Grain of Rice

Our little grain of rice is just over 6 months, 17 1/2 lbs and over 26 inches long. He is super strong! He is sitting up (& in his high chair), sitting up from his “army crawl,” pushing up on all fours often and rocking, climbing AND pulling himself up to stand - even in his crib (scary!). Just today, we lowered his crib and he crawled a few “steps.” Our window of time is almost over!!! He is already going everywhere….He also has 3 teeth!

He is a happy baby for the most part. Both of us jump at the chance to go in and see him when he wakes up from his naps. We hear him over the monitor “chattering & singing” and just can’t wait to go in and see him on all fours, sitting up or standing (!) giving us a big toothy grin. He smiles and laughs often and is very responsive and interactive now. He smiles at most friends and strangers, too. He is very curious and
observant - Zuc, the kitty cat being one of his favorite objects to spy on and go after. He giggles when he finally touches him, especially the moving tail. We have to watch this carefully….
He loves it when we sing to him. He hears many children’s songs daily. He loves it even more if I do hand motions or dance….But “Twinkle Little Star” and “Take me out to the ball game” still remain the favorites.

He has tried a lot of food now - all the stage 1 vegetables, rice cereal and pears. Other fruits to come this week and next.

This age has been so fun for us, we are cherishing all our time with him. He seems so grown up already! But I know before we know it, he’ll be walking and then running….
Happy Summertime & enjoy all the new photos!