6 months old!

6 months old today! No more laying nicely next to his monkey...he wants to play and move.

Celebrating his Dad's b-day in Big Bear.

Snoozin' in the afternoon

Laughing and making faces with Great Grandma Pat

A cool dude...of course.

John is half way through his first year of life and is doing great. His Dr appointment yesterday went so smoothly. He only cried for 30 seconds after his shots, though he cries a LOT louder now that he's bigger. John is 21 pounds 10 ounces and 27 1/2 inches long. He is eating great and expanding his menu every few days. The only thing he has turned down are green beans and I don't blame him because without butter, salt and pepper they smell gross! I am making all the food myself which is extra work but it feels great to know exactly what he is getting and nothing more. His bottom two teeth are pushing out and getting bigger and he chews on everything he gets his hands on. He can sit up and play on his own and he has even started to scoot around on his belly. Crawling is just around the corner but I'm not ready yet! His favorite toys these days are ones that make noise...especially paper but he sticks everything in his mouth so we have to be extra careful what he has access to. We are having so much fun interacting with John and he continues to be an easy to please baby.