6 Months
Posted on Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 11:43 pm
It’s almost Mother’s Day and I can’t believe little Oliver is 6 months. I often find myself thinking of the days when we first brought him home, his first smile, laugh and all the sweet moments in between. Here are some of the things that he does:
- Smiles at everyone and everything – even mannequins, then he studies them for awhile because they don’t smile back…
- Rarely cries unless he is tired or hungry – he has always been like this, I’m sure the next baby will be 10x worse!
- Rolls over to get around – I have to think this was more difficult for him with his feet braced together but he was right on schedule
- Is eating his veggies – zucchini is currently his favorite
- Likes to drink out of an adult cup – bottles and sippy cups are for the birds! However his fabulous babysitter got him to take a bottle 2 days in a row…that is when you know you have picked the right one! :0 )
- Laughs at Blu – she is one of the best forms of entertainment and she is super patient with him even when he is hurting her, she loves Oliver!
- Pets Flora and Fauna – they actually stick around, probably because we don’t show them any love so they are thrilled with getting their hair pulled out by him.
- Has graduated from the Pack & Play to the Crib – is learning how to sleep in his own crib – cried 45 minutes the first night, 1.5 hours the next night (Dave was gone until midnight) and 7 minutes tonight
- Can stand on his own while holding onto something – Dad taught him this one morning at 5am
- Is becoming coordinated enough to put his own pacifier back in his mouth – about 1 in 20 times
- Can sit up on his own – even without his braces
- Can tip over his toy box to get his own toys out – grabs them and tosses them aside so he can get the next one out
- Loves to takes baths – he splashes around and attacks his rubber ducky
- Loves baby swim classes – took him to his first one, he was the youngest one and he had a great time! I even dunked him all the way in the water and he was just fine…looked only slightly dazed.
- Loves to have people read to him – he always wants to turn the pages too
- Is curious about the world around him – wants to touch and put everything in his mouth all the time!
While I’m sad he is growing up so fast I do look forward to watching him develop over the next 6 months. He will be getting his bar/shoes off on Monday (hopefully the doctor says he is ready) and I’m sure he will quickly pick up crawling, or maybe he will just start walking like I did. He is such an amazing, sweet natured baby boy and I am so lucky to be his mommy! Dave and I love him very much!
A few pictures from the past 6 months.
A little under a month before Oliver came – Blu already loved her Oliver!
My little football player
My snuggle bug – I cherished the days he used to sleep on my all the time and for all of you who told me that I shouldn’t let him do that – look at him now…sleeping on his own!
Sleeping on the couch in the late hours of the evening – Blu is keeping an eye on him for daddy – such a good babysitter!
Help, she won’t stop kissing me – little does he know that I’m going to be kissing him well into his 40’s!
Sleeping on his favorite Aunt Stacey – She is a wonderful aunt and is going to make a great mommy one day!
So little and precious
Grandma singing to Oliver – She loves to her her grandson, if only she lived closer so Oliver could see her more often!
My 2 favorite guys – I can’t imagine life without them!
My little Irish guy
Visiting my Great Uncle Dick (92 yrs old) – these are the moments that make life so great!
Give me those tongues!
Chillin’ under the tulips, wondering why on earth I stuck him on the grass
Getting some love from Uncle Seth – One day I asked him if he wanted to hold Oliver, he said “what’s the big deal with holding the him?†Now he holds him every time. You can tell he loves his nephew just by the way he looks at him. He is going to be an awesome uncle to Oliver and I can’t wait!
Having his first haircut at 5 months, he looks so dapper!
Just playing with the camera – he is so handsome!