Big moves

Even though I've been sick, I've been making some big moves.

I can now sit in the baskets at the stores. It is sorta fun. I get to look around while Mom shops. But sometimes I get cranky, and then we have to leave!

And this morning I decided I wanted to climb up the stairs!

It is not easy to get up those stairs, but I tried hard.

And then I laughed and laughed and laughed.

6 (and a half) months old

Today was my six-month appointment (even though I turned six months old on January 26th). I am a big guy, as my trendy track suit implies. I am 21.3 pounds. That's huge! I am also 29.25 inches long...Dr. Wheeler says that's in the 100th percentile! Dad is ready for me to try out for the Duke basketball team. I'm really still into sweet potatoes, but recently I've tried some new foods like avocado and bananas. Peas are ok. Brocolli is yuck! I am crawling all over the house and Dad had to put up gates so I wouldn't fall down the basement stairs! I like to taunt Camden (my dog) and drool.... a lot. I also like to bang things on the ground, play with my friends at Brown House, and look at the baby stuck in the box in my dining room (see my post from February 6). Way fun. Unfortunately, I have two ear infections right now. But you'd never know, because I'm still the happiest little man in Bethesda!

Crawling!

Baby stuck in a box!

There is a baby stuck in a box in our dining room!

I tried to get him out.

But I couldn't figure it out.

So I gave him a kiss.

6 months old!

Today I am six months old!

Wow! Time sure flies when you're busy like me!

I've been trying lots of new foods.

I like turnips, carrots, cauliflower,

potatoes, and avocado!

I'm not so fond of bananas. But I LOVE sweet potatoes!

The other night I went to Maggie's house for taco night.

Mom had tacos. I had a bottle. And Maggie fed it to me!

One of my new favorite games is rolling over on the changing table.

It is hysterical. I especially enjoy flipping over right when Mom

is changing my diaper. Then I give her a real struggle when she tries to

put my jammies on. Ha! So sometimes I get dressed upside down!

Oh, and did I mention that I'm pretty big? I'm over 20 pounds now!

I'll update you with the exact figures after my doctor appointment,

but let me just say that even though I'm the youngest baby at school,

I am the second biggest!

One more tidbit--- I am crawling! I haven't mastered it completely,

but I can definitely get from one end of the room to the other!

Video coming soon . . .

Sitting up!

I am almost 6 months old and I can officially sit up!

My big belly helps me balance.

I love playing with my turkey from my cousin Olivia.

And lately I've been getting to know a new friend,

R2-D2!

Thanks Eric & Jenny for my new Star Wars toy!

I'll stick with the veggies

I have been eating a lot of vegetables lately. Sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, parsnips, squash. You get the idea. Tonight Mom gave me this new food group -- fruit. She tried to feed me a banana. Yuck. I'll stick with the veggies.