6 months old!!!

Wow time flies! Next thing I know I'll be sending him off to school and I'll be wondering where the time went? I'm just trying to enjoy every second right now and get all the hugs and kisses I can! I told Chris one day he won't let me shower him with kisses and hugs so I have to get in all in now! lol

Xander had his 6 month well baby checkup this past Friday. We found out more details about his doctor and her baby girl (if you recall I mentioned a couple months ago she had her baby early). I guess the baby came at 29 weeks! The first couple days were touch and go, but she pulled through and has been in the hospital since, they actually were sending her home the day of our appointment. She is still on Oxygen and something else I didn't catch, but I guess Dr. Garcia is taking the next 20 weeks off to be home with her and take care of her, but she should be back in the office by Xander's 1 year. I was SO happy to hear they were doing well, she is an amazing doctor and this is her first child so I know this must be hard on her. Our prayers are definitely with her and her family!

Anyways back to Xander... He was 15lbs. 11oz. and 26 inches. The doctor said that his height, weight and head size were all perfectly in proportion and you rarely see that, she said he was just perfect! She was a wonderful doctor, really great. She told me it's time to go full force on the solids. To have him try everything, let him play with the food a bit and just enjoy eating. She got me very excited about it. Other than that she said Xander was doing wonderful in every way! Another doctor amazed at how well he sleeps at night (we really are blessed!). He had 4 shots this time, now that he is old enough for the flu shot. We skipped the oral vaccine, she said it wasn't necessary since he does not attend daycare, and I hate giving him something he doesn't need. I don't like to over do it on the vaccine's especially with all the news about it lately. So I think we made a good choice! His next appointment is at 9 months, on April 23rd! My birthday, so that should be fun! The doctor said we'll start him on meats and proteins at that point.

I also have to mention Xander is doing great with his eating! I gave him sweet potatoes for the first time today and he LOVED them. He actually helped me grab the spoon with his hand and guide it to his mouth! He ate the whole bowl! I was SO proud! He really seems to be starting to enjoy foods and when I saw him put that spoon in his mouth all by himself I knew we were on the right track!

One more note, I have about 100 pictures from last weekend on my computer, and haven't had any time to go through them, I will put up a couple every few days probably. Also I will be mailing pictures out to friends and family this week most likely, if I can find a couple free hours in a day! lol