Joaquin Can Count

No idea if it's early or late, but he's figured out how to count. He still sometimes forgets the sequence ("uno, dos, tres... cinco?"), but he's finally definitely understands the concept of ticking off things one by one until arriving at a result number. A few weeks ago he understood the concept of one vs. many, which fit in with the science, but now he no longer has to take it on a higher authority that he has 5 toes and 2 hands. Perhaps a recent trigger is his new favorite iPad App, which I would heartily recommend to anyone.

Lazy Saturday

Preguntas Capciosas

Joaquín: Estoy agarrando la sábana de Javier porque él se portó mal.
  Jaime: Se portó mal? Como?
Joaquín: El lloró.
  Jaime: Y tu no lloras?
Joaquín: No.
  Jaime: Solo en la noche, tu solo lloras en la noche, verdad?
Joaquín: (Pausa) El otro día.

Javier's 0.5 Birthday Cake

Meiti Park in Dazhi using iPhone's HDR mode

Inflatable Baby Chair

Happy 0.5 year old Javier!

Today Javier turns 6-months old!  Can't believe he is already so grown up but at the same time feel that he has been part of our lives forever (can't remember the days without him!).  Mamu took him for his 6-month check up and vaccinations.  He measures 9.8 kg, 70 cm with a head circumference of 44.8cm.  All fall within 85th to 97th percentile!  Notice he has gained another pound in the last 7 days.  Unlike Joaquin (who goes poo poo daily), Javier seems to digest and absorbs as much as he can from the breastmilk and only goes every 3-4 days.  The doctor gave him a perfect rating after the check-up. He got two shots again but he was a brave boy:  stopped crying as soon as we picked him up.  He has to go back in another month though for the third shot he didn't receive today...
On the sleep training front, he is improving but still cannot sleep over night.  We do dream feeding at 1130pm and 2:30am but he still wakes up at 5am and 6am this morning.  Both times Annie was able to put him back to sleep without feeding.  Hopefully his stomach gets trained and will stop wanting to eat after midnight.  His 2:30am feeding is now reduced to only 2 ounces...  Let's see how it goes today...

- Joyce