Bridgelandia: Six months old

We had A's six month appointment this week. B was at work so I went alone with him this time, so it wasn't quite as fun as his four month appointment, but it still went great. He weighed 18 pounds 7 ounces, which was the 60th percentile again. He measured 26.5 inches long, but the doctor thought that her nurse might not have gotten a good measurement...he was extremely squirmy and it was a different nurse who used a different way of measuring. That's the 50th percentile where usually he's been 80th; we'll see at nine months if he's back up or if he's not gaining as much length. His head circumference was 17.25 cm which is also the 60th percentile.

Despite being tired from having a nap cut short, he took his shots really well. Didn't even make a noise for the first and cried softly for about 10 seconds on the second. Next appointment we only have one shot so that will be a welcome relief.

At 6 months, he's incredibly interactive. He wants to grab literally everything we pass by, or everything he can, whether it be my or B's face, hair, skin (otherwise known as pinching). He's so sweet that we know it isn't intentional, but it can hurt! He has started putting his mouth on our face too. I tell B that I think of it as his way of kissing, but he's probably just trying to get a taste. He's loving food, particularly pears and peaches. After his six month appointment, we have started water in a sippy cup so that has been an adventure. He has started giggling more and more; the other day he was eating avocado and I thought it was all getting swallowed. Then all of a sudden it started coming back out....he had been saving it in his cheeks and between his lips and gums! I started laughing and he just giggled with me! That got me going even more and we giggled for a long time together. That was the first time I've seen him laugh when I wasn't trying to make him laugh. Dad still gets the best laughs, though.

He's sitting really well and I've started walking away from him for a bit with pillows around him. Once we have carpet (we're moving tomorrow!) I'll feel a lot more comfortable with that. He's also sleeping mostly on his tummy now; we just couldn't get him to stop flipping over. That took a long time to get used to (he'd turn over and then freak out), but he's mostly over it now. We come in and find him in all different positions after he's done sleeping.

He's babbling more and more but it's still just the occasional "ba" or "ga," nothing repeated. We talk to him all the time and are sure he'll start talking back eventually! I take him to library story time each week which is really more singing songs, and he just loves the music. Today he squealed with delight after each of the first few songs. His joy warms the heart.

Here are a few recent pics, his six month pics that we took with the nice camera will have to wait.