6 Months!

Our baby boy is 6 months old as of Sunday - 1/2 way to 1!  We went for his checkup yesterday and everything is looking good!

I cannot get him to stretch his legs out so it's hard to see how long he is, but you can see some rolls on those thighs!

Weight:  18lb 8oz (67%)

Height:  27.5in (82%)

Head:  45.7cm (92%)

  What W's up to these days:
-still smiling and laughing all the time!
-nursing 4-5 times a day... working our way to just 4
-solids 3 times a day and just started on fruits
-still just rolls from tummy to back (my babies are either lazy or practical... time shall tell)
-naps 2-3 times a day... doesn't really seem eager to give up his evening catnap
-sleeps from around 7:30ish - anytime b/t 6 & 7 typically (daylight savings really messed us up and has made me push more of a schedule, but we're getting there!)
-is reaching and grabbing whatever toy he wants
-likes to reach for my face (which just melts my heart)
-loves his jumpy exercaucer and to be on his play mat
-spits up and drools like none other... we go through a LOT of clothes around here (and I mean the both of us!)

The Past Couple Weeks and 1st Thanksgiving

These past few weeks we have been staying busy mostly around the house.  Below are some pics of what our days have been looking like:

This girl is always reading to her brother and it's so sweet.  Sometimes (like before supper) if W is fussy, I will ask AR to read to him and he loves it! 

When you have early risers, the mornings can be quite long so I started looking up some activities to keep AR entertained for a bit.  Above is "Mush"... shaving cream and cornstarch - it was really neat.

Another Pinterest activity - a car wash!  She loooved this one as this girl is obsessed with water!

Smiley!

Spent a couple hours one morning making some baby food.  This is only about a month's supply for a baby eating 3 meals a day!

I've mentioned before that AR loves dresses and skirts... she often asks to wear "the dress Lovey gave me", as seen above.  She put her own shoes on in case you are wondering!

I think this boy is ready to be in the big tub with his sister!

This past weekend we were able to go to Mimi and Papa's house for a Thanksgiving get together as well as meet our niece (who is already 2 months old, we are awful we know!).  We had a great time and AR loved being with her cousins!   We also got a photo shoot in and hope to send out some Christmas cards this year so I won't be sharing those until later!

Our Chubba-Wub!

He really bonded with Papa this weekend... first a nap and then he pooed on him!

I could eat him up!

We are loving that our children have cousins so close in age!

He sure thinks his fingers are tasty so why wouldn't she?!

We go to the doc soon so an update will follow, but I'm guessing a solid 18 pounds give or take a couple ounces!

 

This is what can happen in just 4.5 years!

Daddy's Phone Dump

     I have been meaning to get pictures from daddy's phone for the past few months and share with yall!  Sometimes we don't have our nice camera and have to depend on daddy's phone to capture our special moments but that means I don't have direct access to them.  Oh, you are wondering why I don't take them on my phone... that's because my plan to be the last 20 something year old with a basic cell phone is close to coming true!  My sister just informed me that she will be purchasing a smart phone since she just got a permanent job (major praise!) and Heather just got one so that leaves me! 
     Anyways here are some pictures from Mayish through August!
May:

June:

 July:

August:

Sorry, no descriptions!  Will update with Oct-Dec once get to that section of our family yearbook that I'm working on!