounds, and as the doctor says this is great news-- he is in the 50% for his weight and height, my experience is with the 5%. I am used to snackers. He is a tank when it comes to food. Jack eats about 32-40 oz of formula a day, a cup of rice cereal and three or four jars of baby food plus his baby food snacks. He is constantly calling Papa- da da da. He makes MOOSE calls at Grace, and saves the alligator tears for lucky me. He is beginning to bring his legs under him, so he will be officially crawling here soon, but will get anything he wants that is within creeping distance. He LOVES his jumper, and has about 6 toys that he will play with. He could still care less of what is on TV unless it is Curious George or Football. He hates his diapers and would rather be naked since he has discovered what makes him a boy. His legs haven't improved or worsened. His hip joint has some inflammation which the doctors are keeping an eye on. And last night was his first night that he slept the WHOLE night in his crib. When he got up at 5, I brought him back to bed with us as a reward. Unlike Grace who was a great sound sleeper, Jack would wake up every time Daniel or I tossed and turned. Jack also is an active sleeper, so in order to save our spines and our mattress (from spilled baby milk) we had to curb the co-sleeping. As long as Jack isn't tugging on Grace's hair, the two of them seem to get along great. We continue to be blessed by our children.