making our home a (grey)t one!

four months later and I think our home is mostly settled in! The children rooms are still pretty much untouched, so those projects will be saved for much later. 

We moved in late june and knew we had a lot ahead of us. We hit the ground running, painting most of the house that weekend along with moving in. So so much grey paint. We had a few DIY projects we wanted to do sooner rather than later and did them as budget friendly as possible. 

HUGE thanks to our family for helping us.. with everything. everyone in our family had a paint brush in their hand at one point. and my dad for being the carpenter and making our vision come to life! 

our home isn't perfect, but it is perfect for our little family! we have already celebrated birthday, baby showers, get togethers and play dates here and look forward to many many more. 

here's the before and after!

excuse the fact that "before" pictures were taken after we had moved all of the paint supplies in, oops!

BROOKS GRANT | SIX MONTHS

happy half birthday to my smiley, sweet boy!

weight: 17lbs 3oz (40%)

height: 27.5" (75%)

dr check up: all looks good for our tall and skinny guy! 

Brooks is such a doll! Not a visitor we meet doesn't tell us how sweet and cuddly this guy is. He is definitely moving away from the baby phase though and into an active guy, cue the tears now. 

sleep

he is mostly a great sleeper! Every night around 8pm as we're doing bedtime routine he is rubbing his eyes and irritable and more than ready to crash! After I feed him and lay him down, most nights he sleeps until 6/7am! On occasion he does wake up at 3am or so but those seem to be getting fewer and farther in-between. He wakes up in the morning, eats, and sometimes take a cat nap after that. His morning 10am nap is debatable, kind of depending on our day. But then he takes a great afternoon nap 2-4, same time as E!

eat

This is the most eager kiddo to have food I have ever seen. We have exclusively breastfed the whole 6 months so far and he is just now trying food in his first day of being 6 months old. He nurses every few hours and I still kind of nurse on demand to calm him down or whatnot. He takes several 5 oz bottles throughout the day when I am at daycare. But, anytime we're eating, he is watching us very closely and reaching for our every bite. He has tried banana twice so far and is not impressed. Ha! 

play/development

• as of lately he sits up on his own! Of course, that is after I put him in a sitting position, but once left in that position, he can hold himself for awhile! 
• he is reaching and picking up toys so much! He is still very clumsy and whacks himself in the face several times but I can tell he is really focused.
• He LOVES his sister. Whatever she is doing, he has his eyes on her. He lights up when she comes near and she adores him. She brings him toys, tells him over her shoulder "its okay brother" if he's upset and wants to hold him often. The sweetest.
• He popped a tooth! It's sharp and barely there! 

BROOKS GRANT | FIVE MONTHS

                     

weight: 16 lbs 12 oz (per our scale at home)

height: 26"

wears size 3 diapers and size 6 months of 6-9 clothes!

• he loves to have something in his mouth-a toy or anything, he commonly latches onto any part of my face, ha! he also loves holding thing in his hands, always. whether that be someone else's fingers, a toy, someones hair, etc.
• similar to above, he is slobbery and so I wonder if he'll be an early teether? Unlike his sister who didn't bust a tooth until 10 months.. he is much more of a mouth baby!
• still a roller! Rolls tummy to back almost immediately when doing tummy time. and as of the last few nights, he immediately rolls onto his tummy in his crib and sleeps on his tummy. His sister did the same around the this age and still is a tummy sleeper! 
• he found his feet recently and can't help but suck on his toes any chance he can get! he always has his hands grasped together too.
• he loves sitting up and if we have him laying down, talking to him, he immediately starts trying to hold himself up. if he's in his bouncer or car seat, he puts his hands on the edges and tries to lift himself out, ha! we bought a bumbo type chair that I'm loving-he sits up in it for awhile while I cook/in the kitchen. I use the tray and put a few toys on them. He usually knocks them off quickly which makes for a fun game for sister to pick back up and hand back and forth ;)
• he is social and even if he isn't super chatty, if he notices everyone leave his sight, he is a sad guy! he sees me shut his bedroom door and immediately starts whaling!
• in between babysitters and child care at church, he is a hit with the ladies ;) everyone comments on his sweet he is!
• he sleeps in his crib wonderfully throughout the night, usually 8/8:30pm-6:30am on most days with the occasional 3am wake up. However, for naps he is a tough guy lately! Its usually a long battle of nursing, rocking, lay down in crib, nursing, rocking, rock n play, and eventally after some crying he gives it up. He naps usually 10-12am and 2-4pm with an evening cat nap.
• he LOVES Ev and she LOVES him even more. When kisses all over him 24/7 (hence the constant cold I feel like we circulate around here) and he smiles so big, which makes her think he kissed her, ha!
• he has the biggest gummy grin that we LOVE! And a slight dimple too ;) When he's excited he lets out a "sucking air" sounding laugh and squints his eyes. 
• he is exclusively breastfed and the plan is continue that until at least 6 months, at that point we will approach BLW!
• he is called "brother" 99% of the time with the occasional brooks or bubba!
• he eats every few hours (& on demand) when I'm home, and every few hours a 4.5oz bottle when I'm away! 

first

double ear infection. ouch! after several days/nights of refusing to nap and nurse/take a bottle and constant screaming we knew something was up! We got him into the dr and found out it was a double ear infection. We shoved antibiotics down (he hates medicine) for the 10 days and all clear now!