I can do it myself!

I cannot believe he can do this now! What a little guy!

Hey sexy ladies!

There's a party in my crib and everyone's invited!

Peas, please

Mr. Connor in his new tuxedo bib trying out peas for the first time this week

A little questionable at first, but loved them after a couple tries!

6 Month Photo Teasers

I cannot get enough of these! We got our teaser photos from this weekend and they are awesome! Thanks, Katie Ryan!

Spilled milk

Love this!
From Four Against Two

Little Shopper!

He's not ready for this, but I had no choice. Thanks, Hobby Lobby, for making your carts so small that the carrier doesn't fit inside or on the top. Try lugging that thing around the giant store while carrying your purchases. Luckily, Connor was awake when we got there so he was ready for his first shopping cart experience! Poor kid kept falling over, but he didn't seem to mind. I ended up holding him and pushing the cart most of the time, but it was fun!

What My 6 Month Old Thinks About

6 months!

Oh my gosh.

I have a 6 month old baby.

I have a baby that's halfway to 1 year.Big smiles! Happy half birthday!

This photo session had one big distraction.

Somebody could not keep his eyes off Kitty! I tried to find toys to lure Kitty by me so I could get some good photos.

Good thing Kitty couldn't be seen from the crib!
I don't think you knew what to do in the crib when you're not swaddled, so you squeak and bang your feet down!

Time for the sock monkey

6 Month Stats: TBD after doctor appointment
Weight: 12 lbs. (1%)
Height: 26 inches (25-50%)

In the last 2 months, you grew 2 lbs and 2 inches!

6 Month Milestones:

• Solids started: rice cereal, squash, green beans

• Found your feet! They taste very yummy!

• No interest in being on your stomach, but you can roll from belly to back with no problem

• Working on sitting up alone, but not much interest. You have fun sitting propped up though!

• Still loving to stand up with help

• Playing and grabbing toys

• Learning to put your paci back in your mouth by yourself (or backwards)

When I looked back even one month, it's amazing how much you've grown. Last month, you were just started to grab at toys and be able to hold things and now you're a pro! You were just starting to get propped up so you could sit and now you can lean on something and play!

How did you go from this...

to this...

to this...in just 6 short months?
I'm trying not to cry as I write this at work, but it's hard as I look back through all the photos. There's some things that are just so amazing. Your hands have always been your BFF since your first few minutes outside and that hasn't changed since you've grown. At first, it was hard to get you to open your eyes, but now you have the biggest and most expressive eyes and you love to look at everything around you. Your little peach fuzz hair has started to fill in and grow longer through the months. Your skinny arms and legs have plumped up a little, but you'll always have mommy's type. You love to sleep and you always look so peaceful.

You've changed my life in more ways that you can ever imagine and I've never been happier. Being your mom is the most fulfilling job I've ever had and I'm sure it will always be. Each day with you is amazing and I love it more than anything.

Vrooom! Yummy car!

Until a few days ago, he had no interest in this little car.

Now it's a tasty snack!

Vroom!

Playtime

Some random pics from our nighttime play before bed...

Also, that little strawberry mark on his leg is quickly fading and getting much smaller! We're shocked every time we look and it's less noticeable.

Trying out the new O ball

New jammies: King of the crib with a lion on the butt!

Green Beans!

Since I've been recording the new foods we've tried, I figured I'd get some reaction photos of each one. Here's green beans for the first time!
Hands taste better than green beans?

Messy!

Mmmm...hands and green beans!