Happy Half Birthday Munchkin!



Sign at daycare

Seth turned 6 months a few days ago...my how time flys when you are having fun!  I remember folks saying how this would happen. The first 3 or 4 months crawled by and I appreciated it but month 5 zoomed by! Let's see what is the little munchkin doing that is new? He can now roll from back to front...very easily. I knew he could do it once he was motivated. Do you remember the lip pop that Sean does in the video with Seth. Well Seth has figured out how to do that as well..it is so absolutely adorable. He is also really good at lip trills...another thing dad came up with to teach him. He can sit up like a tripod on his on although he still needs to work on balance. He is outgrowing things left and right and is wearing 6-9 month clothes. I don't have his current weight as his doctor's appt is on Tuesday.

Six months marks another milestone as well...it was my goal for breastfeeding. Although I have not yet decided when I am going to wean I am excited that I made it to 6 months. I am really proud of this milestone as not every woman can  breastfeed. It has been a journey and I have learned so much along the way. I remember the lactation consultant saying how Seth and I will have nursing down to a science..and I was like, "yeah, right". And then the other night I was feeding him with the light super dim and we did just fine. That is when I realized that what she said was true, you really get it down to a science.

There are twelve lily pads on a wall. Every month the kids get older their frog jumps to a new lily pad. It is a cool way to keep up with all the ages of the kids.

There are a few things I wish I had know about breastfeeding when I started though. I will share them for the moms out there who plan on breastfeeding. Feel free to pass the info on to other women.

1. Babies are so much more efficient than pumps. This little fact is important when you start pumping and freak out because you are pumping less than your baby take in. I remember thinking, "Oh my goodness I am starving him if this is all I am producing". Then I came across an article that explained how pumps try to mimic our babies but can't come close

2. Pumping 2 oz after a full feeding is GREAT! I remember pumping after feeding Seth and looking at the 2oz like it was nothing. I wish I had know what a feat that was. I would have pumped more and therefore got a better stash going before going back to work.

3. Start pumping as soon as your milk comes in. When your milk comes in, it is overabundant because your body does not know how much to produce. If you start pumping at this time, you fool your body to think you need more than you really do. If you don't pump your body will adjust to the needs of your baby.

4. Learn how to use your "let down" button on your pump. Pushing the button on most pumps will trigger a fast then slow phase of pumping...this mimics your baby and will cause the let down of your milk. You can probably push that button at least 3 times in a 15 min session. It is best to use it when your output has slowed during a session.