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Leo at Six Months

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Oh man!  Leo just keeps growing and changing every day.  I think this may have been our biggest month yet in terms of changes - and it's crazy to think that there will be even more coming.  He continues to be a happy baby, full of smiles and giggles.  He can also be quite pensive at times, especially when he is studying the details on his toys(a new favorite past time).We look forward to singing the "Good Morning" song to him every day and we imagine that this will become quite problematic when he's 15.  

Stats: Length - 28.2 inches (95%)
          Weight - 17 lbs 11 oz (51%)

 Hair: Slightly more than a month ago, but still pretty sparse.  Still manages to have better highlights than me!

 Eyes: Definitely getting darker( I think?), they're now somewhere between blue and gray.

 Likes: Still obsessed with putting things in his mouth, any and all purees, rice cereal, any cereal, Chester the Crab, his Octopus toy, crinkling paper(way more than most of the crinkling toys that we have purchased for him), books that have sound effects, the swings, kicking in the bath, music (especially Itsy Bitsy, but really anything), seriously, what doesn't he love?!?




Dislikes: Being kept up when he'd rather be napping

 What's new: 

 Eating solids - Leo loves to EAT.  We have fed him peas, carrots, sweet potato, squash, rice cereal, and multi grain cereal and he loves it all.  We have noticed that the first time we give him something, he always makes a face.  The second time, he's ALL ABOUT IT.  We have experimented with giving him some whole foods (carrots to gnaw on and plums in a mesh feeder), but we're mostly sticking with purees for now.  

 Sitting - Leo is becoming quite the champion sitter, at least when he's not in his stroller when always slumps to the side. 

Planking - Leo's been getting himself into crawling position for a while now, but his gigantic head was always being plowed into the ground.  Just this past week, Leo has started to get into crawling position WITH his head up.  Still no movement while he's in that position and he's only managed to hold it for several seconds. 

 Someone's ticklish! - When you catch him in the right mood, Leo is VERY ticklish on his neck, armpits, and feet.  The doctor even found out about it when she was examining him!

 Mouthing Off: Leo began the month with "cough talking" but has now transitioned to blowing raspberries with his lips.  This task is made much easier by the excessive amount of saliva that is streaming out of his mouth at all times. He loves to shriek and babble.

 Notable - So far, Leo rebounds very quickly when he's been upset by something.  It just takes him about 30 seconds of being held and then he is good to go!

 Can't wait for Month 7!

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