Tiny Tots is Actually Here!!: Conway is Six Months Old

Conway at 6 Months

Height/Length: 28.3in (94%)

Weight: 17lb 4oz (39%)

Head Circumference: 44cm (62%)

Six Months!! Where has the time and our little baby gone? He is still the biggest sweetheart, but I'm not going to lie. Things with Conway have not been easy over the last month or so. It's hard to pin-point where the difficulties stem because there are a lot of culprits.

He got his first teeth! Very exciting and also pretty painful. Both lower front teeth are in and yet the drool has not let up. Could this be the cause of his interrupted sleep? Or...

He got a cold this month, not his first believe it or not, but still not fun for him. This definitely played a role in messing with his happiness and his sleep. But also...

We've traveled a lot lately: Whistler, New York, Chelan. They say change is good, but I think it was a bit much for Conway. He's having a hard time soothing himself back to sleep at those early morning wakings and being on the road has caused us to revert to some bad soothing habits. I'm confident that we'll have his sleep habits whipped back into shape shortly, but the travel definitely set us back a bit. And...

An on and off rash has plagued Conway for about 2 months now. It started around his neck where drool and spit up would get stuck. Yes, he's chubby and basically has no neck - his chin pretty much rests on his chubby little chest. That rash has long since cleared up, but then he had constant dry flaky skin and a pretty painful red rash all over the rest of his body that has come and gone. We've been to the doctor a number of times and now have a prescription that seems to work for the rash over the short term. It's too strong to use on him consistently, though, and when we stop using it,the rash comes back. Thankfully, Vaseline seems to have been successful at turning his dry flaky itchy skin back into soft baby skin when everything else made him scream. It's absolutely heartbreaking to see him scratch at his skin and scream in pain. More to come on this for sure.

It's not all doom and gloom, though. Conway is so interested and interactive. He definitely takes after his papa on the social front. He loves people!! Mama, Papa, and Parker are probably his favorites, but he really lights up when anyone smiles or talks to him. Parker loves making faces at him, getting toys for him, and giving him hugs and kisses. The other day when Conway was going to bed Parker gave him a kiss and said, "I love you bunches and bunches Conway." It kind of brought tears to my eyes.

Gone are the days when Conway stays in one spot. He isn't actually crawling yet, but he rolls and wiggles to what and where he wants pretty well. He loves being on his belly now and his favorite move is what we call 'The Skydiver' - belly on the ground, but chest, head, and legs up with his arms off the ground behind him. Seriously, picture someone skydiving before they pull their parachute cord and that's what he looks like. He has also started practicing his plank position. He can balance on just his toes and hands for a few seconds before he drops back down to do The Skydiver again. If I did these moves as much as him, my abs would be in great shape. Food for thought.