Six Month Baby Update

My baby boy is seven months old. I cannot even believe it. Where has the time gone!? I was looking back at pictures today of my husband and I, exhausted standing in the living room holding Logan on his tummy. I laughed when I saw these pictures because I remember when he was that little. He would cry anytime we sat him down or if we sat down while holding him. We had to be standing, holding him on his tummy. He was (still is just not in this way) a very particular little guy. By no means is that funny, but I laughed because I had nearly forgotten just how exhausting those times were.

It is crazy how fast time goes! How quickly you forget how hard each phase was. Our new difficult phase is that Logan will not nap unless he’s at home in his crib. If he misses a nap or two due to us trying to be out living life, grocery shopping, spending time with family and friends, etc. He gets overtired and grumpy. If he’s overtired, he fights sleep when we do get home and sleeps terribly at night. So as you can imagine it’s hard for me to even want to leave the house. I am trying to keep in mind how quickly this will pass and that it will get easier, but it is tough.

Though we will always have our difficulties, he has gotten easier and easier with each month. Logan is overall a happy sweet smiley boy! He’s working on crawling. He scoots and army crawls across the floor. He has begun getting up on all fours and rocking as well as standing on his toes and hands. He will be crawling before we know it!

He eats purees and has begun some finger foods. He finally learned that he has to gum his food when I give him bananas instead of just letting it sit on his tongue.

As far as sleeping goes. It’s up and down. I have gotten a few nights where he only wakes up once, but typically he’s up at least twice. We have done a halfway cry it out sleep training and it has helped, but isn’t perfect.

As I reflect on the past six months of motherhood I am thankful for this opportunity that God has given me to raise his sweet child that he has made ours. I try my very best to be grateful and not take for granted this oh so difficult journey. Motherhood is much harder than I could have ever expected, but it is also much more incredible than I could have expected. My desire is to be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer through this journey of motherhood.

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.