6 Months Old

Our little baby is 6 month old today.  I often go back to look at his newborn baby pictures to remember what it was like--what he was like--as a newborn.  These six months have been so much fun.  I am living the dream I have been dreaming about ever since I can remember.  Staying at home all day has been so great: I love sleeping in after nights when Henry wakes up in the middle of the night, I love having a buddy to talk to (even when all I say is, "Hey cute boy!"), I love going for walks with Henry, I love seeing that cute face smile & laugh at me, & I love watching him grow.

Here are some of our milestones of the past couple of months & some fun things about Henry:

• Rice cereal--loved it from the start
• Oatmeal--hated the first serving (but that can be blamed on mom for trying to make it on her own, not putting it in the food processor long enough, & then not adding any milk...poor guinea pig child), but liked the second serving 
• Tummy time--loves it & is showing signs of crawling
• Outdoors--loves it
• Bumbo--not a fan; will sit in it for short periods of time before arching his back to get out
• Stroller--always falls to sleep on our walks/runs
• Comfort grab--he always holds toys in his hands with a death grip whenever he's in the stroller or in his car seat
• "Hold me" reach/stretch--knows how to show he wants to be held (I love this one...he gets so excited)
• Bath--loves it; always gets excited whenever the tub water gets turned on
• Sitting up--alone for short periods of time
• Rolls over--moving from one place to another every time I turn around
• Happy--he's one content, easy-going baby & will play by himself for most of the day
• Talks--lots & lots of babbling while he's playing by himself
• Size 4 diapers--this is always a major ordeal for me, moving up a size
• Nursing--is curious about what is going on while eating, which leads to a lot of unlatching (& sometimes we will even talk to me &/or Brendon while unlatched)
• Sleeping--can sleep through the night (I know he can), but doesn't do it very regularly nowadays 

It has been so fun for us to watch Henry learn as he grows, & even when I'm hesitant about moving onto the next "thing," it somehow seems to be even more fun.  We love you, Henry (aka "cutest boy in the world").