3/9/11: 6 mo. old Dr. visit

my big chunky baby is actually just average...26" and 17#3oz and his head is 17" diameter. She said his lower gums are still a little swollen. I won't hold my breath for those teeth anytime soon. She said that most 6 month olds can roll over but not all and she wasn't concerned at all. Her super smart daughter didn't roll over until 8 months. I'm actually totally fine with him not rolling over now. At least he stays where I put him. When he rolls over, I'll have to worry about what he's getting into and where he'll end up.

He fell asleep in the jumperoo tonight but was crying after I put him to bed so I got him up again for a little. This morning he was crying in his crib so I went to check on him and he was on him tummy still swaddled. He had rolled over. Since we don't think it's safe for him to be like that, we decided that was the end of the swaddle. We put him in two sleep sacs tonight. It occurred to be that since he's not swaddled now that we should be putting him to bed with his little stuffed elephant that he sleeps with at nap times. It's small enough that it's not a hazard to his breathing and it gives him something to hold onto and smash in his face and suck on, plus it plays music for a little bit. We put him back to bed and he cried a little bit but was much happier with his elephant. Now he's sleeping and hopefully he'll stay that way. He had a little rash today that the dr. said looked like a viral rash but he doesn't have any other symptoms. Hopefully it's not that and will go away. And hopefully it's not related to the oatmeal we started him on yesterday.