6 months!

Wow! My little boy is HALF a year old already! I'm already *that* mom that sees a newborn and thinks "my baby was never that small"

We are so lucky to have the best little boy in the world! Dave and I have both become better people since he's been born. We love watching him observe the world and discover new things. It's important to us both to show him all the things we enjoy and let him discover his own loves. Dave is such a laid back dad and of course I am the normal paranoid mama!

The past 6 months have flown by and have been much easier than I anticipated but I know that's because we have what the books call an "easy baby" when it comes to baby personalities. I guess when Babelet2 comes we're doomed. We've had our challenges- especially with breastfeeding but I know he's thriving and I'm into a good pumping routine now (I exclusively pump to serve him breast milk as long as possible). He's not a great sleeper/napper but he's getting better and we're finding things that work a little better.

We've started solid foods so far and had oatmeal, avocado, bananas and sweet potatoes. He's had eczema flare ups from all food so far so we're just a big experiment for now.

Luke's babbling like crazy now, smiles at everyone (He got his stranger danger lessons from his grandma- this kid will talk to ANYONE!), and has quite the personality. He's a happy baby who loves to play and demands lots of attention!

The first volume of his baby book arrived (Made it on Mixbook) and I love it, it's beautiful and I can't wait to do the rest of the year. I've already started working on volume two and am loving this one too! I have set myself up for big projects if we have a second baby since I'm going all out for him.

6 month stats
weight: 15lbs 15oz
weight percentile: 21% (YAY!)
height: 26.5 inches