half a year down and many more to go!

Benjamin,

You are 6 months old. It is hard to believe we have been able to look into those beautiful eyes for half a year now. This is without a doubt my favorite age so far. Here is a little bit about what you are up to this month:

You are doing great in your schedule during the day. You take 3 naps a day. You are getting better and better about taking long naps and staying up 2 to 3 hours in between. It is a very nice change from taking a nap every hour. And the best part is that you sleep for 11 hours straight without me having to get out of bed at night. It is so wonderful!!

You are a little rolling machine. There is no staying still anymore. I put you in one spot and you just roll over to where you want to go. I am amazed at how far you can get. You have started getting up on your knees and rocking. It won't be too long before you are really on the move.

You are starting to get good at sitting up without leaning on anything. Your strength and balance improves every day.

You have two teeth. It is so cute when they show through your smile!!  You continue to be a very smiley happy baby. People always get a kick out of you when you just look at them and smile.

You have really taken to eating your baby food. You eat 3 meals a day. You seem to like bananas, apples, pears, carrots, sweet potatoes, and squash. We just started giving you some egg yolks with your cereal in the morning.

The one thing you don't really like anymore is getting your diaper changed because I make you stay still. You are not a fan. I can sometimes distract you with a toy for a minute, but I have to be quick!

At the doctor this month you were 27 inches long (70%) and weighed just under 19 lbs (75%). It seems like your growing has slowed down a little bit, but we will see if that changes.

Time is going so fast and you are changing so much every day. I can't wait to see what you are up to in another 6 months.

We love you always and forever,

Mommy and Daddy