6 Months

Happy Half Birthday to my three little guys who are not so little anymore!  It's hard to believe in 6 more months we will be having their first birthday party.  I am so proud of how they are developing and growing.  They are already in 6-9 month clothing!

We are now back on a schedule.  The holidays were rough on us and had everything messed up.  For about a week, they were waking up in the middle of the night and then they started waking up at 5:00 am. I worked hard to get everyone back on schedule.  We are back to waking up between 6:00-6:30 am, which is early, but it's better than 5:00 am.  They take 3 naps a day that last 1.5-2 hours and they sleep around 11 hours a night.  At night, they all sleep in their own crib in the same room. During the day, I split them up in different rooms because they are all the sudden very aware of sounds and easily wake each other up.

They are eating every 3.5 to 4 hours during the day for a total of 5 bottle feedings.  They all eat around 6-7 ounces at every feeding.  Three of those feedings are accompanied with solids.  They all love sweet potatoes and apples.  They are learning to like avocados and green beans.  Watching their faces as they eat green beans has been quite entertaining.  I am really enjoying making their baby food.  It is so easy!  I got an immersion blender and silicone ice cube trays for Christmas.  I simply bake or steam the fruit or veggies (except the avocados- no cooking required), puree them with the blender, fill the ice cube trays and let them freeze.  Then I pop them out of the trays into zip-lock bags and store in the freezer.  All I have to do is get what I need for the day out of the freezer.  It definitely beats paying for jars and jars of baby food.  Thanks to Kari for the baby food making tips!

The boys love to play! They all love the new apparatuses we have added.  I think the jump-a-roo is everyone's favorite, but they love the exersaucers, too!  They also love to play with toys on the floor.  We are making good use of the new foam tiles as a play mat.  Chase is now officially rolling over from back to front and is very good at it now.  The other two are trying to roll over, too.

Ryan, Chase, Tyler

Chase
17 lbs. 3 oz

Ryan 
15 lbs. 11 oz

Tyler
16 lbs