Half of a Year Old - WOW

Alex is 6 months old and is getting bigger by the minute or at least it feels that way. He had a checkup yesterday and he is doing great. He got another series of shots that really hurt and left a bruise but today he is fine. He is a big brave boy weighing in at around 18.5 pounds and 27 inches long. It is all Mommy can do to lift him when he is in his carseat. He has a couple of teeth on the bottom front that he has been working on and the doc said it won't be long before they break through. He chews on everything including choking himself on his fists.



He is also sitting up on his own now. He has been able to balance himself sitting up but it wasn't until last night that he finally pushed himself up from a laying position into a sitting position without any help. He is so good at it now that you wouldn't know he has only been doing it for a day.

He is also scooting all around now. It isn't really what I would call a crawl yet but it is close. If he sees something he wants he can get to it so I guess that is all that matters to him. He gets up on his hands and knees and he rocks and then flops down on his belly and that moves him a little so he does it again and again until he gets to whatever it is he is trying to reach. He also puts his head on the floor and then stands up on his feet. I keep telling him that he is going to get rug burns on his forehead.

All of the other crawling babies at school have shown him how much fun it is to climb under and through the exersaucer so he is giving that a try too. It is like having a clubhouse only baby version...

Alex also graduated to the real bathtub today. He actually has a smaller blow-up tub that fits down in the real tub but he seemed to really like it. He was climbing all over it and was super excited by the new tub.

Alex is getting to be such a big boy. He has said "Momma" a few more times, usually when singing his sleepy songs and he babbles all the time! He also gets super excited by our dog, Bubba. He smiles whenever Bubba comes close to him and he chases Bubba around the kitchen in his walker. Bubba is a great dog and has been very gentle and patient with him and just tries to get out of his way when the walker comes charging at him.