Since our May babies are turning six months (OMG!) I thought it might be fun to check in and see where they're at! Fill out the survey below or just tell us what's going on with your LO! Don't forget to share photos too!
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honeydew / 7230 posts
Name: Alice and Blake
Birth date: May 3
Weight: Not sure exactly. Around 17-18 lbs I'd guess. Their 6 month appt is next week and we'll find out for sure then.
Eating: Solids are iffy for them. They've tried squash and pears so far. They love the squash but it causes major poop problems/discomfort in the middle of the night - especially for Blake. Still breastfeeding although they take a lot of formula each day too. Trying to keep BFing through cold/flu season at least, as long as my supply can hold out.
Teeth: Blake's seem to be in progress. Today in particular he is GROUCHY and in a lot of pain. Poor baby. Alice doesn't seem to have any imminently.
Sleep: Hit or miss. We sleep trained but it hasn't really stuck yet. It doesn't help that we often spend the weekends at my ILs farm and it throws off the routine. We tried to move up bedtime but they do so much better going to sleep around 8:30. If we get two wake ups per baby it's a good night. Last night Alice woke up twice and Blake woke up 5 times. 
Naps are chaos. Usually we get four 45 minute naps with an occasional long nap (1.5 hr+) thrown in.
Halloween Costumes: Penguins!
Any new milestones/fun things: We can't y keep them anywhere for more than a few seconds - they just roll away! They are both balancing for a few seconds when we put them in the sitting position. Alice is doing this little earthworm scoot thing that is pretty adorable. Blake's been growing hair! That's a milestone, right?
pomegranate / 3565 posts
I can't believe it's been six months!!!
Name: Leo
Birth date: 5-12-14
Weight: He was 20 pounds and change at his 4 month appointment. I'm thinking maybe 24 pounds now? We go for his check up next week. He fits perfect in 6-12 or 12 mo sizes so I've been buying him 18 month now.
Eating: He has about 6-7 bottles a day averaging six ounces each (I think. I'm at work so my mom watches him). He eats oatmeal in the morning and purees in the evening (the stage 2 size).
Teeth: None, but I see a little bit of white peeking on the bottom. It's been like this for a while.
Sleep: Falls asleep for the night between 7-8 and sleeps all the way through until around 7. No nap schedule. He just randomly sleeps whenever - usually 2 or 3 naps ranging from little cat naps to a couple hours.
Halloween Costumes: Superman and big brother was Batman
Any new milestones/fun things: No rolling or sitting yet and he really has no interest in doing either. He fake coughs after he really coughs which I think is so funny. He loves bath time, kisses, and when you sing to him. He is starting to "play" with his big brother which is the best thing in the world to see! This little guy is the sweetest little angel and he is completely spoiling me by being such a good baby.
I'll post a pic from my phone in a bit. Excited to hear how the other babies are doing!
pomegranate / 3565 posts
@twodoghouse: I'm kinda waiting for the other shoe to drop, know what I mean? Big bro was not and still isn't the best sleeper. I was totally preparing for the worst. Maybe I was spared this time!
papaya / 10343 posts
@twodoghouse: they are so cute! And I'm so so impressed you are still BF!
@Mamasig: such a big boy! And omg sooo jealous of your nights. Seriously. So jealous. lol
Name: Fiona June
Birth date: 5/13
Weight: She was 14.5 at her 4 month appointment, 6 month appointment is next week. I'm guessing around 17 lbs?
Eating: So I'm sure you all recall all our eating drama--- things are still not EASY per se, but in the last 2 weeks in particular we have made amazing strides. 3 weeks ago Fia refused to eat for 8 hours because I wasn't home to feed her (wouldn't eat for DH or my mom at all). She would also only eat before naps, only in our bedroom, and only when she was swaddled or in her merlin suit. In the last few weeks we've had some huge changes so now she will eat sort of whenever she's hungry (as long as it isn't too soon after she wakes), she will eat in 4 rooms of our home rather than just 1, and she will eat for my husband the first bottle of the day. She also took 3 bottles from my mom in the last week. These are HUGE improvements. Like huge major happiness for me 
It is still inconsistent and she still isn't huge on eating from DH during the day so I can't be gone during meal time-- but I can see a future in which maybe I could. We also started solids with her 2 weeks ago. She's had avocado fingers (liked), sweet potato "fries" (hated), cooked carrot fingers (disliked), oatmeal/mashed banana (liked it and fed herself with a spoon!), and steamed pears wedges with cinnamon (loved loved).
Teeth: none and none coming that I can see. a-ok with me!
Sleep: Let's look at the positive. She usually puts herself to sleep with maybe 2-3 checks to replace her paci. She usually sleeps about 8:30-6:30. But, she usually has 2-3 wake ups before 4:30 am and then most days I have to rock her from 4:30 until 6:30 to keep her sleeping. Naps are good (3 or 4 per day)... but only if I let her sleep on me. Refuses to sleep in her bed at all. Oh and speaking of, we finally moved her into her bedroom and crib this past weekend! She is doing great!
Halloween Costumes: mouse
Any new milestones/fun things: She rolls back to belly fantastically, and CAN roll belly to back but doesn't know she can. She regularly gets stuck on her stomach and cries, but then a few times/day she accidentally rolls belly to back and looks confused haha. She can sit/balance for a few seconds but then she usually throws herself dramatically backwards. So we only try this on the couch or with her back to my stomach haha.
Here's one of my favs I took of her at 5 mo. She was looking at our dog, aka her most favoritest being to ever be.
pomegranate / 3565 posts
@Mae: She has such beautiful features! Leo may sleep through the night but his big brother still wakes me up!
kiwi / 687 posts
Great idea! I'm computerless visiting ILs all week and have a hard time writing long posts from my phone, but I'll update & respond to all of you when we're back home. We're not 6 months till the 21st anyway, so we'll be closer then Love hearing all the updates!!!
grape / 99 posts
So fun! Alice, Blake, Leo and Fiona are absolute darlings! I haven't been on HB much at all since going back to work and I've honestly missed the community and especially you great May 2014 Mamas! I came back hoping the thread was alive and so happy to see these updates. As for us, Juniper is just a dream. She is a happy, healthy and hilarious little girl. I feel like I've won the lottery that I get to be her mom.
Name: Juniper
Birth date: May 1st
Weight: 6mo appt last week: 16.9lbs
Eating: just started solids and we're attempting baby led weaning. She's tried (more like smooshed all over her face & body) avocado, banana and sweet potato. Sweet potato was the most successful. I'm afraid to admit we skipped a few days bc she just gets so darn messy and a few nights we didn't have the time to feed and bathe her so we just skipped to bottles. Oh well, she's full and happy!
Teeth: nope
Sleep: through the night, usually 8:30pm-about 7am
Halloween Costumes: baby bear!
Any new milestones/fun things: this girl is a mover and a shaker! She started crawling at 5 months and her latest stunt is attempting to stand. I'd really like her to slow down because I feel like this precious time is slipping through my fingers. Her only major dislike is having her fave wiped, otherwise you can usually find her smiling, drooling and trying to befriend the cat.
Great job at making it this far with your beautiful babies, May Mamas!
kiwi / 687 posts
@twodoghouse: They are so sweet and such growers! Is Blake's hair coming in red? Is that a surprise? We're all kind of hoping our boy's hair comes in red, but nobody in the family is a redhead, so I'm not sure where we got that idea.
@Mamasig: Our guy does the fake cough thing, too! So funny. Where do they come up with this stuff?
@Mae: Based purely on looks, I think she's really a Fiona more than a Penelope Are you feeling her name now? And it's funny she's starting to love the dog! Our guy is noticing the cat more and more, and she's been snuggling up to him a little, too, even though he pulls her hair and ears. I'm so glad they don't just fear each other!
Our update: DH and I are weird and private about name/photo stuff, so sorry about that... but here's the rest -
Birth date: 5/21 so 6 months today!
Weight: 19lb 15oz, 28in long
Eating: We're still on exclusively breastmilk... thinking we'll save solids for Thanksgiving with the family next week! But he's starting to seem ready, so I'm excited.
Teeth: None yet! I keep thinking they MUST be on their way but then all the symptoms go away. So we'll see...
Sleep: Eh. We still rock him to sleep for all naps and share the bed at night, nursing around the clock. I'll post our "schedule" at the other board.
Halloween Costumes: We were traveling all day (with baby and cat in tow) so by trick-or-treat time, we were exhausted and just put an animal ears cap on him and answered the door for kids at my MIL's house.
Any new milestones/fun things: He sits up pretty well and once got himself into sitting position from his belly when I turned for a second... not sure how! He's been scooting himself backwards for a while, and rocking on hands and knees for about a month. He loves the new view from the high chair and shopping cart! And seems to prefer blondes (met his first one last week and was soooo excited and would not stop sucking her face!) 
kiwi / 687 posts
@MRSHONEYBEAR: Missed you, sorry! Love Juniper! I wanted that name if we'd had a girl She's such a smiler and adorable with those raccoons in that chair. Great photo. Please share your tips for baby proofing and managing a crawler! I'm not rushing to get there at all... our apartment is a danger zone at every turn.
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