Declan is such a happy guy! He is always smiling and giggling. He rarely gets upset and usually only cries when he is hungry or dirty. He loves his brother and all of his grandparents.
Silas and Declan look so much alike. I feel like Declan is looking more and more like his big brother, except for the hair and ears. Declan has his daddy's ears for sure. At six months Silas was already sitting unsupported. Declan is working towards that. He is able to sit up for a few moments, but then falls over to the side. He is also still fitting comfortably in six month clothing, while Silas was well into nine and some twelve month at this age.
This month has brought us yo yo weather. It's cool in the morning and warm in the afternoons. He starts off in long sleeves and usually is down to a diaper by the evening time. Declan is starting to show signs of early crawling. He pushes himself on his knees and then scoots himself backwards. He also is very good at the baby push up and gets his entire torso off the ground. Even though he isn't sitting on his own, I wonder if he'll start crawling earlier than his big brother.
We are really excited because we made it six months on breast milk thanks to many generous donors. While we will continue to give him breast milk as we acquire it, we will be introducing formula in small amounts until he is on it 100%. We have Declan's six month appointment in two weeks and will start talking about introducing solid foods. He grabs food off our plates, so I think he's ready, but I don't want to go to rice cereal like we did with Silas.
This coming month I have spring break and hopefully we'll have lots of opportunity for pictures. I feel like I don't take nearly enough of Declan. When I get a chance I'll compile a few recent pictures of Silas. As he gets older he is less inclined to sit for pictures. He is way too busy doing all the things little boys want to do.
No comments:
Post a Comment