Sweet baby Cody,
Oh, baby. Your mama is head over heels for you. You are my little love bug and I tell people all the time that you're my angel baby. You are such a good natured little boy, you're usually very content and if you're upset it's because you're hungry or tired.
This month we did have a rough few days with you having a little head cold. Your stuffy nose made it hard for you to breathe and sleep was a little touch and go. You are still sleeping in our room (most often in our bed) and you are usually up two times a night. Occasionally you will go in a 5 to 6 hour stretch, but it's usually less. It could also be my fault though, I get you immediately when you stir and feed you. I am not ready for you to leave our room just yet.
You are still a fantastic eater! You usually eat at least every 3 hours through the day. You mostly breastfeed, but occasionally you will take a bottle of pumped breast milk if I am not here.
You are wearing 6 month clothes (some 6-12 month sizes) and size two diapers. We probably won't be in those size 2 diapers for very long. You have been drooling lots the last few weeks (maybe getting teeth, but it's still a little early). I ordered more of the bandana bibs for you - good thing you look adorable in them!
You giggle and smile a lot and have a very expressive face. We can almost always get you to smile and you are extremely ticklish! When we go to change your clothes and diaper, you usually let out some big smiles or laughs because it tickles you. You are absolutely scrumptious. You love your baths, too, and going in the big tub with super warm water relaxes you. You will float in there for as long as we let you and just look around and kick your little feet.
You love watching your brother and sister, and this month especially you have taken a liking to toys. You will swat at them, hold them and put them directly in your mouth, and you like to stare at most colorful toys. We put together your ever-saucer (jump-a-roo) a few days ago and you do go in it for about 10 minutes at a time. You are doing very well at holding your head up and have great control. You aren't rolling yet most likely because we haven't given you a lot of time on your back on the floor because of your head. We've been to physical therapy again and she said you were doing very well and your head is starting to round out finally. You spend a lot of time being carried in our arms or on my chest in the front pack - you definitely don't seem to mind and love looking around at everything.
I am not sure about your weight (you have an appointment with Dr. Barretto on Friday), but we are all guessing you're around 16 pounds. You are definitely growing quickly!
This was a big month for our family as we said goodbye to your great grandpa John. You two were the bookends of the Zehnder family and I am so glad you were able to meet him before he went to heaven. This month you and I were able to spend some quality time at his house and he held you and smiled at you. He was so proud of you, Cody, and his love for you was evident in his smile. He was an incredible man - always kind, always a friend to everyone. May we all do our very best to make him proud. Saying goodbye isn't easy, especially because he truly made the world a better place.
I feel so blessed to have you in my life and I am so proud to be your mom. I hope you never doubt just how deeply you are loved. I hate seeing you grow so fast, but with each day I love you more.
Love,
mama