Walker at 6 Months

Walker is 6 months old and I cannot believe it!  He's such a good baby, I feel so lucky! [[I'm SO tired at this present moment but really want to get this post up, so I am going to try to be concise.]]  Walker is eating 6 ounce bottles about every 2 1/2 hours in the day. He generally sleeps from about 9:30 PM until sometime between 5 and 9 AM.  He's usually a very good sleeper.  He has his nights, though, and it is BRUTAL when he doesn't sleep all night.  Birc gets up with him every night and feeds him the first time he wakes up (and usually there's only one so I luck out!) He's wearing a size 2 diaper (barely) and wearing 6 month and 6-9 month clothing except for pants and he is wearing 3-6 month pants.  Anything that is a footed anything is 6 or 6-9 month because his torso is SO long.  

Walker is jabbering up a storm right now and he just started doing this adorable, albeit very messy, trick of sticking his tongue out and blowing spit everywhere.  Walker also started getting HANGRY this month.  When he is hungry, he is hungry, and he lets anyone within earshot know about it.  He screams so loudly and then you put that bottle in his mouth and he says "aahh".  He has 2-3 bottles of formula each day and 4-6 breastmilk bottles every day.  Just depends on how many times he eats in the night, and how many times I was able to pump the day before.  I returned to work this month and pumping is just as hard to fit into my schedule as it was with Savannah.  I'm doing my best.  

Walker still is on Zantac twice a day for acid reflux and we can really tell if he is outgrowing his dose or if we accidentally miss one.  He also is taking about an ounce of prune juice as the formula kinda slows things down if you know what I mean.  Walker weighs about 17 pounds I think, and I am not sure on head or length.  We go for our 6 month appointment next week or the next so I will find out then.  All I know is he is a chunk and I love it! When he was so tiny in the NICU I just craved holding a baby with all the fat rolls and wrinkles and I love it now! He is so roly poly!  Walker is trying to sit up these days.  We are really working on it and he's getting really good.  He can also prop himself up on his belly with his arms out straight in front of him like a yoga pose.  He sleeps on his belly all the time and rolls all around.  I can put him one place and I come back and he's in a totally different area and facing a different way and usually on the opposite back or belly.  Walker is ready to be mobile!

Walker can smile and laugh and coo and jibber jabber.  He loves to watch Savannah doing anything.  He also loves seeing the cats and watching them.  He likes to be read to and loves to hear someone sing to him.  he's started jumping in his bouncer/exersaucer thing.  Walker recognizes us and his eyes and mouth smile so big when he sees us! I love it!  He knows his name and will turn when I say it.  He is putting everything in the world in his mouth and drooling all over everything.  I mean everything.  He is such a drooly baby lately! His teeth are probably moving.  He is grabbing at toys and pulling things toward him when he wants them.  

Of course we think he's perfect.  Here are the pictures to prove it!  [If I used hashtags, #photobombs #purplesheets #lifewithanoldersister #sittingupfails #picturesmidspitbubbles]

notice said spit bubble above

I got it, mama. just give me a second.

no, seriously. I can do this.

ok. SO HARD to sit up.

I give up. This pillow will catch me.

NOW IT GOT IT!!!   There's my cutie!