Sawyer: 6 months

Somehow, it has been 6 months since I gave birth to my beautiful little boy. 

6 of the best months of my life (yes I say that despite all the horrible after-birth pain and emotional ups/downs).

Sawyer, or bean, or beeeeaaannnie as I tend to call him more often than not, is my angel on earth.  To say we have been blessed is an understatement.  Clearly I could gush on and on, so I’ll just give you the main points of where he’s at as of 6 months (1/2 year!):

• Weight: 18’4.5” – 63rd percentile
• Height: 27” – 69th percentile
• Head circumference: 17” – 70th percentile (<—big head = big brains? )

Eats:

• Formula fed (no more breastmilk)
• Solids introduced June 2^nd – foods so far: rice cereal, oatmeal with cinnamon, peas, carrots, summer squash, sweet potatoes, pears, bananas (all veggies/fruits are organic purees that I’ve purchased – hoping to make my own once we get in a good rhythm of eating)
• Likes: all veggies, but summer squash best.  Dislikes: rice cereal and oatmeal.  Loves: formula – he’s eating on average of 30-35 fl.oz. per day.  He still uses the low flow Medela bottles and is primarily drinking Similac and some Enfamil.
• We have not given him juice or water yet, but did purchase sippy cups (for water or *drastically* watered down fruit juice)

Teeth: None, though the lower ones are about to pop through any day

Sleep: 

• Goes down at about 7 or 730 after a jammie change and a bottle (Zach’s job)
• Wakes up anywhere between 430a and 730a for the first time.  If he wakes up before 7a, he takes a 4oz bottle and falls back asleep until 730 or 8a
• He falls asleep with his binky, but is fine if it happens to fall out
• Likes to have the muslin burp cloth on his face when he sleeps (or other lightweight blanket, like his lovey monkey blankie), which totally makes us uncomfortable!
• Naps for 1 hours in the AM and 2 hours in the early-mid PM.  Sleeps in crib for one of the naps and his car seat for the other

Activities/toys:

• Smiles and laughs all the time
• Loves Jacque the Peacock
• Enjoys putting the garanimal books in his mouth
• Jumps up and down in his jumparoo and can spin around in it
• Can roll (more adept at one side than the other) and go from back-to-tummy and tummy-to-back
• Loves playing with his feet.  Eating his feet is also quite fun.
• Loves petting/grabbing the animals fur
• Cracks up when chasing the dog (in our arms)
• Enjoys pulling on my face and hair
• Swimming – well okay he went in the pool once, but I think he liked it
• Sitting up with some assistance
• Laughing while daddy reads books
• Likes hearing the ABC song and Twinkle, Twinkle

Sounds:

• In the AM, he likes to make a “ttthhh” sound, which is weird since I thought you needed teeth to do that
• Blowing spit bubbles and making a raspberry sound with his lips
• “hehehehehe” usually when he’s laughing
• “Neeeee” when he’s about to fuss (sign of hunger)
• “ehhhh” when on belly – it’s a fine line between happy noises and about to fuss
• “ahhhh, gaahhh” is his babbling / talking sounds

Clothes:

• Cannot fit in his 3-6 month clothes, but can fit in some strictly 6 month items
• Mostly wears 6-12 month or 9 month clothes
• Wears a size 3 diapers (Pampers Swaddlers) and size 4 at night
• Prefers to be pantsless (don’t we all..ha!)

And just for fun, take a look at what Bean looked like around 6 weeks – my how he’s grown!

Have a safe and happy 4th my friends!

What I don’t eat, won’t eat, and shouldn’t eat

It’s so great to hear that many of you resonate the comparison trap with bloggers when it comes to exercise.  What I loved was all your responses about “what works for you” is most important.  Touche, my friend, touche!

So yeah, I’m still in Denver working some pretty long days.  And by long, I mean mind-numbing exhausting, but dare I say I love it? 

In lieu of recent eats or super-fab recipes, I was going through my head about my eating habits and realized a lot of “popular” foods fall in one of 3 categories:  What I don’t eat.  What I won’t eat.  What I shouldn’t eat. 

What I don’t eat: 

 

 

Just. Not. Right.

• Walnuts:  I know they’re great for me and I’ll stir some in oatmeal, but the taste is so bitter I can’t really incorporate them daily.
• Chia seeds:  Again, superb health benefits, but the cha-cha-cha-chia thing weirds me out. (source)
• Dates: They look like beetles.  Enough said.
• Eggplant: Eggplant makes a great meat substitute in a lot of ways, but I think the texture is rather nasty and unappealing.
• Prunes:  I’m not over 50.

What I won’t eat: 

 

 

Blech

• Fish:  If it spends most of the time underwater, it’s not for me.  Fish, shrimp, lobster, etc are all a huge NO in my book.  And that will not change. (source)
• Mushrooms: I’ve had an aversion my whole life.  If I ingest one, I won’t die, but I strongly prefer not to have them anywhere near my food.
• Cream Cheese:  It’s white.  It’s creamy.  It’s disgusting.  The only exception is cheesecake.
• Mayo:  See cream cheese.
• Sour Cream: See cream cheese.
• Beer: I just can’t seem to like it.  It is bloating and tastes like stale armpit juices (okay I made that up, but you get my point).

What I shouldn’t eat:  

 

 

Deliciousness in a bag

• Ice cream:  Too much of it inevitably leaves me doubled over in pain as I do believe I’m slightly lactose intolerant.
• Red onions (in excess):  Onions are one of my absolute fave veggies, but too many (raw) red onions gives me horrible heartburn (saying that makes me feel old).
• Packaged oatmeal: Yes I fully realize there is a lot of unnecessary sugar in the packaged oatmeal, but I love Trader Joe’s Apple Cinn oats and don’t plan on giving them up!
• Microwave popcorn: I have a slight obsession with SmartPop popcorn, as in, I eat it 2x’s per week at least and really, truly look forward to my popcorn and wine nights.  Chemicals?  What chemicals? (source)

What’s one thing you don’t, won’t, or shouldn’t eat?

Is there an amazing food I should be incorporating in my life?