6 months

I have been slacking on this blogging thing due to computer issues and perhaps just laziness, but I want to do a six month update on our boy (although he is approaching 7 months all too soon).  Oliver is just a blessing in our lives. He is growing and changing. Some big changes recently are his high quality sitting and scooting. He is now officially a mover, which has made things a little more interesting. He really is getting some speed in his sort of army crawl. He slides right along heading towards our basket of shoes, fireplace, outlets, etc. Of course the most interesting places are not exactly where we want him, so we're keeping our eye on him. The last few days he's been sitting and rocking forward to his hands and knees, but then he goes down to his stomach and the normal scooting begins. I love to watch him experiment and figure things out.

At his six month appointment, he weighed 18 lbs 9 oz (which was around the 70th percentile) and was 27 inches long (around the 75th). So he has gotten taller and is a little tank. He sure is solid and getting harder to haul around, but I love it. Oliver is a healthy and really happy boy. 

His personality is just blossoming. He watches his dad trying to figure him out. He grins and laughs and squeals and sings and screams and talks. He loves dog and pig noises, made by me of course. We love to sing 5 Little Monkeys, Itsy Bitsy Spider, I Hope They Call Me on a Mission, etc. He likes to read books (sometimes he's more interested in eating them). He loves my crazy singing and dancing in the kitchen. I hope he always smiles and giggles while I twirl around singing. I'm excited for him to join me soon enough. We like to go on walks outside and enjoy the sunshine when we get it. We're working on him falling asleep all by himself, which is sometimes hard. But overall, he is a great sleeper. I'm so grateful for that because we are both much happier when we're rested. He loves his papa and always gets excited to see him. Chris is sometimes a little rough (like punching and stuff all in good fun) and Oliver loves it. Oh my boys. I'm sure the rowdiness will only get worse :). Overall, I love my days spent with this little man. He is just a joy.