6 month apt

Colt had his 6 month check up yesterday and everything went very well. He weighed 16lbs 13oz, 26" long. His height, weight & head size was all in the 25th percentile. He's a little small but doc said very proportional. He had a total of 4 immunizations, three in the leg and one he had to drink. The first shot he didn't flinch but the other two he screamed, only for a minute. The doctor also said that his "sitting up skills" were very advanced for his age. He said most babies are not that good until about 9 months, so that made his Mamma proud :) The rest of the day he was very cheerie and wouldn't even know he had just gotten his shots. Our next appt isn't until 9 months and then will just be a regular check up, no shots :)

Changing the subject, Colt has been the only baby out of all our friends who wasn't sleeping through the night. He is a very good baby so when he was crying in the middle of the night I assumed something was wrong and always went to check on him. Tuesday night of last week was one of the worst nights we have had with him and was up 4 to 5 times. I finally called the doctors office to see what I could do differently. They kindly said I was not letting him self sooth and needed to let him cry it out. I was so sleep deprived by this point I was willing to do anything so I thought, it won't be bad, he'll only cry for maybe 15 minutes. WRONG! Colt cried for and hour and a half while I stood at the door and could do nothing. I finally went to bed, turned down the monotor and would check every 10 minutes to see if he had stopped. It was torture but I knew if I continued to check on him everytime he cried I could be doing it till he was 5 years old. The second night went much better he only cried for about 15 minutes. He is still waking up a little bit everynight but I think he is learning that Mommy is not coming every time he cries.