Jack's hit the 6 month mark - yay! The last few weeks have been a bit more tricky. Jack got his first illness, a cold :-( and then has passed it on to both of us. Jack's cold has been lingering. He seemed in pretty good spirits for the first couple of weeks with his cold, but the last week, he's been really unsettled. He has been crying a lot more than usual and has just seemed upset at times, but I'm not sure why (there are so many possibilities - teething, illness, tiredness, a wonder week, etc., etc.). But, having said that, he is giggling and laughing heaps. He has been really fun to play with.Sleeping
Jack's been sleeping pretty well on the whole. We've had a few nights where he's woken up in the wee hours, but he goes back to sleep. In the last week, we've had a few shockers where his sleep has been unsettled. He's also started crying after he's been put down for a nap or put to bed. A few times he just wouldn't settle and I've had to feed him to settle him. I'm hoping that is just a phase. Nothing else has changed. He's still having 3 naps and we're still wrapping him.
This morning he slept in til 7.30am! I was excited about that, but it didn't stop me from waking and checking the time (and wondering, "is he still alive?"). I hope this continues...
Wake Time
His wake time is still 2 hours. Sometimes he can go longer than that. This has been going well. I find it much easier to do things during the day when Jack's awake for longer periods of time.
Rolling
Jack hasn't been rolling all that much. He's stopped rolling onto his tummy in his cot. Occasionally, he'll roll onto his tummy or his back while he's on his playmat. He spends most of his time sitting, so he's not really had much opportunity to roll around. Although, I don't really think he's that interested in rolling.
Sitting Up
Jack is really good at sitting up now. We can leave him on his own to sit and he only very occasionally falls over. He really likes sitting and he can sit and play for ages - very content little boy.Solids
Well, this has been very interesting. I been giv
ing Jack finger foods with some success. Over the last couple of weeks his coordination has improved greatly. He has gotten really skilled at picking up the food and putting it into his mouth. He's just started to work on his pincer grasp and I think that will keep getting better over the next couple of weeks. He's been eating a wide variety of food, which has been really good. For dinner he has what we're eating (meatballs, vegies, risotto, etc.). Sometimes, he eats really well and 
other times he's not really that interested. I've been concerned that he's been hungry during that night (one possible reason for his unsettled sleeping), so I've been trying to make sure he eats "enough" at dinner. But, he only eats however much he wants (little or lots) and I can't do anything about it (I have to back off and not get stressed about it - I'm a slow learner!).Dave and I both really like that he can feed himself at
dinner time. This means that we can eat our dinner and not have to worry too much about feeding him. Meals do take a long time now, though. I've gone from eating a meal in 10 mins to eating a meal in 30 - 45 mins. Another of the many ways that my life is changing with a baby :-)Routine
I unintentionally dropped a feed, so now we're down to 4 feeds a day. His last feed is between 5pm and 6pm. Occasionally, I give Jack a feed just before bed if his last feed was before 5pm. I'm still uncertain as to whether I should give him his last feed before bed or not - any ideas?
Mothers Group
Since Jack's been 3 months, I've been going to a mothers group. It's been FANTASTIC. It's the highlight of my week and I've made some great friends. There are 3 girls, in particular, with whom I've connected really well - Erin (mother of Oliver), Sam (mother of Daisy) and Christie (mother of Sophie). I'm really lucky that I can meet up with these girls throughout the week. I am t
ruly thankful to God for providing me with such great friends.In this photo, you can see Oliver (in the background), Sophie (on the far right), Jack (on the right) and Lucy (left, daughter of Nicole). The babies were completely mesmerised by a toy that spun around and made music like a xylophone (you can sort of see it behind Lucy). It was very cute.
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