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Half of a year has gone by and your baby has grown and learned so much! At this point, she may be sitting up on her own and some babies will try to crawl! Encourage him by setting toys out of his reach. In no time, he will be crawling all over. Some babies also roll across the room! Your baby can turn and twist in all directions. She can transfer objects from hand to hand and will look for dropped objects.

Many babies will start teething at this time. You may notice that she is uncomfortable, drooling and bites down alot. Teething rings often help and the coldness can be soothing to her sore gums. If she doesn't like a cold teether, offer her a warm one instead.

Stranger anxiety usually increases by the time your baby is six months old. She knows the difference between people she recognizes and strangers. When you introduce your baby to new people, hold her and tell her about who the person is. Your baby will be able to sense how you feel about the new person. Don't force your child to sit with the person- let him set the pace. This is especially important with caregivers that take care of the baby while you are away.

Your baby still likes to be read to and likes to hear songs and music. Expose him to various sounds, sights, smells and textures often. Alot of your baby's learning comes from hearing. Because he likes other babies, take him to see other babies as often as possible. Watch how they interact. Your baby is learning about relationships!

Being a warm and loving parent will teach your baby to trust and respect you. If you find that your baby is doing something that he should not be doing, redirect him to an appropriate activity. At this age, your baby still does not know how to obey or disobey. However, he is learning to listen and can begin to understand what he should not mess with. After you have redirected him, remember to praise him for a job well done. Your baby will learn best and can not get into trouble if her world is interesting. Keep fun activities readily available and interact with her. Showing your baby how to do things the right way will also help her learn. If she pulls your hair, show her how to be gentle.

Most babies will have started some type of solid foods at this point. If you give your baby something that he does not like, keep giving it to him. It can take several attempts to get him to like something. The food habits that are learned now will stay with your baby for life. By giving her a variety of foods, you are expanding her taste and encouraging healthy eating habits. Allow your baby to sit in her highchair and eat with the rest of the family at mealtime. Babies will ususally eat until they are full-do not force her to eat if she does not seem interested. Some parents give their babies juice or water in a cup at this time. Because juice is high in sugar, limit her juice intake to 4 ounces a day. Remember, now that your baby is eating foods it is especially important to keep her teeth and gums clean. Wipe them down with a washcloth or use a baby toothbrush. Do not use any type of toothpaste that has fluoride in it.

Developmental Milestones 6 Months Old

Physical

• Can pull an object towards himself
• Tries to transfer objects from one hand to another
• Rolls over in both directions
• Vision and sound senses are almost fully developed
• Sits on her own
• Rocks and pivots while on her stomach
• Digs fingers and toes into floor to push to get something out of reach
• Can pick up a small object
• Looks for dropped items

Intellectual

• Understands cause and effect-likes to put toys in a container and dump out
• Prefers left hand one day and his right hand the next
• Your baby will begin to initiate attention from others
• Understands that his behavior engages you-both good and bad behavior
• Likes playing turn taking games
• Likes to hear different sounds-animal sounds are great to start on
• Can say vowel-consanant combinations

Emotional

• Makes instant friends with strangers
• Craves familiar faces and voices
• Can let you know what he needs, thinks or wants in ways other than crying
• Expresses unhappiness when an object is taken away

Age Appropriate Toys

• Toys that encourage sitting up
• Balls
• Books
• Lighted toys
• Musical toys
• Cause and effect objects
• Toys to bang on
• Stacking blocks
• Containers and objects to put in and take out
• Sensory toys
• Toys to grasp and pass
• Bath toys

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weber3 - Monday, 13 May
Does anyone's baby have eczema and what are you doing for it? I think Jordan must have it because he has little white bumps which are sometimes pink and he is constantly scratching at himself especially around his ears neck and face.

weber3 - Monday, 13 May
@lisseo I posted on the 5 month page just for you. I am in 7 months now but nobody's been on there since like february.

amw050383 - Monday, 13 May
Welp the Gentlease was a bust! Little man's stomach just cant take that yet. He screamed all day after we gave it to him. He is back on the Nutramigen and actually drinking his bottles again for the most part. Must have been a phase. Now I know to chalk it up to that if it happens again. Hope you ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day! Mine was busy and exhausting! I am looking forward to going to bed tonight hahah!

lissie *team blue* - Sunday, 12 May
I just posted in 5 month page but I guess my LO is almost 6 months now. It is good to see some of you still on here :)

weber3 - Saturday, 11 May
Happy Mother's Day ladies. Haven't been around in so long. Not much has changed for us. Jordan still cries a lot and doesn't do much moving around yet. Rolls over now and sits up to play. He LOVES all food so far. I feel so lucky cause it makes things so much easier. hubby is still gone for work, it's been 4 1/2 months now. We still get sick about every 2 weeks. Jordan is on antibiotics right now for a ear, throat and eye infection. I will try to pop in more often. Good to see some of you are still around.

amw050383 - Thursday, 9 May
So Zane is refusing to drink his bottles now for almost 2 weeks. He will do an ounce here and there but scream and cry whenever he sees the bottle. He is eating his solids just fine so I called his pediatrician and she said he may have outgrown the Nutramigen and doesnt like it anymore and gave us the nod to try the Gentle Ease. Well this morning we tried it and he drank 6 ounces! Thats the most he has had in one feeding in almost 2 weeks. Fingers crossed this works for him and doesnt back him up!

rolandsmommy - Wednesday, 1 May
I am up all night rocking Ro' and looking at baby activities on Pinterest. Tons of cool stuff.

rolandsmommy - Tuesday, 30 Apr
Teething can cause coughing. My doctor called it a drool cough. Roland may not have ever needed Nutramigen. One doctor told us to try earlier because of his issues with my antigens and she swore it was the antibodies in the breast milk and not the milk protein because the elimination diet didn't even help the tiniest bit and i was on the most restrictive one. So that's why we are off i think. It just makes me mad because babies who get the immunoglobulin shot on time have no problems and.if I took him to the doctor right when he started getting yellow that first day half this junk would be a non issue . I probably could have nursed him. But I can't keep looking at it that way. Hind sight is 20/20.

amw050383 - Monday, 29 Apr
Zane puts his butt in the air and does like an inch worm kinda crawl. Its cute! We are going through some major teething right now I think...he is so moody. Completely fine one second and then so pissy the next. He already has his 2 bottom teeth so I think the top two are making their way...at least I hope thats what it is and him not getting sick once again. Can teething cause them to cough a lot? He started coughing quite a bit last night and it has continued into today. He is in a good mood for the most part...just the cough and then fussiness off and on. He is on Zyrtec for his allergies too. Poor kid is on a ton of medicines! I had to give him Motrin last night to help him sleep since he was so moody. I have noticed the teething tablets do calm him for a little bit but the gel does absolutely nothing. Anyways, Roland glad to see he is of Nutramigen. We are still on it...BOO! I have a feeling we will be on it until he is 1. Might as well...we dont go back to the pediatrician for his checkup until 9 months...whats 3 more months after that right?!?! Haha!

jamie86 - Sunday, 28 Apr
My other two were walking at 9 months. I'm starting to think Adleigh will just skip crawling. She would rather sit or stand, has no interest in laying on the floor at all. She is starting to push herself up a bit with her arms though. Roland- Glad he is off of it!

rolandsmommy - Sunday, 28 Apr
My older dd was walking at ten months too. Roland is still rocking back and forth and no real crawling. LOL. He is so funny. He can only pull up if he uses my hands, he can't use furniture yet. But...HE IS OFF OF NUTRAMIGEN! So exciting for us financially.

rolandsmommy - Sunday, 28 Apr
My older dd was walking at ten months too. Roland is still rocking back and forth and no real crawling. LOL. He is so funny. He can only pull up if he uses my hands, he can't use furniture yet. But...HE IS OFF OF NUTRAMIGEN! So exciting for us financially.

frances88 - Saturday, 27 Apr
My Mya's two little bottom front teeth have cut through. She's also sitting up and can get on all fours. She just rocks back and forth but hasn't actually crawled yet. She can also go from sitting to standing by pulling herself up with her hands. Looks like I might have an early walker. My two year old started walking at ten months.

rolandsmommy - Wednesday, 24 Apr
So many parents are in denial when their kids do bad things. I was when the daycare was telling me about my daughter's behaviors. Then I went with her to a class and she couldn't see me. I am glad I had that experience. I think parents thinking their kids are not capable of being anything but an 'angel' is dangerous too. Important opportunities for real guidance and intervention are missed.

amw050383 - Monday, 22 Apr
I agree with you Roland. And their parents are just in denial which I am sure I would be too if my sons did such things!

jamie86 - Friday, 19 Apr
Adleigh sits up good but she doesn't hold herself up on her arms while laying on her stomach. She also can not roll from back to tummy. Completely my fault for the delay though. She doesn't get a lot of time in the floor because of the other 2.

rolandsmommy - Friday, 19 Apr
I feel so sad all around. They were brothers and I guess the younger one was a good kid. I feel he deserves the death penalty like Timothy McVay, but I just feel he was corrupted by admiration for his sick brother. Just nineteen years old and much loved by everyone who knew him. He deserves justice, it's just a sad waste of a life by someone who was very misguided (imo.) The only thing that keeps me from feeling true sympathy is the innocent people who were killed and injured.

amw050383 - Friday, 19 Apr
Well I guess the prunes worked haha...he went 7 times yesterday (6 of those at daycare)...woops! Glad hes not backed up though haha! On a side note...I hope no one on here is from MA. I feel so bad for them right now but glad the first POS terrorist is dead (yeah I said that). Def. keeping them in my thoughts and prayers.

rolandsmommy - Thursday, 18 Apr
Oh and Roland got a tooth! Only one! His sister got the bottom two together but he only got one. LOL.

rolandsmommy - Thursday, 18 Apr
Roland was also 23 pounds.He was 28 inches long He eats so much. He goes through a 12 ounce can of Nutramigen every day and a half. Ahhhhh! He used to only poo once a morning but now is four times a day with solids. He is also not sleeping through the night yet. He says ba, ka, da and ma and mmmmmmmm but no ga. He is sittng up well and rocks on his hands and knees but still no crawling.

amw050383 - Thursday, 18 Apr
Hey ladies! Question for you all...if your baby has ever been constipated what did you give him/her to help them go to the bathroom? Zane usually goes 3-6 times a day (he is on Nutramigen so thats why) but has not gone in 2 days now. I think its from doing solids 3 times a day now instead of 2. We have tried prunes, apple/prune juice and that has not worked. Any other recommendations? He doesnt seem to be bothered by it I dont think. I think it bothers me more than him haha!

amw050383 - Thursday, 18 Apr
Roland-we are on Nutramigen too! Zane had his 6 month checkup yesterday and weighs 18lbs and is 27 1/4 inches long! He did great wih his shots...only cried for a few seconds and was great the rest of the day. We started 2nd foos and he gets 4 tablespoons 3 times a day. Still on the nutramigen. He was going #2 quite a bit everyday and now has not gone in a day. He still seems happy though so hopefully he will go soon. He is sitting up un-assisted now and his 2 bottom teeth have broken through so we are getting a little break from the teething for the moment!

mommylh - Thursday, 18 Apr
Hannah drinks 3-4 bottles a day and has 3 solid meals a day, breakfast, lunch and dinner, just because its a table sit meal with big brother anyways... But she eats a kids bowl size full. Lol maybe that's why for her 6 month vaccinations she weighed in at 23lbs. She's defiantly got an appetite. Anyways going through milestone with the nurse, Hannah is not saying ba, da, ga and ka's yet that was on their list? any baby's saying or not saying these? It worries me tremendously as my DS has a major speech delay that we still to this day haven't been able to find a cause of, and I know these things are hereditary.

jamie86 - Wednesday, 17 Apr
Adleigh had her 6 month appt today. She is 16.4lbs and 27.5in.

rolandsmommy - Monday, 15 Apr
Nutramigen. Can't wait until we can get something cheaper. We spend four hundred a month on it. Roland its such a big piggie!

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