6 Months

I keep looking at my baby and realize he's growing up.  Six months ago he was this tiny, helpless, little infant.  Now he's so big.  He has his own little personality.  He's starting to do things for himself, like moving and deciding what he wants to play with.  He has his likes and dislikes.  He knows and loves his mommy and daddy.  I can't believe how much he really knows and how fast he's developing.  But for right now:

- This kid loves attention.  If a stranger comes up to us and talks to him, he will just smile and put on a show.  Even if he's grumpy, he'll perk right up.  It's a little comical to go from a crying little boy to smiling the next second.  Silly boy.
- This also applies to sitting in front of the mirror.  He could entertain himself all day long just smiling back and forth with his reflection.

- After getting no reaction, Nathan finally giggles when we serburt him.
- He has started to grow more hair.  He has lots of little blonde hairs sticking straight up all over his head.

- Has started to blow raspberries.  Particularly when he has a lot of spit.
- His 6 months stats: 16 lbs 3 oz (22.51 percentile), 26.25 inches long (30.51 percentile), and 16.75 head circumstances (23.33 percentile.)

- Started on the solids this week.  And so far, I think he likes them.  He finished his serving of oatmeal cereal tonight and was doing a pretty good job of getting the food into his stomach and not on the bib.
- Zantac has saved my sanity.  After trying the dairy-free diet with no improvement, we started the medicine and Nathan is so much happier.  And he's back to taking all of his naps.  Without the crying. Or waking up in the middle of his nap crying.  It's a wonderful thing.

- Oh how he loves his daddy.  Nathan gets so excited when he sees his dad. And no one can get him to laugh like Brad does.
- Everyone comments about his fingers.  That kid would suck on his two fingers all day long if I let him.

- He is just the happiest kidlet and we love that he's in our family.