Six Months Old

A week ago I turned six months old. Half a year! Man, time is flying! I weigh
18 pounds even and am 27 inches long. Daddy came home this month. I was a
little leery of him at first because it had been just me and Mom for so
long. A few days was all it took to get back into the swing of things. I'm
glad my Daddy is home!

I've changed a lot in the last month. I started crawling...real crawling!
At first I would belly crawl, but as the month went on, my arms started
coordinating with my legs. Now I am all over the place! I've also started
climbing on everything. Mom caught me pulling myself up to stand in my crib
a couple of times, so Dad lowered the mattress to keep me from falling out.
I also got really vocal this month. Lots of babbling and at high volume. I
also started teething in earnest. I have a couple of teeth nubs waiting to break through on the bottom and I chomp, chomp, chomp on anything...fingers, toys, the couch.

I started eating solid food this month. I'm not sure why they call it
solid...everything is really mushy. I tried applesauce at first. It was ok.
Then avocado. I really like avocado! Then sweet potato. It made me gag.
When I see that orange mess coming, I throw a fit! Pears were ok, too. Then
rice cereal. That was kinda gross, but Mom mixes it up with avocado and I
eat it all up!

I hope you like my six month pictures!

Six Months - Part 1

Six Months - Part 2

Six Months - Food (Part 3)

Six Months Old - Delayed

They say you can't keep them little forever, but Mom is trying to prove that wrong by not posting my six month photos and update until May 16th.

Not really. My six month doctor's appointment isn't until then and Mom would rather have the right stats on my update. So check back next week! Until then we leave you with a picture of me starting solid food. I believe this is avocado. Yummy!

Five Months Old

Yesterday I turned five months old. Almost a half a year! I weigh almost 15 pounds. This month, Mommy and I were busy going to playdates and parties. We had a lot of fun! I'm a super duper roller and I like to get up on all fours and rock back and forth. I want to crawl so bad, but I don't quite have the coordination yet. Mommy got my ears pierced this month. It wasn't so bad. I got a new toy...a Jumperoo. I hated it at first, but then I figured out what to do and now I jump even when I'm not in it! Mommy and I worked really hard on my naps this month and now I'm a good nap taker. I'm still waking up at night, though. I wore shoes for the first time this month. They taste good! I've started babbling more. Mom calls it babbling, I call it talking...she just doesn't know what I'm saying!

Five Months - Part 1

Five Months - Part 2

Five Months - Part 3

Four Months Old

Yesterday I turned four months old. I weigh 13lbs 12oz and am 26 inches in length. I'm in the 90-95th percentile for height and the 50-75th percentile for weight. This month, my eyes turned hazel/brown/dark grey and are no longer blue. I learned how to grasp objects on purpose. I learned how to roll from my back to my tummy (I could already go from my tummy to my back) and promptly got myself wedged under the entertainment center. Mommy needs to start babyproofing the house because I am mobile now. I roll and scoot all over the floor. I'm still working on sitting up, but I have really good neck control now. I giggle a lot more. I sleep in my own crib in my own room now because I was getting frustrated not being able to roll around in the bassinette next to Mommy's bed. I like to grab things off the counters when Mommy is wearing me in her pouch sling. I like to lick her water glass and grab things off the table when she wears me in her pouch sling and is eating. I think Mommy's going to start putting me in my high chair soon. I got my first cold this month. It wasn't a lot of fun. I also went to the pool for the first time this month. Mommy is a big believer in sun protection, as you can see from the pictures below. I stopped sleeping through the night and Mommy's kinda tired. I blow spit bubbles and screech a lot for fun. I hope you like my pictures below!

Four Months Part 1

Four Months - Part 2

Three Months Old

Today I am three months old. I (unofficially) weigh 12lbs 12oz. I am still gaining weight steadily. In the past month I rolled over, got my toes to go into my mouth, started sleeping longer stretches, started giggling and have turned finger sucking into an art form among other things. I hope you like the pictures below!

Third Month Part One

Third Month Part Two