Matthew's Six Month Pediatrician Visit

Matthew had his six month well-baby check with Dr. Rees today. As always, Matthew checked-out very well. His growth has tapered down. However, he is still in the 90th percentile for weight and the 100th percentile for height. Matthew now weighs 18 pounds and 4 ounces. He is now 27 1/2 inches long. He has been sitting up on his own for about two weeks now, which is very exciting. He is able to entertain himself so much more, which makes mommy's world much more productive. I am enjoying his "non-mobile" last couple of weeks, because I am sure he is going to be crawling very soon. He is starting to do the "military crawl", so it is only a matter of time before our little man becomes very mobile. And, I really wanted to wait until Matthew was six months old to introduce solid foods to him, but Matthew was jus not able to wait. I started feeding him solids when he was 5 1/2 months because he was like a little baby bird. Whenever I would put something in my mouth, he would try to grab at whatever I was eating and would proceed to open his mouth. This broke my heart, so I started giving him baby oatmeal and various veggies. Needless to say, he LOVES to eat and acts like he has been doing it forever!!! We have so much fun with all of Matthew's new milestones. It is fun to see what each and every day brings. We love you Matthew!