Height/Weight

As of yesterday he's 17 lbs 12 ounces and 27 1/2 inches!

Routine

We don't have a set routine, I kind of threw that Idea out the window a long time ago. 

We just take one day at a time

Sleeping

We've been blessed with an awesome sleeper!

He's still ready for bed around 11 every night and sleeps till about 6-7 then wakes up to eat and then goes back to sleep till around 10 most days

Eating/Diapers

We're still exclusively breastfeeding. I've slowly been introducing him to little foods here and there but we're not quite ready to introduce solids

Sizes:

He's in 6-9 month clothes now. He's long so anything footed needs to be bigger.

Milestones:

So many new milestones since our last update but the main ones are that he's rolling both ways. He's also been sitting on his own since about 5 1/2 months. I'm pretty sure crawling is just around the corner!

I'm going to try to keep the updates more consistent now that he's bigger and it's a bit easier to get a moment to sit down with the computer.

And now I leave you with his 6 month pictures =)




  

Height/Weight

He hasn't had a check up recently but last we checked he was around 24 inches and 14lbs…. This boy is getting big

Routine

He's kind of put himself on his own routine but it changes depending on the day. I've learned to just go with his flow

Sleeping

Theo has decided that his bedtime is 11pm

Tim and I are night owls so we've decided that we're ok with this decision of his.

So he sleeps most nights from 11pm-10am waking up at 3 to eat then again at 7am which he then moves into our bed and sleeps till around 10am. And this rested mama is ok with that. 

Eating/Diapers

Nothing has really changed here. He's still nursing like a champ and switching from cloth to disposable depending on the day

Sizes:

Theo's  in 3 month clothes right now but quickly outgrowing most of them. 

Milestones:

Theo has started rolling from belly to back but only does when he feels like it and never when I want him too ha

I pray that's not a sign of things to come. 

He's also very close to rolling from back to belly but his arm always gets in his way. 

He's also discovered Anni and that he can fit a whole lot of her hair in his tiny little fists... So we shaved her because, well, 'ain't nobody got time fo dat'

No Bake Energy Bites: 

Combine 1 cup rolled oats, 

1/2 cup peanut butter, 

1/3 cup honey, 

1 cup sweetened coconut flakes, 

1/2 cup ground flaxseed, 

1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 

and 1 tsp vanilla in a mixing bowl. 

Chill 30 min, then roll into balls. 

Store in an airtight container in the fridge up to a week.

These are seriously so delicious, addictive, and easy! With Theo we definitely need easy to grab snacks to keep up our energy and these are so great for that. I've honestly made three batches in the past week! 

So I hope you enjoy them too, Let me know if you try themand how you like them!

Now for my wife/mommy friends... I have recently discovered a total treasure in the form of a magazine!

Deeply Rooted is a quarterly magazine for wives and mothers that I discovered from a friends Instagram and it caught my interest. I wanted to see what they were all about so I purchased their first issue (there's only two out so far) and I'm seriously hooked. I've been challenged, entertained, and encouraged and I'm not even through the entire thing yet! I purchased the digital issue for only $7 but I think I'll purchase the print of issue two when I'm finished. It's basically broken into a few parts with different articles within each part. I'm not sure if issue two is the same but in issue one it's outlined in these categories 

Christ Follower, Creator, Helpmate, Keeper of the Home, Mother, Individual.

This magazine is so great and so beautifully written. It honestly makes me want to just curl up with it and a big cup of coffee in a cozy chair and allow my soul to soak it up. So I encourage you all to at least purchase the first issue and see if it's something you'd like but so far I am so incredibly loving Deeply Rooted!

So, I said all that to say, no... I did not go for a walk everyday.

I will try better this week! I've recently started reading The Daniel Plan by Rick Warren so hopefully that will point me in the right direction as far as nutrition.. I'll let you know.

But if you have any ideas on how to get some exercise with a baby done during the summer please let me know!

Now, onto little Theo.

Height/Weight

Theo just recently had a check up where he weighed in at 12lbs 4oz and 23inches; almost double his birth weight! His doctor said that most babies don't double their birth weight until around 6 months so Theo's on a good track. He was quite small when he was born though so maybe he's just catching up.

Routine

I tried doing a nap routine during the day but Theo wasn't having any of that nonsense so we may have to revisit that in a month or so.

Sleeping

Theo's still sleeping great at night, trust me, I know how blessed we are with this!

He's usually down for the night around 12-1am then sleeps for about 5-6 hours and wakes up around 6am, I'll then change him and feed him, we say goodbye to Tim and then go back to sleep for another couple of hours before we start our day. Yes, I know 12-1am is very late but most nights Tim doesn't get home till 9-10 so if I put Theo down any earlier he'd never see his daddy and it's extremely important to us that Tim and Theo have some time together (and that mommy gets a shower)!

It's not the greatest arrangement but it works for us right now.

Eating/Diapers

Nothing much has changed as far as eating. With diapers though it seems that he's gone from size newborn to 2 overnight!

Sizes:

It's official, the newborn clothes have been packed away and he's moved into 3 month clothes! He's getting so big so fast, it seems he's changing everyday.

Milestones:

He hasn't rolled over on his own yet but he's getting there. 

He's super aware of his surroundings now and he's become a very curious little fellow! He's also become quite the chatter, this boy loves to talk!

Does anyone have tips to make tummy time less miserable? He's ok for a few minutes and then chaos ensues, although I'm starting to think the boy is playing me and knows what to do to get mommy to pick him up and cuddle him! But that's ok, I'll take all the cuddles I can get =)

So with the update completed there was something that I wanted to do from the time he was born but because I had a stroke and was in the hospital longer than expected all of my plans kind of got derailed, so I figured better late than never! So I'm going to be posting a photo once a week every week for the rest of the year, and hopefully all of next year too just so we can see how Theo's grown and changed week to week =) 

So here's a few photos to make up for lost time! Some we've already posted on social media and some we haven't. Enjoy!