six months

My Baby Boy is six months old!

(And has been for a while.)

This month he...

eats

mama milk

sweet potato and squash puree

all sorts of interesting stuff he gleans off of the floor

cheerios and tiny pieces of blueberry

(I figure if he can pick up and eat tiny things off the floor,

it's a good idea to channel his interest in a healthier way.)

any cord he can get his hands on

(keeps me on my toes)

sleeps

in a pack-n-play now

(his crib was not sturdy enough for how busy he's becoming)

inconsistently at night

usually three naps every day

says

"mama"

(It's very distinct, and he's definitely referring to me!)

babbles long strings of syllables

has the jolliest laugh

still likes to sing himself to sleep

does

lights up the room with his smile

scoots all over on his belly

crawls on his hands and knees a little

gets up on his hands and feet and "jumps" with his feet

gets all excited when he sees me

scoots as fast as possible to get to me

tries to grab my leg when I walk past him

can already get himself out of the Bumbo chair

sits up by himself

bounces for long stretches of time in his johnny-jump-up

takes tiny steps while holding onto an adult's fingers

loves scratching on all the different surfaces he finds

clings to whoever is carrying him around

tries to get in the middle of what his siblings are doing

likes

being able to move around on his own

exploring new rooms

being the center of attention

making eye contact and "talking"

dislikes

pretty much the same as before