Six Months and Growing!

Our sweet boy hit six months on Sunday! I have no idea where those six months went...didn't I just bring him home from the hospital a few weeks ago? Nick continues to my dream baby. He's a great eater, sleeper and just an all around, happy, roly-poly little guy.

We commemorated the big six months with a professional photo shoot at the house. Proofs should be ready within the next two weeks--stay tuned for the slideshow! Nick really hammed it up for the camera, so I think we'll get some really great shots. Lainey was less cooperative for the family pictures, but I'm hoping we get one or two good ones.

Today Nick had his check-up and his new stats are 18 lbs. 9 oz. (75%), 28.5" (98%), and his head is still at the upper range at 90%. He also had to get the dreaded shots. The nurse was new, so this round was kinda' painful...at least for me to watch. Usually, I can barely blink and the nurses have the shots done and bandaids on. Not so much this time. I could see the needle slowly go in his skin and come back out and more than a few droplets of blood ran down his chubby thighs before she got the bandaids on. I know a new nurse has to learn on someone--but, couldn't someone else's kid be the pin cushion? To make it worse, the combo shot that has four vaccines in one is in short supply, so he had to get them individually. Poor kid...guess he has his father's luck. A few cuddles from mom and all was well in his world again.

Nick's become very vocal and loves giving raspberries. As far as new tricks, he can pull himself forward a few inches when he's on his tummy and has started doing the backwards slither. He's lagging a bit on sitting upright unassisted, so we're working on that right now. Poor kid just doesn't get the one-on-one time Lainey did. He's so content to just hang out on the floor and play with his feet, and she's so insistent on constant attention (I mean CONSTANT), that it's easy to let the evening slip away without getting any focused developmental time with him. Also, you know my earlier comment on not knowing where the time went? Well, I keep thinking he's about two month younger than he is and since I'm not obsessed with What to Expect the First Year this time, I lose track of what developmental milestones he should be hitting and when. I'm not worried about it, though. He's very strong and has great motor skills overall. And even with a few sessions over the weekend of focusing on sitting, he's made huge strides.

Happy six months to my little buddy!!! Let's try to slow the next six down just a little bit.