6 months

6 months...

i realized 1 night that the very next day jude was going to be 7 months old, so i grabbed a few pics on his last day of being 6 months.  it was getting dark out, so these pics aren't the greatest. i'm just so happy i got them in time! :)

Jude found his sticker right when i put it on his onesie, and he slobbered and crumbled it up like crazy.  oh well.  

love the little "helping" hand in the background of this pic

at 6 months you:

• sat up completely by yourself
• eat baby food like a champ
• drink out of a cup well
• think you can't play by yourself & always want a friend
• met your new baby cousin, Jaela Jane Keating
• became the world's WORST nurser.  oh man, this month was so challenging for me as a mom.  long story short, nursing became truly a very difficult task.  for all you ladies out there that are fellow bf moms, maybe you can relate.  with zoe, nursing was always wonderful & easy.  with max, it was good & overall manageable.  with jude, from the beginning he has been a difficult eater. in combination of his wanting his "food" RIGHT away & my tiredness, i would get stressed out with his fussiness to the point where i couldn't even get a let down at all.   not good when you have a 6 month old hungry, fussy baby screaming at you and 2 other little kiddos needing your attention.  i have never prayed so much while feeding my baby, nor did i ever think i would pray the words, "Lord, please give me a fast let down." or "please help me not lose my marbles, i don't have many left!"  But I did, and I even had other people praying for me.  That is both humbling and a little awkward at the same time. "Hey, can you pray for me & my let down?"  :)  Thank you friends and family that were my prayer warriors.   Eventually, with prayer, patience, some tears of both frustration & triumph, things got back to normal again. (again, normal for jude & nursing is still a bit difficult) So I only tell you all this incase some tired, frustrated mom out there is going through this or may some day, and has no idea what to do.  I took this supplement, and I call it an answered prayer!  I saw noticeable difference very shortly after using this stuff:  Mother's Love More Milk Plus.  It also increased my milk supply which was great since I was sooooo fearful I wouldn't have anything left after our terrible 2 weeks!  Warning, it tastes terrible, but you only take a teaspoon of it.  Also, if you are ever facing let down or poor milk supply issues, stress and hormones play a huge roll in it.  I try really hard to make sure those things are well balanced.  
• are my smallest baby so far...i love having a little peanut for once. it makes it feel like you are a baby longer 
• get called max (accidentally by me), baby brother, chunkers, stinker, babes, judey poody pants
• were introduced to finger puff foods

we did a little photo shoot for jude's wall 6 month old pics.  do you think i have zoe & max's 6 month pics on the wall though?  nope, i am not sure i even printed one out.  

jude, even though 6 months was a rough one, you are still a huge source of joy in my life.  i love you so much & each milestone you take is just as exciting as it was with the other 2 kiddos.