6 Months - Grant Michael

Big Guy - 

 Oh Grant Michael, where oh where has the time gone? 1/2 a year already! Wow. You are pure joy. Always smiling and laughing and loving life. You can always make me smile (and most other people you meet for that matter). A 'fan favorite' as I like to say. I could not have asked for a better baby. You do my heart good little man.
Payton and Charley both adore you and love making you smile and laugh. They both insist on calling you Grant Michael. Payton even corrects people when they just call you Grant. It's cute. Charley wants to know where you are and what you are doing at all times. He really likes watching you sleep on the monitor, "Grant Michael sweepin" is what he says. I am excited to see your relationship grow into friendship in the coming years.
You could not be more loved!

Sleep - You sleep good. Not great, but good. You are still taking 3 naps a day. One in the morning, usually around 9:30 for approx. 1.5 hours, maybe 2 if you go down early. Another one in the afternoon around 1:00/1:30. This one can be 3 hours long but you tend to take about a 1/2 hour 'break' but go back down after that and sleep until 4 or 5. The 3rd nap is around 6:30 and just a 1/2 or 20 minutes long. You end your day around 8 or 8:30 wake up around 6:30am, eat real quick and go back down until 8 or 8:30.

 Eating -You love to eat and it's a lot of fun to feed you. We started oatmeal cereal and baby food this month and you could not be happier about it. Payton and Charley never really cared for cereal and we barely went through one box. You however, are already on your second box. I made baby food this week so I am hoping you like the homemade stuff as much as the store bought. You eat when you wake up in the morning around 6:30, this is just breast milk then you go back to bed. When you wake up at a normal hour :), usually around 8 or 8:30, you get cereal & fruit. At noon you again get cereal and fruit/veggies and breast milk. My guess is you get about 4 oz. At 4 you get a 6 oz bottle of formula. When we eat dinner or close to it you get cereal with fruit/veggies. Then you get breast milk and a 6 oz bottle before bed. Again, it's a guess but I assume you get about 8 to 10 oz total.

Diaper Size -Still in 3's big cheese. Could probably wear 4's but the 3's work so we are sticking with them until we have a lot of blow outs.

 Clothes  -Mainly 6 to 9 & 9 month stuff. A few of Charley's 12 month summer stuff fits which is great.

Activities - You love to sit on the floor and play with your toys. You are an expert sitter now and barely ever fall over so you love to show it off. We have been doing a lot of swimming this summer because it has been really hot. You get excited when you are in your water wrap and splash the water. You also like to sit on the top step and do the same.
Stats - 20 lb 7 oz (85th %)
27 1/4 inchs (50th %)

I thank God for blessing us with you every day. I pray you continue to grow into a happy, healthy little boy and you keep smiling your big smile throughout life.
Love you so very much Grant Micheal!
Always, Mommy

With Great Grandma Genzink, Papa & Mommy - 4 Generations