Toby is now 6 months and one week old.  We were away last week and didn’t get around to updating my blog.  Then I couldn’t log in and Andrew had to fix that problem.  So now I can finally get here I’d better get my blog updated!

Toby can now crawl properly!  That started on Saturday, so he was 6 months and 5 days old.  He’s slow, but he’s doing all the right moves with his arms and legs.  And yesterday I noticed that his second tooth has made an appearance.

At his 6 month appointment with the GP for his vaccinations, Toby was 7 kg (fully clothed)  and 64 cm long.  That’s pretty much the same as Nathan when he was 6 months old.

Our days are usually spent out in the mornings.  We go to an AP (attachment parenting) playgroup at Sydney Park on Monday mornings where we meet up with some very lovely mothers (and one father) and their kids.   Tuesdays and Wednesdays we are free to do whatever we feel like.  Often we go grocery shopping, or we might end up at the Magic Yellow Bus for some outdoor activities.  Thursday we have swimming and Fridays we often catch up with some women and kids from our old mother’s group…at a park (weather permitting).  Afternoons we go for walks/bike rides or stay home and do things around the flat, and cook dinner.

Toby tends to sleep on my back during the day, so he gets worn a lot in the mei tai and he just falls asleep when he needs to.  He generally has 2 to 3 naps throughout the day, and sleeps at night from 7 pm to around 8 am. When I say ‘sleeps’, I mean he wants to be asleep.  He does, however, wake what feels like a million times during those 13 hours.

I read my blog entry for Nathan when he was 6 months old, and I focused a lot on getting him to sleep in a cot because I went back to work when he was 6.5 months old.  I remember all the stress I felt trying to express milk and get a stash in the freezer, and get Nathan to sleep without feeding him.  It really is bliss knowing that I don’t have to worry about that this time round and can continue doing what is easiest.  To be honest,  I’m enjoying spending my days with my two little boys without worrying about returning to work just yet.

The Incredible Book Eating Boy….the perfect title for my little boy too!  He loves munching on books.

Yum!

Nathan and Toby gazing down on the City of Sydney scale model

Toby exploring Mummy’s face

Two boys and a bear asleep

Food….I want it!!!  Toby is always so desperate to reach any food or drink that we eat.  He reaches for it, having no fear of hot foods, often making me worry about him burning himself.  So far there have been no food related injuries.  Toby’s tasted lots of things so far. He enjoyes sucking an apple after I’ve taken a bite, sucking on corn cobs after I’ve eaten the corn off them, sucking on various cooked and/or ucooked fruit and vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumber, and sucking on chicken and chicken bones.  He gets very excited by spoons that have been dipped into soups as well.

It is paper, though, that is akin to baby crack.  Toby manages to hunt down any scrap of paper on the floor (and there are plenty since cutting and tearing is one of Nathan’s favourite past times at the moment).   Rolling onto the Saturday paper that was left on the floor is heaven for Toby!  He reaches out, scrunches the paper in his hands and then shoves it into his mouth, along with all the appropriate appreciative noises.

Proper crawling is still rather elusive, though Toby’s arms are now strong enough that he can support himself on hands and knees while reaching for  toy…or paper… i.e. one hand supporting him. If he wants to move forewards he sort of pushes off his elbows with a little bunny-hop from his legs.  Otherwise, motion is still mostly backwards.

Today I noticed Toby’s first tooth has made an appearance!