Can it really be true? Marco Andres has been with us for SIX months!? It is amazing how fast the time has flown by. Marco turned 6 months old on Monday. Where do I begin? I can't even explain to you what a wonder baby he is. He is so mellow, laid back, happy, relaxed, adorable, personable, funny, chubby...he is simply angelic. He really is. If you know him, you know what I am talking about. He rarely cries, he smiles and laughs often and is totally content being held and watching what is going on around him. Diego and Alexia are just as in love with him as they were the day we brought him home from the hospital. They talk to him all day long, do all they can to make him cackle, jump into his crib to give him cuddles when he wakes up, play with him, protect him and pray for him.
He can now sit up, without support for 10+ minutes. He still tumbles over sometimes, but has great balance. I am happy that I can now leave him sitting up and not laying down. He is a rolly polly so if I leave him on his back, he rolls himself across the room and has been known to end up under tables and under beds!
We had his 6-month check up yesterday. He weighs 18lb 8oz which puts him in the 75th percentile. I forget how long he was, but I want to say 26.5 inches?
He is a great eater and sleeper. He goes to bed around 7:00pm, nurses around 4:30am and then wakes up between 7:00 and 8:00. He usually goes back down for a morning nap around 9am which lasts from 45 minutes to 2 hours. He takes another afternoon nap around 2pm which again, lasts from 45 minutes to 2 hours. This schedule is very loose and changes every single day. He can be out and about all day long and just take cat naps here and there to get enough energy to carry on with the day without getting fussy. He does not have a feeding schedule, I just nurse when he's hungry. He has been exclusively breastfed until Monday, when he had his first taste of rice cereal. I mixed 1 tablespoon of cereal with water and he devoured the entire bowl within minutes. He LOVED it. With D & A, I always mixed the cereal with breast milk, but thought I would do it with water just to try (thanks Jessie!) and sure enough, he thought it was great.
We had his 6-month check up yesterday. He weighs 18lb 8oz which puts him in the 75th percentile. I forget how long he was, but I want to say 26.5 inches?
He is a great eater and sleeper. He goes to bed around 7:00pm, nurses around 4:30am and then wakes up between 7:00 and 8:00. He usually goes back down for a morning nap around 9am which lasts from 45 minutes to 2 hours. He takes another afternoon nap around 2pm which again, lasts from 45 minutes to 2 hours. This schedule is very loose and changes every single day. He can be out and about all day long and just take cat naps here and there to get enough energy to carry on with the day without getting fussy. He does not have a feeding schedule, I just nurse when he's hungry. He has been exclusively breastfed until Monday, when he had his first taste of rice cereal. I mixed 1 tablespoon of cereal with water and he devoured the entire bowl within minutes. He LOVED it. With D & A, I always mixed the cereal with breast milk, but thought I would do it with water just to try (thanks Jessie!) and sure enough, he thought it was great.
Ready to try his food!
I had to hold his arms down the whole time he ate because he wanted to grab the spoon from me.
YUMMY!
Sitting up and playing with his favorite toy
We love you Marco!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 comments:
Loved this update! Me impresiona lo grande que esta!!! MUERO MUERO MUERO por conocerlo! Me facina como se rie y como Diego y Alexia just adore him!!
Les mando un gran abrazo y beso,
Tia Majo
He is SO CUTE!!! Happy 6 months Marco!
oooh I love you Marco and can't wait to meet you. Andria I love love love his laugh - thanks so much for the video.
Happy 6 month birthday Marco! You truly are a wonder baby and we love you very much!
What an adorable boy and I love the videos! He has a great laugh!!:)
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