Today is Declan’s 6-month birthday! Our little dude has grown and flourished so much in the last 6 months
Starting out in the lower 25% in height and weight he is now approximately in the upper 90%.
Last night was so cute and to me it marked a new level in his development. He was hanging out in his playpen playing with his soft books when he suddenly started to squeak his little “I’m bored, get-me-out-squeak” Assuming he was done playing I picked him up, at which point he started to full on cry. I tried to rock him and even offer him the breast, after a minute I just set him back down in the playpen and he was just as happy as can be. I think he was just fussing a little because he wanted me to resituate him and/or put a toy in reach.
This week also marks a big week for mom and dad; we got a babysitter, twice. The first time my sister took him for a couple hours so I could clean. I spent over two hours straightening, scrubbing and de-cluttering the kitchen. This is my first step towards baby proofing the house. It would be nice to be able to babysit my niece Melissa, she is 1.5 so, her little hands can grab anything in sight and she is one curious little monkey.
On Wednesday night we recruited the help of Kris and Dianne who were more than happy to assist. This was a huge step for us! This is the first time a non-family member has watched Declan and also the first time he was away from us at his bedtime. Honestly, I had no idea how it would go. I guess he was fine for a little while, he was just sitting on the floor playing with toys, when suddenly out of nowhere he lost it. He had a total melt down and was just wailing inconsolably. They were able to eventually calm him down enough, with the use of a baby carrier, to put him into a swing. Then to every ones amazement he slept for like 3 hours straight in the swing until we came back to pick him up.
We had a great night! We went out to dinner at Departure, a really cool restaurant that resembles the inside of an airplane, and then we had a drink at the Florida Room. Our first real date since Declan was born!
We are going to try and get a sitter once every week or two just for and hour or two and then have a big night out at least once a month.
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