everett's 6-month update

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1. food - ev's preferred meal is still momma's milk and he continues to nurse every 2 1/2 to 3 hours during the day and typically twice a night. he doesn't much care for the texture of pureed foods, but can only handle the potent flavor of straight banana and apple in small amounts. we're working on trying to just get him used to the spoon in his mouth, which is definitely not a favorite of his! our newest gadget which he seems to enjoy a bit more is a silicone feeder by kidsme. i figure it's more sanitary than the mesh feeders, and it seems to help his teething as well as get him some food. today's new food was avocado. hopefully by the next update, we'll have progressed a lot in this area!
2. growth - i'm sure you can see that ev has yet to slow down in this department. at his 6-month pediatrician appointment, he was 76% for weight (down from 90% at 4 months) and 50% for height (same)...still going strong! additionally, he has fully cut his bottom-left tooth and the bottom-right started peeking through this morning. teething is definitely not an easy or fun process for any of us! thank goodness for nursing and teething tablets.
3. development - he continues to sit up for longer periods of time without much need for stabilization or falling over, but he still a little wobbly! he has yet to show signs of any crawling but is beginning to do more push-ups and has done the inchworm move a couple times.
4. sleeping - ev has recently begun having a more dependable routine (knocking on wood!!) when it comes to sleep. he wakes up around 8am and ends up doing one good morning nap for an hour and a half to two hours. he then does an afternoon nap for 45 minutes or so. sometimes i can rock him and he goes back to sleep for another 45 minutes or so. and then he typically does a third short catnap around dinnertime (depending on length of afternoon nap). he is always very ready to go to bed by 7:30 or so. his nighttime sleep hasn't changed any. he still wakes 2-3 times per night. sometimes daddy can walk with him and he'll go back to sleep. but most of the time, he wants to nurse and then goes right back to sleep.
5. overall demeanor - ev is becoming much more interactive and likes to laugh. he smiles a lot and still prefers to be held or carried. he definitely doesn't like being left alone!
6. favorite things - ev loves chewing on anything he can put in his mouth - fingers, hands (anyones!), blankets, toys, etc. his new favorite thing is to play with his feet.