Where did my baby go??!!? For that matter, where did the time go? I am finding that the saying "Time flies when you're having fun" become truer and truer everyday. I can't believe its already been 6 months since his birth! And so many people told us that six months was kind of a milestone and they were right about that too. Even though W was never small, he is definitely not a little baby anymore. And its weird, sad and exciting all at the same time.
But let me just say ... I love, love, LOVE being this precious boy's mommy! I knew I would, but nothing prepared me for just how much I would love this sweet sugar bean! I can't imagine life without him.
My favorite thing about him right now is how much more we can communicate. Now, we are no where near actual words, but he definitely understands a lot and is able to "tell" me a little what he is thinking. For example:
- A few weeks ago he figured out that I am trying to burp him after he eats and he can now help! Its hilarious, but amazing. I ask him if he can burp for me and mock the sound, he makes eye contact with me and then makes the sound with his voice and more often than not, a burp very quickly follows! I very enthusiastically celebrate which makes him grin ... he seems to be just as pleased with himself as I am with him!
- He seems to really recognize other people, especially our families and small group. He seems to be quite the social bug and enjoys the day much better when it includes attention from friends! His little face just lights up!
- He also quickly recognizes and enjoys many of the songs we sing. Its so fun to see his little face light up just a few words in. I can even tell his favorites … Over in the Meadow is #1 right now and can pretty well put a smile on his face anytime, even mid-cry. It's great!! He can even anticipate what's coming next, its amazing. When singing "This Little Light of Mine," I always blow in his face during the verse that says won't let Satan blow it out … and I realized that he started closing his eyes before I even got to that point and had made the face. Incredible!!! And very entertaining!! (I tried putting a video up of this but it isn't working right now :( I'll try again soon)
- He loves to eat and confirms that he's ready to eat with his excitement at seeing a bottle or jar of food. He started eating baby food a few days before turning 5 months and is doing great. It took him less than a week to master the spoon! And other than bananas making him pretty gassy, he hasn't met a food yet that he hasn't liked and he's tried … rice cereal, green peas, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, pears, and brown rice so far.
Other things he is up to now:
- He is up and rocking on all fours and our doctor, Tim & I think he'll be crawling within the month. We need to finish baby proofing!
- We also moved him up into a convertible car seat. He looks like such a big boy in it. He seems to enjoy it a little more (although he almost always protests getting in) as he can see out of it better. This change means that he now rides in the shopping cart like a big kid and also enjoys being able to look around more.
- He is also becoming a better sleeper and needs less help from us to fall asleep. This is HUGE! He still isn't sleeping through the night yet, but is becoming much more predictable which makes things easier.
- He is becoming quite the pro at playing with his toys. He amazes me at how quickly he can figure out how his toys work. He passes them back and forth between his hands no problem. He is also very intent while playing and "works his toys over" when playing … he seems to have a pretty long attention span, which is great!
Here is a look back to how much he has grown!
And here is a slideshow of our 6 month photo shoot:
