Happy 1/2 Birthday, Henry!

Weight: 16# 14.5 oz (50% percentile)

Length: 27 3/4 in (90% percentile)

Not too much bigger than his 4 month appointment, but he's right on pace to be a long string bean. :) He got a perfect bill of health and we don't go again until 9 months AND no shots that time!

Well at 6 months Henry, you're rolling over from your back to your belly constantly. You're still not quite sure how to get back to your back most of the time and after a while become quite frustrated that you're on your belly. We turn you over onto your back and over you go onto your belly. We do this for a lot of the day. :) You sit up pretty good, but still topple over if we're not supporting you. No teeth yet, but that hasn't stopped you from eating. You've now eaten: rice, pears, butternut squash, peaches, avocado, peas, egg yolks, and oatmeal. You are still being a great breastfeeder (though you're becoming increasingly distracted and like to play with my necklace as you eat) and you bottle good for daddy too. You play with your blue bunny the most right now, but are becoming increasingly interested in lots of toys. And most of all you just like looking at lights, being read too (we're reading Stuart Little right now and Daddy changes out "Stuart" for "Henry"), and giggling at us when we play with you. Daddy can really get you going when he says "Casters!" -- one day he said that talking about looking for casters at Home Depot and you laughed and it just stuck. :)

Six months Henry! We've loved every moment and we especially love you!

O Christmas Tree

We went to cut down Henry's first Christmas tree the day before Thanksgiving. We were worried about him being too cold, but he looked like he was having so much fun in the cold and with the snow. We found the one we wanted pretty quickly so that he wouldn't get too cold -- that's it behind us in the picture above. The place we went, Santa's Evergreens, is right by our house and the owner's couldn't be any more helpful and just so pleasant. We went last year, too, when Henry was still the size of a lemon. :) I have a feeling we'll be making this a tradition for a while. They said they just planted 3,000 trees this summer. Who knows, maybe next year we'll have another little lemon with us! (No news yet, I'll keep you updated!)

Here's the finished product all decorated. I just love sitting in front of it all lit up. Henry seems pretty mesmerized by it too, but isn't crawling yet to reek any havoc. :) Next year might be a little different, I bet. :)

Henry will turn 6 months in about 2 weeks and I'm thinking crawling is just around the corner. He flips back to belly and belly to back with pretty much ease and scoots (mostly when he's on his back). We have A LOT of baby proofing to do before the crawling starts!

He's been eating like a champ lately: squash, pears, peaches, avocado, brown rice cereal, and most recently peas. He always makes a disgusted face with the first bite, but then opens his mouth wide for a second bite anyway and takes it good from there on. I think he's getting his 2 front teeth soon cause his gums are looking a little red there. Hard to believe he'll have teeth soon! And we just bought him his first sippy cup last night!

Well, Henry and I are off to St. Louis tonight to celebrate Christmas. Daddy's staying at home to work. I'm sure I'll have pictures to post of Henry and family when I get back. Oh, and Saturday will be his first exposure to Santa. I'll post pictures next week! Have a good weekend!