Six Months Old

Another month has flown by and somehow my baby is six months old. He is such a sweet heart. I can't get enough of his two-toothy smiles, and belly laughs. He is beginning that amazing stage of discovery where everything is new and wonderful, and must belong in the mouth. He actually plays with toys now...spinning things, or shaking them. He is so much more aware of what is going on around him. He has decided that he doesn't like being left alone. He wants to be in the room where the rest of us are. He is learning to make his voice heard, though he is still an easy going baby. He loves when his siblings play with him. Some favorite games are when Katy plays pat-a-cake with his feet...when Seth plays "Where's Cruzer?" and when Hannah tickles him. He is at such a grabby stage. No plate of food is safe if Cru is on your lap. No lock of hair is safe, either. He has also discovered Daddy's glasses. He is learning new noises all the time, and will try to imitate sounds and noises that you make...like blowing raspberries back at you. He pushed two teeth through the 14th and 16th of last month...and seems to be working on some more. At least I hope that is what will account for the constant stream of drool. He is liking solid foods, though he's never terribly excited at the taste of the first bite. He definitely shows a preference for the freshly pureed foods over the bottled ones. He continues to be Tubby McTubberpants, which we love. Especially because it won't last long. He is already moving from a sitting position up onto his hands, and he scoots himself around on the floor. Once he starts moving for real, I'm sure the weight gain will slow. We sure love this little bald dude.

This next one is for those of you "naysayers" who didn't believe that Chunky Buns could touch his own toes. In fact, holding onto his own feet is a favorite passtime of his.

Some things we love about Cru at six months:

• his two-tooth smile (though if he uses those teeth to bite me one more time, he may be done nursing)
• his blue eyes
• his expressive eye brows
• the way he squints when he grins
• his inquisitive nature
• the way he rarely cries when he falls over...he just rolls over and makes the best of it...
• how he entertains himself by making noises
• how he wakes up from naps and just lays in his crib and "plays" with his blanket and coos
• his pouty lip
• how he bounces when he gets excited
• his fake cough
• how he strokes my face when he's nursing
• the way he laughs at his siblings
• his abundance of fat rolls

Love you, Cruey!