6 months old

Emmy and Max are 6 months old!  I cannot believe how fast times flies.  They are each working on sitting up and are close, but not quite there yet.

Here are their stats

EMMY

Weight: 14 lbs 3 oz    12%

Length:  25.25 in        25%

Head:  16 in                 5%

Emmy was able to wear a ponytail for the first time this month! She is such a good, chill baby.  She sleeps consistantly 12 hours at night and takes 2 naps during the day.  She is always smiling and very social. She sat up by herself for the first time this month. She especially has this sweet bond with her sister Adelyn.  They play this game where they "fly" together.  Emmy lays on the floor and Addy stands above her.  Addy starts flapping her arms like shes flying and then Emmy will start flapping her wings like she is flying.  I love the bond these two have and have had since she was born.  We just love having her in our family 

MAX

Weight: 13 lbs 11 oz  1%

Length:  24. 75 in      2%

Head: 15.5 in             15.5%

Max has had a lot of exzema lately and is just not a content baby.  Nonetheless, he has been smiling and happy although he whines almost non-stop.  At 4 months he got an allergic reaction to all foods that I fed him.  I knew something was up.  So I took him into a doctor and they drew his blood. We found out he is allergic to cows milk which = hes allergic to his formula and has been for 6 months.  I am so sad and angry that neither I or the doctor figured this out sooner.  He has been so whiney and not been able to sleep because his stomach has been constantly upset. He has been spitting up most of his food also.  I cannot believe we missed all this signs,  So when I introduced new foods it made it worse.  Since he has been allergic to his formula he is also allergic to his poop so he has had horrible bum rashes that never seemed to go away.  The day we changed him over to Nutramigen (milk free formula) he slept for the first time through the night. His skin is clearing up also.  The doctor told me it would take a week to see a difference, but I have noticed a big difference in just 24 hours.  Poor kid! He is spitting up less already too.  We put him on a generic for prevacid also because he has acid reflux from throwing up so much. I kept taking him to the doctor knowing something was wrong,,, but the doctor totally missed it all.  I have now switched to a different doctor and hopefully life will be easier now for this little guy.  He is also sitting up on his own now. Love him to pieces!